SMITH v. LLOYD'S OF LONDON

No. 92, September Term, 1991.

326 Md. 600 (1992)

606 A.2d 273

HARRY SMITH ET AL. v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S OF LONDON ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Rouse (Dori A. Wilson, both on brief), H. Thomas Howell (Donna L. Jacobs, Semmes, Bowen and Semmes, all on brief), Baltimore, for petitioners.

Kathleen A. Birrane (Lee H. Ogburn, Kramon and Graham, PA, all on brief), Baltimore, for respondents.

J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., Meg L. Rosthal, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore, for amicus curiae Ins. Com'r of State of Md.

Argued before ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, McAULIFFE, CHASANOW, KARWACKI and ROBERT M. BELL, JJ., and CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals (retired), Specially Assigned.


RODOWSKY, Judge.

This case involves surplus line property insurance. In that context, "`[s]urplus line' insurance means the full amount or policy of insurance required to protect the interest of the insured which cannot be obtained ... from insurers authorized to do business in this State." Md.Code (1957, 1991 Repl.Vol.), Art. 48A, § 184(a).1 Section 240A(a)(3) requires that an "insurer," giving notice of intention to cancel or not...

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