§ 27-218
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§27–218.
(a)All burial insurance benefits shall be paid in cash to the beneficiary.
(b)A person engaged in the business of burial insurance may not pay or contract to pay wholly or partly burial insurance or its benefits to:
(1)an official mortician, funeral director, or undertaker;
(2)a designated mortician, funeral director, undertaker, or funeral directing or undertaking concern; or
(3)a particular tradesperson or businessperson.
(c)This section does not apply to life insurance or an annuity used to fund a pre-need contract as defined in § 7-101 of the Health Occupations Article or a preneed burial contract as defined in § 5-701 of the Business Regulation Article.