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Insurance bill aims to stop payments from restarting claim deadlines after Supreme Court ruling
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 11-17 to clarify that insurer payments under contract do not restart the prescriptive period for filing suit; sponsors said the bill responds to a state Supreme Court decision and members asked for consumer‑facing notice language.
Chairman Farmer introduced House Bill 11-17 as a statutory fix to address uncertainty following the state Supreme Court’s Bryant decision, which the author said had the practical effect of restarting prescriptive deadlines each time a payment is made. Farmer summarized the court’s footnote directing policy issues to the legislature and urged clarification so…
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