General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5927
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2487
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
REP. BOUKUS, 22nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5927
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2487
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
REP. BOUKUS, 22nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PRIOR CLAIMS EXPERIENCE FOR HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit an insurance company from declining or nonrenewing a homeowners insurance policy based on, or adding a surcharge for, any claim filed on the covered property while such property was under the ownership of someone under than the current insured unless the risk from which such claim originated has not been mitigated.
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit an insurance company from declining or nonrenewing a homeowners insurance policy based on, or adding a surcharge for, any claim filed on the covered property while such property was under the ownership of someone under than the current insured unless the risk from which such claim originated has not been mitigated.