Usage of certain terms

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    (a)    Unless authorized by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to engage in the insurance business in the State, a warrantor may not use the following words in its name, contracts, or literature:

        (1)    “Insurance”;

        (2)    “Casualty”;

        (3)    “Surety”;

        (4)    “Mutual”; or

        (5)    Any other words that are:

            (i)    Descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business; or

            (ii)    Deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurer, a surety corporation, or another warrantor.

    (b)    A warrantor may use the term “guaranty” or a similar word in the warrantor’s name.


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