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2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 304 - INSURANCE CODE
Subtitle 12 - Trade Practices and Frauds
304.12-235 Time of payment of claims.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 304.12-235 (2017)
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304.12-235 Time of payment of claims. (1) (2) (3) All claims arising under the terms of any contract of insurance shall be paid to the named insured person or health care provider not more than thirty (30) days from the date upon which notice and proof of claim, in the substance and form required by the terms of the policy, are furnished the insurer. If an insurer fails to make a good faith attempt to settle a claim within the time prescribed in subsection (1) of this section, the value of the final settlement shall bear interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from and after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period. If an insurer fails to settle a claim within the time prescribed in subsection (1) of this section and the delay was without reasonable foundation, the insured person or health care provider shall be entitled to be reimbursed for his reasonable attorney's fees incurred. No part of the fee for representing the claimant in connection with this claim shall be charged against benefits otherwise due the claimant. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 482, sec. 26, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1988.
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