2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .435   English language requirement for forms, policy, and claim-related information -- Use and effect of translations.

304.14-435 English language requirement for forms, policy, and claim-related information -- Use and effect of translations. (1) All policy forms filed with the office, and any other insurance policy or claim- related information, shall be written in the English language. (2) Applications required to be filed with the office may also be filed in a language other than English. The non-English version of the application shall: (a)  Be filed with the office; (b)  Be accompanied by a certification written in English that the non-English version is a complete and accurate translation of the English form filed; (c)  Be in the same format as the English version; and (d)  Contain all items in English immediately followed in parenthesis with the non-English translation. (3) This section shall not prohibit an insurer from advertising or providing information related to the policy or claims with translations to consumers in a language other than English. (4) If there is a dispute between the English version and the non-English version, the English version shall control and the non-English version shall carry a disclaimer in the non-English language to this effect. The insurance policy is controlling and any advertisements or informational materials used by an insurer shall not be construed to modify or change the insurance policy. Effective: July 15, 2002 History:Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 304, sec. 10, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 483, sec. 34, effective July 15, 1998. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, 98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this section. Page 1 of 1