Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 31. Maryland Insurance Administration |
Subtitle 04. INSURERS |
Chapter 31.04.19. Filing of Forms Under File and Use Method |
Sec. 31.04.19.05. Types of Forms Used on a File and Use Method
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A. The forms listed in §B of this regulation are the only forms that may be used on a file and use basis.
B. The following life insurance, health insurance, and annuity forms may be filed under the file and use method:
(1) Group life insurance policies and certificates, except for group credit life insurance policies and certificates;
(2) Endorsements, amendments, and riders to be used with group life insurance policies and certificates, except for endorsements, amendments, and riders to be used with group credit life insurance policies and certificates;
(3) Wholesale life insurance policies;
(4) Endorsements, amendments, and riders to be used with wholesale life insurance policies;
(5) Accidental death benefit riders to be used with individual life insurance policies;
(6) Waiver of premium riders to be used with individual life insurance policies;
(7) Accidental death and dismemberment riders to be used with individual life insurance policies;
(8) Riders to be used with individual life insurance policies that provide coverage to the spouse or dependent children of the insured;
(9) Guaranteed insurability option riders to be used with individual life insurance policies;
(10) Group annuity contracts and certificates, including variable and nonvariable group annuity contracts and certificates;
(11) Endorsements, amendments, and riders to be used with group annuity contracts and certificates;
(12) Individual retirement account (IRA) endorsements to be used with individual fixed annuity contracts or with individual variable annuity contracts;
(13) Tax sheltered annuity (TSA) endorsements to be used with:
(a) Individual fixed annuity contracts; or
(b) Individual variable annuity contracts;
(14) Medical stop-loss insurance;
(15) Group accidental death policies and certificates;
(16) Group accidental death and dismemberment policies and certificates;
(17) Group travel health insurance policies and certificates, except for the following:
(a) Any form that includes lost baggage benefits;
(b) Any form that includes a trip cancellation benefit that is payable for a reason other than the illness or death of:
(i) The insured;
(ii) A member of the insured's family; or
(iii) One or more of the insured's travel companions; or
(c) Any form that contains any other property or casualty type benefit not included in §B(17)(a) and (b) of this regulation;
(18) Group health insurance policies and certificates that:
(a) Limit coverage to losses due to accident; and
(b) Do not pay benefits on an expense-incurred basis;
(19) Employer retrospective premium arrangements;
(20) Blanket health insurance policies that limit benefits to accidental death benefits;
(21) Blanket health insurance policies that limit benefits to accidental death and dismemberment benefits;
(22) Blanket health insurance policies that limit benefits to travel benefits;
(23) Blanket health insurance policies that:
(a) Limit coverage to losses due to accident; and
(b) Do not pay benefits on an expense-incurred basis; and
(24) Applications, except applications for:
(a) Medicare supplement policies;
(b) Long-term care insurance;
(c) Individual health benefit plans; and
(d) Small employer health benefit plans.