Sec. 38a-456. Notice of cancellation or discontinuation of group life insurance coverage. Penalty.
Sec. 38a-456. Notice of cancellation or discontinuation of group life insurance
coverage. Penalty. (a) Any individual, partnership, corporation or unincorporated association providing group life insurance coverage for its employees shall furnish each
insured employee, upon cancellation or discontinuation of such life insurance, notice
of the cancellation or discontinuation of such insurance. The notice shall be mailed or
delivered to the insured employee not less than fifteen days next preceding the effective
date of cancellation or discontinuation. Any individual or any such entity that fails to
provide timely notice shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars for each violation. The Labor Commissioner shall have the authority to assess all such fines. This
section shall apply to any such individual, partnership, corporation or unincorporated
association that substitutes one policy providing such group life insurance coverage for
another such policy with no interruption in coverage.
(b) If any individual or any such entity 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 insurer would have been liable if coverage had not been cancelled or discontinued.
(P.A. 90-243, S. 148; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 104, 130; P.A. 08-178, S. 14.)
History: May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 amended Subsec. (a) by making technical change, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 08-178 amended Subsec. (a) by making technical changes and increasing maximum fine from $1,000 to $2,000 per violation.