The general assembly declares that the health, welfare, and safety of the people of the state of Colorado would be enhanced by the expeditious handling of liability claims. The general assembly further declares that the handling of such claims would be expedited if voluntary payment by one person, or on his behalf to an injured […]
In order that this state may share in the provisions of 12 U.S.C. sec. 1749bbb, which makes available to states that qualify with its provisions a federal program of reinsurance against abnormally high property insurance losses resulting from riots and other civic commotions, the commissioner is authorized to adopt necessary regulations to qualify this state […]
No voluntary partial payment of a claim against any person based on alleged liability of that person for injury or property damage arising out of any occurrence shall be construed as an admission of fault or liability, or as a waiver or release of claim, by the person receiving such payment. Such payment, moreover, shall […]
Any minor sixteen years of age or older may, notwithstanding his or her minority, contract for insurance, including motor vehicle insurance, upon his or her own property or liabilities. The minor is hereby determined to be competent to exercise all rights and powers with respect to or under any such contract as might be exercised […]
For the purpose of establishing the liability of companies doing a surety business and of insurance companies other than life, the amount required to safely reinsure all outstanding risks shall be estimated by taking fifty percent of the gross annual premiums on all surety bonds, risks, and policies in force that have less than one […]
The commissioner may, after consultation with the insurers licensed to write mortgage guaranty insurance in this state, establish or approve a reasonable plan, and rules governing the same, for the equitable apportionment among such insurers of applicants for such insurance who are in good faith entitled to but are unable to procure insurance through ordinary […]
Upon request by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-52-104 (5)(e), an insurer offering a policy of medical malpractice insurance shall provide the department with information regarding the insurer’s policies related to labor and delivery services. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (SB 21-193), ch. 433, p. 2859, § 1, effective […]
A notice of cancellation of a medical malpractice policy shall be valid only if it is based on one or more of the following reasons: Nonpayment of premiums; or The license of the insured health-care provider has been suspended or revoked by the appropriate state regulatory authority; or The insured knowingly made a false statement […]
No notice of the cancellation of a policy to which section 10-4-107 applies shall be valid unless mailed or delivered by the insurer to the named insured at least ninety days prior to the effective date of cancellation; but, where cancellation is for nonpayment of premium, at least ten days’ notice of cancellation accompanied by […]
No insurer shall refuse to renew a policy of medical malpractice insurance unless such insurer or its agent mails or delivers to the named insured, at the last address shown in the insurer’s records, at least ninety days’ advance notice of its intention not to renew. This section shall not apply: If the insurer has […]
No insurer shall increase the premium unilaterally or decrease the coverage benefits previously provided as contained in a medical malpractice policy unless such insurer mails by first-class mail to the named insured, at the last address shown in the insurer’s records, at least ninety days’ advance notice, accompanied by the reason therefor, of the company’s […]
No insurer shall cancel a policy of insurance that provides coverages on commercial exposures such as general comprehensive liability, municipal liability, automobile liability and physical damage, fidelity and surety, fire and allied lines, inland marine, errors and omissions, excess liability, products liability, police liability, professional liability, or false arrest insurance unless such insurer mails by […]
No insurer shall refuse to renew a policy of insurance that provides coverages on commercial exposures such as general comprehensive liability, municipal liability, automobile liability and physical damage, fidelity and surety, fire and allied lines, inland marine, errors and omissions, excess liability, products liability, police liability, professional liability, or false arrest insurance unless such insurer […]
No insurer, in a policy of professional malpractice insurance, shall attempt to nullify or limit its stated liability with regard to claims not relating to sexual misconduct in cases where: There is an allegation or proof of a claim of sexual misconduct by the insured; and The policy requires aggregation of all damages under the […]
A provision in a liability insurance policy issued to a construction professional excluding or limiting coverage for one or more claims arising from bodily injury, property damage, advertising injury, or personal injury that occurs before the policy’s inception date and that continues, worsens, or progresses when the policy is in effect is void and unenforceable […]
No insurer shall increase the premium unilaterally or decrease the coverage benefits on renewal of a policy of insurance that provides coverages on commercial exposures such as general comprehensive liability, municipal liability, automobile liability and physical damage, fidelity and surety, fire and allied lines, inland marine, errors and omissions, excess liability, products liability, police liability, […]
For the purposes of this article, “homeowner’s insurance” means insurance that covers damage or loss to all types of homes, including, but not limited to, site-built homes, manufactured homes, factory-built homes, and mobile homes. Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1972, § 2, effective August 4; entire section added, p. 1981, § 2, effective […]
If an insurer issues a binder of insurance during a period in which the insurer assesses the risk related to an individual’s real and personal property for the purposes of homeowner’s insurance, the insurer shall provide notice to the potential insured that the documents are only a binder and subject to cancellation. The commissioner may […]
An insurer may not cancel or fail to renew coverage of an insured solely because the insured inquires about coverage for homeowner’s insurance and the inquiry is not related to an actual claim to the property insured. An insurer may only provide information regarding claims to an entity that compiles or monitors personal claim or […]
No insurer shall refuse to issue a fire insurance policy for any property located within a federally designated disaster area, so designated because of wildfire, where such refusal is based on such property’s zip code, county location, or distance from any wildfire. This section shall not apply to property that is located within an immediately […]
