| Sec. 1. Uninsured motorist coverage study; report. Resolved: That the Department |
| of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance, shall, in |
| consultation with interested persons, study legal and policy issues |
| regarding uninsured vehicle coverage under motor vehicle insurance |
| policies. The study must include, but is not limited to, current law |
| regarding uninsured vehicle coverage in motor vehicle insurance policies, |
| the Law Court decision in Butterfield v. Norfolk and Dedham Mutual Fire |
| Insurance Company, 2004 ME 124, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, September |
| 30, 2004, and related activity in the legal system and the motor vehicle |
| insurance market since that decision. By December 5, 2005, the |
| Superintendent of Insurance shall submit a report, including |
| recommendations and any suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing |
| Committee on Insurance and Financial Services. Following receipt and |
| review of the report, the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and |
| Financial Services may report out a bill regarding uninsured motorist |
| coverage to the Second Regular Session of the 122nd Legislature. |
