{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-175l-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175L, § 2","heading":"Prohibitions for use of certificate form; limitations of certificate","body":"Section 2. (a) The commissioner shall prohibit the use of a certificate form if the form: (i) is unfair, misleading, deceptive or violates public policy; or (ii) violates any law or regulation.\n(b) A certificate of insurance shall not be represented as nor construed to be a policy of insurance and may not affirmatively or negatively amend, extend or alter the coverage afforded by the policy to which the certificate of insurance makes reference. A certificate of insurance shall not confer to any person new or additional rights beyond what the referenced policy of insurance expressly provides.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 175L"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter175L/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:12Z","sha256":"e47efe65045cb7f70fe31ed8286dfd95f9403de6a10b6a75df6563ef265e0bb4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-175l-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-175l-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}