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2019 SESSION
SB 1293 Uninsured motorist insurance coverage; settlement and release.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Uninsured motorist insurance coverage; settlement and release. Provides that any release executed as a result of a liability insurer settling a personal injury claim with an underinsured claimant for the available limits of the liability insurer's coverage shall not operate to release any parties other than the liability insurer and the underinsured motorist. The bill clarifies that neither a duty to defend nor an attorney-client relationship is created between the underinsured motorist and counsel for the underinsured motorist benefits insurer without the express intent and agreement of the underinsured motorist. The measure modifies the language in the written notice that is required to be provided to the underinsured motorist upon settlement to further clarify that no attorney-client relationship or duty to defend is created between the underinsured motorist and the underinsured motorist benefits insurer as a result of the settlement and release. The bill clarifies that by sending the notice and release to the underinsured motorist's last known address by certified mail, the liability insurer satisfies the requirement of having the underinsured motorist sign the release and initial the notice.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102892D pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1293ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/22/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102892D
- 01/07/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/21/19 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/19 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/29/19 House: Read first time
- 01/29/19 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/12/19 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 House: Read second time
- 02/13/19 House: Read third time
- 02/13/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1293ER)
- 02/18/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
- 02/20/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/22/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/22/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)