CT Gen Stat § 38a-326. (Formerly Sec. 38-185y) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 700 - Property and Casualty Insurance|Section 38a-326. (Formerly Sec. 38-185y) - History report provided upon nonrenewal or cancellation of commercial risk policy. Claim information provided upon request. Regulations.

 (a) Whenever a policy for commercial risk insurance, as defined in section 38a-663, is nonrenewed or cancelled for any reason by the insured or by the insurer, the insurer shall furnish the insured with written reports for the insured portion of the period beginning four years prior to the nonrenewal or cancellation date and ending six months prior to that date. Such reports shall include the following: (1) Each policy number; (2) each period of coverage provided; (3) evidence that the reports are furnished by the insurer; (4) written premiums; (5) pricing information as specified by regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and modifications used if requested by the insured; and (6) a detailed listing of incurred losses. If the policy is nonrenewed or cancelled by the insurer for reasons other than those permitting cancellation upon ten days' notice under section 38a-324, such reports shall be provided to the insured first named in the policy or the insured's authorized producer, not later than the date of notice of nonrenewal or cancellation. If the policy is nonrenewed or cancelled by the insured or cancelled by the insurer for any reason for which ten days' notice of cancellation is required under section 38a-324, such reports shall be provided not later than thirty days after receipt of the written request from the insured first named in the policy or the insured's authorized producer. If subsequent reports updating the required information are needed to properly rate or to obtain insurance coverage with a different insurer, such reports shall be furnished by the prior insurer not later than thirty days after receipt of a written request from the insured first named in the policy or the insured's authorized producer.(b) An insurer shall provide, not later than thirty days after receipt of a written request by the principal named insured, a summary of policy claim information on a policy for commercial insurance for a period commencing not more than four years prior to the date of the request. Such information shall include the following: (1) Each policy number; (2) each period of coverage; (3) the number of claims; (4) the paid losses of all loss information; and (5) the date of each loss. For purposes of this subsection, “principal named insured” shall not include any additional named insured.(c) The Insurance Commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as deemed necessary to implement the provisions of this section.(P.A. 87-208; P.A. 92-75, S. 1; P.A. 93-239, S. 28; P.A. 96-193, S. 9, 36; P.A. 11-138, S. 1.)History: Sec. 38-185y transferred to Sec. 38a-326 in 1991; P.A. 92-75 inserted a new Subsec. (b) requiring an insurer to provide claim information upon the request of the principal named insured and relettered former Subsec. (b) as (c); P.A. 93-239 amended Subsec. (b) deleting the references limiting provisions to commercial automobile insurance or general liability insurance, making subsection applicable to all commercial insurance; P.A. 96-193 substituted “producer” for “agent or broker” in Subsec. (a), effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 11-138 amended Subsec. (a) to change applicability of same from commercial automobile and general liability insurance to commercial risk insurance, change time period for insurers to provide history reports from 60 days to 30 days, and make technical changes, and amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re 30-day time period for insurer to provide claim information to an insured upon request, effective January 1, 2012.