Sec. 31.08.10.03. Closed Claim Survey

A. Scope. Each insurer that issues professional liability insurance in the State shall complete and submit to the Commissioner a closed claim survey form, as described in Regulation .04 of this chapter, for each closed claim.

B. Within 90 days after the end of each calendar quarter, an insurer shall complete and submit to the Commissioner the closed claim survey forms for claims closed by the insurer in that quarter.

C. The closed claim survey forms shall be submitted to the Commissioner using an online survey tool made available by the Maryland Insurance Administration.

D. A closed claim that is covered under a primary policy and one or more excess policies shall be reported only by the insurer that issued the primary policy. The insurer that issued the primary policy shall report the total amount, if any, paid with respect to the closed claim, including any amount paid under an excess policy and any amount paid by the health care provider subject to the claim or by a person other than an insurer on behalf of that health care provider.

E. A closed claim survey form shall be completed and submitted only for a closed claim that arises out of an act or omission alleged to have occurred in the State or that was covered under a policy of professional liability insurance issued in the State. If the act, omission, or injury alleged in the closed claim allegedly occurred outside the State but was subject to resolution under the substantive laws of the State, a closed claim survey form is not to be submitted on that closed claim, unless the closed claim was covered under a policy of professional liability insurance issued in the State.

F. A single closed claim survey form shall be filed for any closed claim that arises out of the same alleged acts or omissions of a health care provider and asserts the same injury, regardless of the number of claimants seeking damages on account of that injury. Any amounts identified on the closed claim survey form in connection with such a closed claim shall reflect all amounts paid to all claimants in that closed claim.

G. If the insurer did not close any claims during a calendar quarter, the insurer need not submit a closed claim survey form but shall so notify the Commissioner in writing within 90 days after the end of the calendar quarter.