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SF0068 • 2006

Unfair claims settlement practices.

AN ACT relating to unfair insurance claims settlement practices; removing frequency requirement for acts to constitute unfair settlement practices; providing a private right of action for unfair claims settlement practices; authorizing costs and attorneys' fees; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senator Coe
Last action
2006-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0068HW001

Committee of the Whole • BROWN

Filed

Plain English: Filed Committee of the Whole by BROWN

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SF0068SS001

Standing Committee • HANES

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HANES

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Bill History

  1. 2006-03-03 House

    H Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2006-03-03 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  3. 2006-03-01 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  4. 2006-03-01 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2006-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2006-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2006-02-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  8. 2006-02-24 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  9. 2006-02-24 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  10. 2006-02-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  11. 2006-02-23 Senate

    S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  12. 2006-02-16 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  13. 2006-02-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  14. 2006-01-30 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2006
STATE OF WYOMING
06LSO-0246.E1

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0068

Unfair claims settlement practices.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Coe, Decaria, Hanes and Larson and Representative(s) Berger and Luthi

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to unfair insurance claims settlement practices; removing frequency requirement for acts to constitute unfair settlement practices; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 26
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124(a)(intro) is amended to read:

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124.

Unfair claims settlement practices.

(a)

A person is considered to be engaging in an unfair method of competition and unfair and deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance if that person commits or performs
with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice
any of the following unfair claims settlement practices:

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2006.

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