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Relating to the expenses of bringing certain dispute of denial of coverage actions under property and casualty insurance
Topics:Insurance
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2023
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a person sues their insurance company over a denied claim for their home or property and wins, the insurance company must pay for more than just the damages. The insurer would also have to cover the person's legal fees and the costs of hiring experts like engineers or inspectors. This rule ensures that people can recover the money they spent on professionals to help prove their case.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that if a policyholder brings an action under a property and casualty insurance policy to dispute a denial of coverage on the policyholder’s insured real property, and prevails in the action, the insurer is required to pay, in addition to damages, all reasonable costs and expenses of the policyholder, including costs of inspections, adjusters, appraisers, engineers, reasonable attorney fees, and any other expenses reasonably attributable to the action.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 30, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
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