26-23-107. Cancellation and nonrenewal of homeowner's insurance policies for natural causes restricted.
(a) No homeowner's insurance policy shall be denied renewal as a result of a single claim within a three (3) year period arising from natural causes.
(b) No homeowner's insurance policy shall be cancelled during its term as a result of any claim arising from natural causes.
(c) As used in this section "natural cause" means an act occasioned exclusively by the violence of nature where all human agency is excluded from creating or contributing to the cause of the damage or injury.
(d) Any insurer which violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the procedures and penalties provided under this code. Following the procedures in this code, the commissioner may order the reinstatement, with no lapse in coverage, of any policy cancelled or nonrenewed in violation of this section.
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