Sec. 38a-336c. Claims for uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits.
Sec. 38a-336c. Claims for uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits. (a) An
insured, when making a claim for uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits, shall
make reasonable efforts to establish what liability coverage there is for the owner and
operator of an alleged uninsured or underinsured vehicle.
(b) For any motor vehicle accident occurring on or after October 1, 2006, no insurer
may require its insured, as a condition of eligibility for payment of uninsured motorist
benefits, to provide affidavits or written statements from the owner or operator of the
alleged uninsured vehicle attesting to the fact that the individual did not maintain any
liability coverage at the time of the motor vehicle accident.
(c) For any motor vehicle accident occurring on or after October 1, 2006, no insurer
may require its insured, as a condition of eligibility for payment of underinsured motorist
benefits, to provide affidavits or written statements from the owner or operator of the
alleged underinsured vehicle attesting to the lack of any additional bodily injury liability
bonds or insurance applicable at the time of the motor vehicle accident.
(d) Nothing in this section shall relieve any person seeking to secure any coverage
under an automobile insurance policy of any duty or obligation imposed by contract
or law.
(P.A. 06-104, S. 1.)