CHAPTER 26

H.P. 12 - L.D. 5

An Act to Amend the Law Pertaining to Notice of

Nonrenewal of an Automobile Insurance Policy

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §2916-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 617, §2, is further amended to read:

2. Accidents. When a named insured or any other person who operates a motor vehicle insured under the policy is individually or are aggregately involved in 2 or more vehicle accidents while operating a motor vehicle insured under the policy or under another policy issued by the same insurer for a motor vehicle in the same household, resulting in either personal injury or property damage in excess of the amount defined as a reportable accident under Title 29-A, section 2251, subsection 1. For the purpose of this subsection any of the following occurrences involving a motor vehicle operated by a named insured or such other person is not considered an accident when:

A. The motor vehicle was struck from the rear;

B. The motor vehicle was struck while parked;

C. Only the operator of another motor vehicle involved in the accident was convicted of a crime, offense or violation contributing to the accident; or

D. The named insured or other operator of the motor vehicle insured under the policy or the insurer of the policy, was reimbursed by or on behalf of, a person responsible for the accident or has a judgment against that person.