(a) The Insurance Commissioner may establish a coastal market assistance program to assist homeowners to obtain homeowners insurance for their residential dwellings located in proximity to the coastal area of the state. Such program may consist of a network of participating insurers and insurance producers that act on a voluntary basis and operate under the auspices of the commissioner to provide such assistance to homeowners. The commissioner may require any insurer that declines to issue or renew a homeowners insurance policy to provide notice, in writing, to the affected applicant or insured of the existence of such program.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-316c

  • Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Policy: means any document, including attached endorsements and riders, purporting to be an enforceable contract, which memorializes in writing some or all of the terms of an insurance contract. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1

(b) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.

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