| | Sec. A-2. 24-A MRSA §2412, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1973, c. 585, §12, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 2. Every such filing shall must be made not less than 30 days | in advance of any such delivery. At the expiration of such the 30 | days, the form so filed shall be is deemed approved unless prior | thereto it has been affirmatively approved or disapproved by | order of the superintendent. Approval of any such the form by the | superintendent shall constitute constitutes a waiver of any | unexpired portion of such the waiting period. The superintendent | may extend by not more than an additional 30 days the period | within which he the superintendent may so affirmatively approve | or disapprove any such form, by giving notice to the insurer of | such the extension before expiration of the initial 30 days 30- | day period, except that the effective date of a filing made | electronically for a coverage under a health, life or annuity | product may not be extended. At the expiration of any such the | period as so extended, and in the absence of such prior | affirmative approval or disapproval, any such form shall be is | deemed approved. The superintendent may at any time, after | hearing and for cause shown, withdraw any such approval. |
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| | Sec. A-3. 24-A MRSA §3049, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 239, is | amended to read: |
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| | 3. Discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation by either | any one of the following: |
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| A. The insured or his the insured's representative in | obtaining the insurance; or |
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| B. The named insured in pursuing a claim under the policy; |
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| | Sec. A-4. 24-A MRSA §3049, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 239, is | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| A.__Negligent acts or omissions by the insured substantially | increasing any of the hazards insured against; or |
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| B.__A failure to disclose a material fact in relation to the | application for insurance that would, if coverage is | effectuated without knowledge by the insurer, substantially | alter the terms of the policy; |
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| | Sec. A-5. 24-A MRSA §3049, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 239, is | amended to read: |
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