Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2920 – Hearing before superintendent
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2920
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Policy: means an automobile insurance policy providing bodily injury liability, property damage liability, medical payments, uninsured motorist coverage, physical damage coverage, or any combination thereof, delivered or issued for delivery in this State, insuring a single individual or one or more related individuals resident in the same household, as named insured and insuring vehicles of the following types only:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2912to renew: means the issuance and delivery by an insurer of a policy replacing at the end of the previous policy term a policy previously issued and delivered by the same insurer, or the issuance and delivery of a certificate or notice extending the coverage of the policy beyond its original term. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2912
Any named insured who has received a statement of reason for cancellation, or of reason for an insurer’s intent not to renew a policy, may, within 30 days of the receipt of a statement of reason, request a hearing before the Superintendent of Insurance. The purpose of this hearing shall be limited to establishing the existence of the proof or evidence given by the insurer in its reason for cancellation or intent not to renew. The burden of proof of the reason for cancellation or intent not to renew shall be upon the insurer. The superintendent shall have the authority to order that a policy continue in effect both pending and, if the superintendent finds in favor of the insured, subsequent to a hearing. If the superintendent finds in favor of the insurer at a hearing, the superintendent may order the policy to remain in force for 14 days to allow the insured to obtain other coverage. Acting in conformity with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II, the superintendent may adopt rules for carrying out this section. [PL 1989, c. 172, §5 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 339, §1 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 439 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 585, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 625, §145 (RP). PL 1977, c. 403, §5 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 694, §426 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 336, §2 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 347, §7 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 172, §5 (AMD).