Each insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, renews, amends or endorses in this state a homeowners insurance policy for a residential dwelling shall offer a premium discount on any such policy to any homeowner who submits to such insurer proof of installation of permanent storm shutters or impact-resistant glass on his or her dwelling as a means of mitigating loss from hurricanes or other severe storms. Such discount shall be based on sound actuarial principles and shall be applicable to premium charges for any such policy delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or endorsed on or after January 1, 2008.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-316b

  • Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • Policy: means any document, including attached endorsements and riders, purporting to be an enforceable contract, which memorializes in writing some or all of the terms of an insurance contract. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
  • State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
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