§ 14-4A-09
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§14–4A–09.
(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.