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SB 231

Passed both chambersCrossfile HB 36
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Insurance – Protections After Loss or Damage to Property

Sponsor: Chair, Finance CommitteeCommittee: FinanceSubject: Insurance - Other than HealthStatus: Conference Committee Appointed (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 during the progress of a loss-producing occurrence or between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; requiring a public adjuster to provide notice to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner if the public adjuster enters into a public adjuster contract within 72 hours after the loss giving rise to an insurance claim; altering the statements that are required to be included in a public adjuster contract; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPopham, BrysonlobbyistBryson F. Popham, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVOverturf, MattlobbyistNAMICOral
FAVChair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVDe Campos, EricIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVEgan, NancylobbyistIndividualOral
FWASmith, JosephMaryland Insurance AdministrationOral + Written (PDF)

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
FAVOverturf, MattNAMICRegistered for: National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)
FAVEgan, NancyRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association