Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175L, § 5: Application of chapter; certifications in violation of chapter null and void

Section 5. (a) This chapter shall apply to all certificates of insurance issued in connection with property, operations or risks located in the commonwealth regardless of where the policyholder, insurer, insurance producer or person requesting or requiring the issuance of a certificate of insurance is located.

(b) A certificate of insurance or any other document or correspondence prepared, issued, requested or required in violation of this chapter, as determined by the commissioner, shall be null and void.