Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Premium Increases - Collisions With Wild Animals
Sponsor: Jack Bailey (District 29)Committee: FinanceSubject: Insurance - Other than HealthStatus: Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to private passenger motor vehicle insurance, from increasing a premium based on the claims history of an insured where two or fewer of the claims within the immediately preceding 3-year period were for accidents or losses caused by a collision with a free-roaming wild animal and for which the insured was not at fault for the loss.
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Testimony (7)
MGA witness listFAV 2FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bailey, Jack | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Bailey, Senator Baileylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Popham, Brysonlobbyist | Bryson F. Popham, P.A. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Overturf, Mattlobbyist | NAMIC | Oral |
| UNF | Egan, Nancylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Weintraub, Jasonlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist | Humane Society of the United States | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFPopham, 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…
UNFWeintraub, JasonRegistered for: AFSCME Council 3; Albertsons Companies, Inc.; American Property Casualty Insurance Association; COPT Defense Properties; CVS Health; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield…
INFOBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
