PRINTER'S NO. 952
No. 817 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY GRUCELA, CAWLEY, COY, DALEY, FRANKEL, GEORGE,
HARHAI, HORSEY, KIRKLAND, LaGROTTA, LAUGHLIN, LEACH, LEDERER,
McGEEHAN, MELIO, PRESTON, RUBLEY, SATHER, SCHRODER, THOMAS
AND WHEATLEY, MARCH 11, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, MARCH 11, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 22, 1974 (P.L.589, No.205), entitled
2 "An act relating to unfair insurance practices; prohibiting
3 unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts
4 and practices; and prescribing remedies and penalties,"
5 further providing for unfair methods of competition and
6 unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of July 22, 1974
10 (P.L.589, No.205), known as the Unfair Insurance Practices Act,
11 is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
12 Section 5. Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or
13 Deceptive Acts or Practices Defined.--(a) "Unfair methods of
14 competition" and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" in the
15 business of insurance means:
16 * * *
17 (15) Refusing to pay a claim for motor vehicle storage costs
18 upon receipt of proof of the costs where:
19 (i) the insured has reported the vehicle stolen; and
1 (ii) the vehicle has been placed in storage by a law
2 enforcement officer without knowledge of the insured.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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