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LR 1928
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §3048, sub-§§1, 2 and 3, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 239,
are repealed and the following enacted in their place:

 
1.__Real property.__Loss of or damage to real property;

 
2.__Personal property.__Loss of or damage to personal
property; and

 
3.__Injury to persons or property.__Legal liability for loss
of, damage to or injury to persons or property.

 
Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §3051, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 2003, c. 671, Pt. A,
§8, is further amended to read:

 
The reason or reasons for the intended nonrenewal action must
accompany the notice of intent not to renew and the reason or
reasons must be explicit. Explanations such as "underwriting
reasons," "underwriting experience," "loss record," "location of
risk," "credit report" and similar insurance terms are not by
themselves acceptable explanations of an insurer's intended
nonrenewal of a policy insuring property of the kind defined in
section 3048. If the intended nonrenewal is based in whole or in
part on the reason that repairs are necessary to maintain the
insurability of the property, then the policy may be nonrenewed
in accordance with this subchapter only if prior to issuing the
notice of intent not to renew the insurer has provided the
insured with a detailed written explanation of the necessary
repairs, the insurer has permitted a minimum of 4 months for the
insured to complete the repairs and the insured has failed to
complete the repairs. The reason for nonrenewal must be a good
faith reason and related to the insurability of the property or a
ground for cancellation pursuant to section 3049.

 
Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §3060 is enacted to read:

 
§3060.__Coinsurance clauses in policies

 
If an insurance policy subject to this subchapter includes a
coinsurance clause that relates to the amount of coverage
provided for the value of equipment or property covered under the
policy in the event of a loss or claim, the insurer shall make
written disclosure to the policyholder clearly explaining the
coinsurance clause and indicating which types of coverage
available under the policy are subject to the coinsurance clause.__
The insurer must include in the explanation a numeric example
illustrating the operation of the coinsurance clause.__The
disclosure must be signed by the policyholder at the time a
policy is issued.


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