S.B.
197
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE - SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS
Senate Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 March 4, 2014 4:06 PM
Senator Gene Davis
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
1, Line 14
:
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. provides that
{
a person
}
an insured person
injured by an unfair claim settlement
practice may bring a
2. Page
1, Lines 18 through 20
:
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. provides that a court may award
{
a person
}
an insured person
injured by an unfair
claim settlement
19
practice actual damages, costs, and attorney fees, and, if the court determines that
20
the circumstances are appropriate, punitive damages; and
3. Page
2, Lines 36 through 42
:
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(1)
{
A person
}
An insured person
injured by an unfair claim settlement practice, as
described in Section
37
31A-26-303
, may bring a private cause of action against an insurer or a person representing an
38
insurer who engages in the unfair claim settlement practice if the unfair claim settlement
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practice was made in relation to an insurance policy or combination of insurance policies
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purchased to satisfy the owner's or operator's security requirement of Section
41-12a-301
.
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(2) In an action under Subsection (1), a court may award
{
a
}
an insured
person injured by an
unfair
42
claim settlement practice:
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