Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Address Change and Notice Requirements

Bulletin 23-8 Date: June 1, 2023 To: All Property and Casualty Insurers and the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund Re: Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund – Address Change and Notice Requirements This Bulletin is to notify all property and casualty insurers writing private passenger automobile and / or commercial automobile insurance policies in the State of an upcoming address change for the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund. This address change is significant due to the requirements of §§ 27-603 and 27-613 of the Insurance Article. The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund has notified the Insurance Administration that, effective August 1, 2023, the suite number in its mailing address will change from 300 to 400. Accordingly, effective August 1, 2023, the new mailing address for the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund will be: Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund 1215 E. Fort Avenue, Suite 400 Baltimore, Maryland 21230-5281 The main phone numbers of 800-492-7120 and 410-269-1680 will remain the same. Insurers are reminded that pursuant to §§ 27-613 (c)(3)(v) and 27-603 (b)(1) of the Insurance Article, all notices of cancellation, nonrenewal, or reduction in coverage for private passenger and commercial automobile policies must include the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund’s current address and telephone number. Insurers need to make the necessary system changes so that any notice described above issued on or after August 1, 2023 contains the updated address. Notices issued on or after August 1, 2023 that fail to provide the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund’s updated address may be deemed to be in violation of the above cited provisions of the Insurance Article. KATHLEEN A. BIRRANE Commissioner TAMMY R. J. LONGAN Acting Deputy Commissioner WES MOORE Governor ARUNA MILLER Lt. Governor 200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 1-800-492-6116 TTY: 1-800-735-2258 www.insurance.maryland.gov 2 Please contact Danilsa Marciniak, Director of Property & Casualty Complaints at: danilsa.marciniak@maryland.gov or 410-468-2119 with any questions. KATHLEEN A. BIRRANE Commissioner By: Signature on Original ________________________ Robert Barron Associate Commissioner Property and Casualty