{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-8-605","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 8–605","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding the manner in which the viatical settlement broker is compensated, a viatical settlement broker is deemed to represent only the viator and owes a fiduciary duty to the viator to act according to the viator’s instructions and in the best interest of the viator.\n(b) For purposes of this subtitle, a viator may not be limited to an owner or certificate holder of a policy that insures the life of an individual who is terminally ill or chronically ill.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=8-605","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"9e3561680d659993c0f599be8dc0520dc0456ed3ed28141e791e0a8182d0aaa7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-8-604","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-8-605.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}