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H05842016 Regular Session

Amends existing law to revise provisions for underinsured motor vehicle coverage.

CASUALTY INSURANCE - Amends existing law to revise provisions for underinsured motor vehicle coverage.

CASUALTY INSURANCE

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

This bill provides that if injured drivers have purchased supplementary or "backup" automobile insurance (underinsurance) for accident-related claims, their own insurance company cannot do any offsets from the face amount of the policy after the accident. This bill requires that all insurance companies sell only "full-value" underinsured motorist coverage, without "offsets" or reductions by the amount that an at-fault driver's insurance pays. Most insurance contracts require such reductions. At present in Idaho, only State Farm sells this "full-value" insurance. This bill will correct this inequity, guaranteeing that injured people have access to the full amount of the underinsured motorist coverage they purchased.

LATEST ACTION

Reported Printed and Referred to Business

BILL INFO

Session
2016
Chamber
house
Status date
Mar 9, 2016

LINKS

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