General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 13
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 141
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Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 13
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 141
*00141*
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
SEN. CRISCO, 17th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING RESTRICTIONS ON INSURERS FOR ADVERSE WEATHER-RELATED EVENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 38a-316d of the general statutes be amended to prohibit insurers from cancelling, declining or nonrenewing a homeowners insurance policy or increasing the premium of such policy, based solely on a loss incurred as a result of any adverse weather-related event and such loss was not caused by or resulting from the negligence of the insured.
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the declination, cancellation or nonrenewal of a homeowners insurance policy or an increase in the premium of such policy, based solely on a loss incurred as a result of any adverse weather-related event and such loss was not caused by or resulting from the negligence of the insured.