Connecticut General Statutes 15-106 – Policy or bond requirements
(a) A policy or bond is not effective under section 15-105 unless: (1) Issued by an insurer or surety company authorized to do business in this state; or (2) issued by an insurer or surety company not authorized to do business in this state but found by the Insurance Commissioner to afford adequate protection and which has filed or shall file with the Insurance Commissioner a power of attorney authorizing the Insurance Commissioner to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action upon the policy or bond arising out of such accident; (3) if the accident results in bodily injury to or death of a person not a passenger, the policy or bond provides coverage of not less than ten thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any accident and twenty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident; (4) if the accident involves an aircraft being operated for hire and the accident results in bodily injury to or death of a passenger, the policy or bond provides coverage of not less than twenty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and not less than twenty thousand dollars multiplied by the number of passenger seats in the aircraft because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident; (5) if the accident involves an aircraft not being operated for hire and the accident results in bodily injury to or death of a passenger, the policy or bond provides coverage of not less than ten thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and not less than ten thousand dollars multiplied by the number of passenger seats in the aircraft because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident; (6) if the accident results in damage to or destruction of property the policy or bond provides coverage of not less than ten thousand dollars because of damage to or destruction of property in any one accident with the exception of the following property which is exempted from the security required under this chapter: Property owned, rented, occupied or used by, or in the care, custody or control of, the owner or operator or carried in or on the aircraft.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 15-106
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Operator: means any person who is exercising actual physical control of an aircraft. See Connecticut General Statutes 15-102
- Owner: means any of the following persons who may be legally responsible for the operation of an aircraft: (1) A person who holds the legal title to an aircraft. See Connecticut General Statutes 15-102
- Passenger: means any person in, on or boarding an aircraft for the purpose of riding therein, or alighting therefrom following a flight or attempted flight therein. See Connecticut General Statutes 15-102
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
(b) The policy or bond need not cover: (1) Any liability on account of bodily injury to or death of any employee of the owner or operator while the employee is engaged in the duties of his employment; or (2) any obligation for which the owner or operator or his insurer may be held liable under any workers’ compensation law.