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HB 36

EnactedCrossfile SB 231
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Insurance - Protections After Loss or Damage to Property

Sponsor: Chair, Economic Matters CommitteeCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Insurance - Other than HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 826 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a public adjuster, or anyone acting on behalf of a public adjuster, from soliciting or attempting to solicit a client between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; altering the statements that are required to be included in a public adjuster contract; altering a certain rescission period for public adjuster contracts; and requiring a public adjuster to provide notice to the Commissioner, in a form and manner the Commissioner determines, within 1 business day after the public adjuster has entered into a contract.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPopham, BrysonlobbyistBryson F. Popham, P.A.Oral
FAVSmith, Sarah JoanlobbyistBryson F. Popham, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVSierra, AnnaMaryland Department of Emergency ManagementWritten (PDF)
FAVOverturf, MattlobbyistNAMICOral
FAVArshavsky, SvetlanaIndividualPosition only
FAVChair, Economic Matters Committee, Chair, Economic Matters CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVDe Campos, EricIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEgan, NancylobbyistIndividualOral
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FWASmith, JosephMaryland Insurance AdministrationOral + Written (PDF)
FWAGould, JeffreyNational Association of Public Insurance AdjustersOral
FWAGOODMAN, BRIANnapiaOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health
FAVSmith, Sarah JoanBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); Insurance Agents and Brokers of Maryland (IAB); Maryland Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC); Maryland Defense Research Coalition (MDR-C); National Association of Benefits Insurance Professionals (NABIP MD)
FAVOverturf, MattNAMICRegistered for: National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)
FAVEgan, NancyRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association