Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4A - Vehicle Protection Products Act
Section 14-4A-09 - Usage of Certain Terms

(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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