General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 176D Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices in the Business of Insurance

• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 176D, Section 1
  When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings except as otherwise specifically provided: (a) “Person”, any individual, corporation, association, partnership,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Unfair trade practices - Chapter 176D, Section 2
  No person shall engage in this commonwealth in any trade practice which is defined in this chapter as, or determined pursuant to section six of...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices - Chapter 176D, Section 3
  The following are hereby defined as unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance:— (1) Misrepresentations and...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance; certain business entities - Chapter 176D, Section 3A
  The following shall be unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance by entities organized under chapters...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Requirements for carriers offering pharmacy networks; arrangements between carriers and non-network pharmacies; definitions - Chapter 176D, Section 3B
  A carrier that offers insureds a restricted pharmacy network shall, in soliciting, arranging, competitively bidding and contracting for such a network, comply with the following...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Prohibited requirements and conditions in lending of money or extension of credit and renewals thereof - Chapter 176D, Section 4
  No person may: (a) require, as a condition precedent to the lending of money or extension of credit, or any renewal thereof, that the person...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Investigation of insurance business - Chapter 176D, Section 5
  The commissioner shall have the power to examine and investigate into the affairs of every person engaged in the business of insurance in this commonwealth...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Proceeding to determine violation; notice of hearing; practice, pleading and evidence - Chapter 176D, Section 6
  Whenever the commissioner shall have reason to believe that any such person has engaged or is engaging in this commonwealth in any unfair method of...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Determination of violation; suspension or revocation of license; restitution; damages; review - Chapter 176D, Section 7
  If after such hearing, the commissioner shall determine that the person charged has engaged in an unfair or deceptive act or practice he shall reduce...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Review by supreme judicial court - Chapter 176D, Section 8
  Any person required by an order of the commissioner under section six to cease and desist from engaging in any unfair method of competition or...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Petition of an intervenor for review by supreme judicial court - Chapter 176D, Section 9
  If after any hearing under sections six or ten the report of the commissioner does not charge a violation of this chapter, then any intervenor...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Violation of cease and desist orders; penalty; suspension or revocation of license - Chapter 176D, Section 10
  Any person who violates a cease and desist order of the commissioner under section seven after it has become final, and while such order is...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Rules and regulations; protection of members of the Armed Forces - Chapter 176D, Section 11
  The commissioner may in accordance with provisions of chapter thirty A, after notice and hearing, promulgate reasonable rules and regulations, as are necessary or proper...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Scope of commissioner’s powers - Chapter 176D, Section 12
  The powers vested in the commissioner by this chapter, shall be additional to any other powers to enforce any penalties, fines or forfeitures authorized by...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Giving incriminating testimony; immunity from prosecution - Chapter 176D, Section 13
  If any person shall ask to be excused from attending and testifying or from producing any books, papers, records, correspondence or other documents at any...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Severability - Chapter 176D, Section 14
  If any provision of this chapter, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of the...

Last modified: September 11, 2015