Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06429 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6429
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2529
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44 Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
55 Introduced by:
66 REP. CURREY, 11th Dist. REP. VAIL, 52nd Dist.
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88 General Assembly
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 6429
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 2529
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1818 Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. CURREY, 11th Dist.
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2424 REP. VAIL, 52nd Dist.
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2626 AN ACT CONCERNING CONTRACTUAL LIMITATION PERIODS FOR SUITS CONCERNING DENIAL OF PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CLAIMS.
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2828 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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3030 That the general statutes be amended to provide that (1) no policy or contract of property or casualty insurance may be made, issued or delivered by any insurer unless the policy or contract specifies that the filing by an insured of a claim tolls the contractual limitation period for commencing suit on the insured's claim until such time as the insurer provides the insured with written notice of its decision wholly or partially denying the insured's claim, and (2) any written notice issued by an insurer to an insured wholly or partially denying the insured's property or casualty insurance claim discloses the date upon which the contractual limitation period for commencing suit on the insured's claim expires.
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3232 Statement of Purpose:
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3434 To impose contractual limitations on insurers issuing property and casualty insurance and require that insurers disclose additional information to insureds.