Connecticut General Statutes 38a-325 – Notice of cancellation or discontinuation of professional liability insurance to covered employees
(a) Any individual, partnership, corporation, or unincorporated association providing professional liability insurance coverage for its employees shall furnish each insured employee, upon cancellation or discontinuation of such professional liability insurance, notice of the cancellation or discontinuation of such insurance. Such notice shall be mailed or delivered to the insured employee not less than forty-five days next preceding the effective date of cancellation or discontinuation. This section shall apply to any such individual, partnership, corporation or unincorporated association which substitutes one policy providing such professional liability insurance coverage for another such policy with no interruption in coverage.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-325
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
(b) If any individual, partnership, corporation, or unincorporated association fails to furnish notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the individual or entity shall be liable for benefits to the same extent as the professional liability insurer would have been liable if coverage had not been cancelled or discontinued.
(c) For the purposes of this section, “professional liability insurance” shall be construed as defined in regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of § 38a-393.