Acts and Regulations

I-12 - Insurance Act

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103(1)Every insurer, immediately upon receipt of a request, and in any event not later than sixty days after receipt of notice of loss, shall furnish to the insured or person to whom the insurance money is payable forms upon which to make proof of loss required under the contract.
103(2)An insurer who neglects or refuses to comply with subsection (1), in addition to being liable to prosecution, cannot rely on the provisions of section 111 as a defence to an action brought, after the neglect or refusal, for the recovery of money payable under the contract of insurance.
103(3)The insurer by furnishing forms to make proof of loss shall not be taken to have admitted that a valid contract is in force or that the loss in question falls within the insurance provided by the contract.
1968, c.6, s.103; 1971, c.41, s.1; 2008, c.11, s.14
Loss under policy
103(1)Every insurer, immediately upon receipt of a request, and in any event not later than sixty days after receipt of notice of loss, shall furnish to the insured or person to whom the insurance money is payable forms upon which to make proof of loss required under the contract.
103(2)An insurer who neglects or refuses to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence, and, in addition, the provisions of section 111 are not available to the insurer as a defence to an action brought, after such neglect or refusal, for the recovery of money payable under the contract of insurance.
103(3)The insurer by furnishing forms to make proof of loss shall not be taken to have admitted that a valid contract is in force or that the loss in question falls within the insurance provided by the contract.
1968, c.6, s.103; 1971, c.41, s.1