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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 24-A, § 2152 (2026)

Unfair methods; deceptive acts prohibited

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No person shall engage in this State in any trade practice which is defined in this chapter, as, or determined pursuant to this chapter, to be an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance. No resident of this State shall engage in any other state in any trade practice which is defined in this chapter as, or determined pursuant to this chapter to be, an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance.   [PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1987–2016 · leading case: Paul A. Dyer v. Superintendent of Ins., 2013 ME 61 (Me. 2013).
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Paul A. Dyer v. Superintendent of Ins., 2013 ME 61 (Me. 2013). · cites it 4× “best serves the client’s insurance or annuity needs and interests”), 24-A M.R.S. § 2152 (2012) (prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance), 24-A M.”
Maine Mut. Fire Ins. v. Watson, 532 A.2d 686 (Me. 1987). “Because the Defendant never raised the question of whether the misrepresentation by the adjuster, and the subsequent nonfeasance by the company, would be a violation of 24-A M.R.S.A. §§ 2152 and 2153 (1974) of the Insurance Code, we express no opinion whatsoever on that question.”
Dyer v. Superintendent of Ins. (Me. Super. Ct 2012). · cites it 3× “Violations of24-A M.R.S. § 2152 The Superintendent concluded that eight of the eleven acts were in violation of section 2152.”
Brown v. Amica Ins. Co. (Me. Super. Ct 2016). “In referencing the Insurance Code, Brown specifically cites to 24-A M.R.S. § 2152 but the only conceivably applicable provision in that subsection of the Insurance Code is 24-A M.”
Sargent v. Nat'l Gen. Ins. Co. (Me. Super. Ct 2000). “Count IV contains an allegations that National General’s conduct was an unfair and deceptive trade act or practice in violation of 24-A M.R.S.A. § 2152 et seg. Finally, in Count V, the Sargents allege that National General made false and misleading statements regarding the terms…”
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