Sec. 38a-480. (Formerly Sec. 38-174). Nonapplication to certain policies or contracts.
Sec. 38a-480. (Formerly Sec. 38-174). Nonapplication to certain policies or
contracts. (a) Nothing in sections 38a-481 to 38a-488, inclusive, shall apply to or affect
(1) any policy of liability or workers' compensation insurance; (2) any group health
insurance policy as defined by the commissioner; (3) life insurance, endowment or
annuity contracts or contracts supplemental thereto which contain only such provisions
relating to health insurance as (A) provide additional benefits in case of death by accidental means and (B) operate to safeguard such contracts against lapse, or to give a special
surrender value or special benefit or an annuity in the event that the insured or annuitant
becomes totally and permanently disabled as defined by the contract or supplemental
contract; (4) fraternal benefit societies, except as provided by section 38a-640; (5) insurance, issued in conjunction with an automobile liability policy subject to sections 38a-19 and 38a-363 to 38a-388, inclusive, providing reimbursement for medical, surgical,
ambulance, hospital, nursing or funeral expenses, or indemnity for other loss, resulting
from injuries sustained by any person, including the named insured, arising out of the
ownership, maintenance or use of an automobile, or issued in conjunction with other
kinds of liability insurance providing reimbursement for medical, surgical, ambulance,
hospital, nursing or funeral expenses resulting from injuries sustained by any person,
including the named insured, in connection with the premises or operations insured.
(b) The provisions of sections 38a-481 to 38a-488, inclusive, 38a-492, 38a-502 and
38a-505 shall not apply to any subscriber contract issued by a health care center.
(1949 Rev., S. 6188; 1951, 1953, S. 2842d; 1957, P.A. 448, S. 46; 1967, P.A. 326; P.A. 79-376, S. 59; P.A. 88-326, S.
5; P.A. 90-243, S. 71.)
History: 1967 act added proviso in Subdiv. (2) re furnishing of information which insurer would be required to certify
to plan administrator under federal Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act; P.A. 79-376 added reference to Secs.
38-166 to 38-172 and substituted "workers' compensation" for "workmen's compensation"; P.A. 88-326 required the
commissioner to adopt regulations establishing a procedure for review of group health and accident policies, life insurance
policies and annuity contracts, and added a new Subsec. (b) concerning the commissioner's disapproval of any policy
form; P.A. 90-243 substituted reference to "group health insurance policy" for reference to accident and health policies,
deleted former provisions re commissioner's approval of forms and re group policies and added a new Subsec. (b) exempting
health care centers from certain statutory provisions; Sec. 38-174 transferred to Sec. 38a-480 in 1991.