(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, interest on benefits payable under a policy of life insurance issued in the State accrues and is payable from the date of death of the insured to the date the proceeds of the policy are paid.
(b) (1) An insurer need not pay interest on benefits if the proceeds of the policy are paid within 30 days after the date of death of the insured.
(2) If proof of death is submitted to the insurer more than 180 days after the date of death of the insured, interest accrues and is payable from the date on which proof of death is submitted to the date on which the proceeds of the policy are paid.
(c) Interest under this section accrues and is payable at a rate not less than the rate of interest payable on death proceeds left on deposit with the insurer.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 16 - Life Insurance and Annuities
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Section 16-101 - Scope of Title
Section 16-102 - Wholesale Life Insurance Authorized
Section 16-103 - Assessable Life Insurance or Annuities Prohibited
Section 16-104 - Back-Dating Policies and Applications Prohibited
Section 16-105 - Right to Surrender Policy or Contract for Cancellation
Section 16-106 - Exchange, Alteration, or Conversion of Policies and Contracts
Section 16-107 - Contestability and Liability of Reinstated Policies and Contracts
Section 16-108 - Holding Proceeds
Section 16-109 - Interest on Benefits Payable
Section 16-110 - Payment of Proceeds Without Letters of Administration
Section 16-111 - Proceeds Exempt From Creditors
Section 16-112 - Prohibited Agreements or Plans
Section 16-113 - Funding Agreements
Section 16-114 - Charitable Gift Annuities
Section 16-115 - Business of Burial Insurance
Section 16-116 - Public Entity
Section 16-117 - Retained Asset Accounts
Section 16-118 - Failure to Search Death Master File
Section 16-119 - Life Insurance on the Life of a Minor
Section 16-120 - Maintenance of Records of Insurance Transactions