§ 23-89-208 - Payments.
23-89-208. Payments.
(a) Payment under the coverages enumerated in 23-89-202(1) and (2) shall be made on a monthly basis as benefits accrue.
(b) Benefits for any period are overdue if not paid within thirty (30) days after the insurer received reasonable proof of the amount of all benefits accruing during that period.
(c) If reasonable proof is not supplied as to all benefits accrued, the portion supported by reasonable proof is overdue if not paid within thirty (30) days after the proof is received by the insurer.
(d) Any part or all of the remainder of the benefits that is later supported by reasonable proof is overdue if not paid within thirty (30) days after the proof is received by the insurer.
(e) In the event the insurer fails to pay the benefits when due, the person entitled to the benefits may bring an action in contract to recover them.
(f) In the event the insurer is required by the action to pay the overdue benefits, the insurer shall, in addition to the benefits received, be required to pay the reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the other party, plus twelve percent (12%) penalty, plus interest thereon from the date these sums became overdue.