Section 38a-708 - (Formerly Sec. 38-76a). Company to furnish facts relative to termination of agent's appointment. False statement sole grounds for cause of action by agent.

CT Gen Stat § 38a-708 (2019) (N/A)

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Upon the request of the Insurance Commissioner, any insurance company shall furnish to the Insurance Department the facts relative to the termination of an agent's appointment and the causes thereof. No agent shall have a cause of action against any insurance company as a result of such company's having furnished to said department pursuant to this section any statement, oral or written, unless such statement is false and was known by such company to be false when made.

(1961, P.A. 85; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 79-173; P.A. 80-482, S. 287, 345, 348.)

History: P.A. 77-614 placed insurance commissioner within the department of business regulation and made insurance department a division within that department, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-173 replaced provision which had deemed every statement made pursuant to this section a privileged communication and had prohibited statements use as evidence in court action or proceedings with provision re agents cause of action; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance commissioner and division to prior independent status and abolished the department of business regulation; Sec. 38-76a transferred to Sec. 38a-708 in 1991.

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