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Montana committee weighs prelitigation insurance-disclosure bill aimed at encouraging settlement
Summary
Senate Bill 293 would permit limited prelitigation discovery of insurers' policy limits to speed settlements; trial lawyers and consumer advocates support the idea, while insurers, business groups and self-insured public entities say it will inflate claims and premiums and invite litigation.
Senate Bill 293, presented by Senator Andrea Olson, would allow a claimant or claimant’s attorney to request an insurer’s policy limits before filing suit, with procedural safeguards and potential penalties for improper requests.
Olson said the measure is narrow: it would let injured parties know insurance coverage limits so they can decide whether to pursue litigation or settle. "People don't want to sue," Olson told…
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