Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 3671

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 3671. Disclosure of information

(a) Upon written request, an insurance company, its agents, adjusters, or brokers, shall furnish to a law enforcement officer, State‘s Attorney, or the Attorney General any and all information pertaining to a fire loss under investigation, including:

(1) pertinent insurance policy information relevant to a fire loss under investigation and any application for such a policy;

(2) policy premium payment records which are available;

(3) history of previous claims made by the insured;

(4) material relating to the investigation of the loss, including statements of any person, proof of loss, and any other evidence relevant to the investigation.

(b) When an insurance company, its agents, adjusters, or brokers have reason to believe that a fire loss in which it has an interest may be of other than accidental cause, then for the purpose of notification and for having that fire loss investigated, the company, its agents, adjusters, or brokers shall notify the State Fire Marshal in writing, and provide him or her with any material developed during the inquiry into the fire loss. (Added 1981, No. 73, eff. May 4, 1981.)