1. Cancellation and nonrenewal shall be subject to the applicable provisions set forth elsewhere in this Title.

[PL 1973, c. 625, §146 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2939

  • Mass marketing plan: means a method of selling property and casualty insurance wherein such insurance is offered to employees of particular employers or to members of particular associations or organizations or to persons grouped in other ways and the employer, association or organization has agreed to or otherwise affiliated itself with, or facilitated, the sale of such insurance to its employees or members and employees and includes without limitation such plans whether described as "mass merchandising" "group merchandising" "franchise merchandising" or "collective merchandising. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2932
2. The failure of an employer, association, organization or other group to remit premiums when due for any reason, including, but not limited to, interruption or termination of employment or membership, may not be regarded as nonpayment of premium by any insured under any such plan providing for remittance of premium by such employer, association, organization or other group, unless such insured has been given written notice of such failure to remit and has not paid such premium by the later of 20 days after such notice, or the due date of such premium remittance under the mass marketing plan or pursuant to regulations set forth by the superintendent.

[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §259 (COR).]

3. Upon the termination of employment or membership or upon the discontinuance of the mass marketing plan, such insured member or employee may maintain the insured member’s or employee’s policy in force, in the same amount, upon payment of the premium applicable to the class of risk to which the insured member or employee belongs, on an individual basis.

[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §260 (COR).]

4. Any notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of any policy of any employee or member insured under a mass marketing plan must be accompanied by a notice to the employee or member that, at the employee’s or member’s request, the insurer will afford the employer, association, organization or other group a reasonable opportunity to consult with the insured and to present facts in opposition to cancellation or nonrenewal.

[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §261 (COR).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1973, c. 585, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §146 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §§259-261 (COR).