2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .240   Prohibited activities.

304.48-240 Prohibited activities. (1) No person shall make any deceptive statement or omit material facts in connection with solicitation for membership in a liability self-insurance group. (2) Liability self-insurance groups shall not engage in unfair claims settlement practices and shall: (a)  Respond to claimant inquiries within fifteen (15) working days. (b)  Respond to Office of Insurance inquiries concerning claims within fifteen (15) working days. (c)  Complete the investigation of losses within thirty (30) days from the date the group has notice of a loss. An additional thirty (30) day period may be taken if reasonably necessary and upon written notice to the claimant. (d)  Not continue negotiations for settlement of a claim directly with a claimant who is neither an attorney nor represented by an attorney until the claimant's rights may be affected by a statute of limitations, a policy, or contract time limit without giving the claimant written notice at least sixty (60) days before the date on which the time limit shall expire and affect the claimant's rights. (e)  Not commit any other unfair or deceptive act or practice relating to claim settlement. (3) Liability self-insurance groups shall not commit unfair or deceptive acts or practices under its certificate of filing from the executive director. Effective: July 15, 1994 History:Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 358, sec. 24, effective July 15, 1994. 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