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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 17, CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE
Chapter 29b: Declaration of purpose
Section: 17:29b-4.1: Certain homeowners' insurance inquiries not deemed as claim; violations, penalties.
1. a. No inquiry by an insured for information regarding the insured's homeowners' insurance policy, or coverage for a particular loss under that policy, shall be categorized as a claim for the purpose of determining adverse claims experience.
b. An insurer who violates this act shall be subject to a penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation unless the insurer knew or reasonably should have known he was in violation of this act, in which case the penalty shall not be more than $25,000 for each violation. The penalty shall be collected in a summary proceeding in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, C.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
L.2001,c.235,s.1.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2013-06-10 16:36:30.
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