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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5849
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3133
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
REP. GUCKER, 138th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING POSSESSION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 700 of the general statutes be amended to provide that 1
no property and casualty insurer shall take possession of a motor 2
vehicle that is covered under an automobile insurance policy and 3
deemed to be a constructive total loss until the insurer and the 4
claimant under the policy agree on a settlement amount. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit property and casualty insurers from taking possession of a
motor vehicle that is covered under an automobile insurance policy
and deemed to be a constructive total loss until the insurer and the
claimant under the policy agree on a settlement amount.