2005 Minnesota Statutes - 65B.1311 — Coverage for former spouse.

     65B.1311 Coverage for former spouse. 


    Subdivision 1.    New policy issued.  An insurer must 
 issue a policy of private passenger insurance to the former 
 spouse of a named insured, within the provisions of subdivision 
 2, if the following conditions are met: 


    (1) the former spouse has been an insured driver under the 
 former policy for at least the six months immediately preceding 
 the entry of a valid decree of dissolution of marriage; 


    (2) the former spouse makes application for a policy before 
 the end of the policy period or within 60 days after the entry 
 of the decree of dissolution of marriage, whichever is later; 


    (3) the appropriate premium is paid; and 


    (4) the former spouse and any person or persons who are to 
 be an insured, as defined in section 65B.43, meets the insurer's 
 eligibility standards for renewal policies. 


    Subd. 2.    Named insured.  A named insured under a 
 policy of private passenger vehicle insurance shall have the 
 premium determined at the first and any subsequent renewals of 
 the policy after entry of a valid decree of dissolution of the 
 marriage of the named insured only on the basis of the driving 
 record and rating classification applicable to the named insured 
 and any person who is to be an insured, as defined in section 
 65B.43, under the policy to be renewed. 


    HIST: 1986 c 455 s 49; 1987 c 337 s 98