Connecticut HB 5262: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPORTING OF THE TRIENNIAL AUDIT OF STATE CONTRACTING AGENCIES BY THE STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5262
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1565

Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE

Introduced by:
(INS)

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN ELECTRONIC NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURERS, THE
STATE INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT BOARD'S RESERVE
FUNDING, REVIEW OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR
NATIONAL MODEL, AND THE OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY'S
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG
FORMULARIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 38a-292 of the 2026 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this title, except as provided in 4
subsections (b) and (c) of this section and section 38a-477d, an insurer 5
may post on such insurer's Internet web site any policy, as defined in 6
section 38a-296, and any endorsement thereto in lieu of mailing or 7
delivering such policy or endorsement to an insured, provided such 8
policy or endorsement does not contain any personally identifiable 9
information. 10
(b) If such insurer elects to post such policy or endorsement on such 11

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insurer's Internet web site in lieu of mailing or delivering such policy or 12
endorsement to an insured pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, 13
such insurer shall: 14
[(1) Obtain the insured's agreement to receive such policy or 15
endorsement on such insurer's Internet web site;] 16
[(2)] (1) Post and have accessible on such insurer's Internet web site 17
such policy and any endorsement for as long as such policy is in force 18
and in such manner that enables the insured to save and print such 19
policy and any endorsement using programs or applications that are 20
readily available on the Internet and for which there is not a fee; 21
[(3)] (2) Retain, upon the expiration of a policy, records of such 22
expired policy and any endorsement thereto for a period of five years 23
after the date of such expiration and make such records available upon 24
request; 25
[(4)] (3) Provide to the insured in, or simultaneous with, each 26
declarations page provided to the insured at the time of issuance of the 27
initial policy and any renewals of such policy (A) a description of the 28
specific policy and any endorsement thereto purchased by the insured, 29
(B) a method by which the insured may obtain, free of charge upon 30
request, a paper copy of the policy and any endorsement thereto, and 31
(C) the Internet web site address where such insured's policy and any 32
endorsement are posted; 33
[(5)] (4) Provide notice to the insured, at the time of any changes to 34
the policy or endorsement, of a method by which the insured may 35
obtain, free of charge upon request, a paper copy of the policy and any 36
endorsement thereto and any changes to such policy or endorsement; 37
and 38
[(6)] (5) Provide notice to the insured that such insured may, at any 39
time, submit a request to the insurer to opt out of electronic delivery of 40
such insured's policy and any endorsement thereto. 41

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(c) If an insured [does not agree to electronic delivery or] submits a 42
request to the insurer to opt out of electronic delivery of such insured's 43
policy and any endorsement thereto, such insurer shall mail or deliver 44
a paper copy of such policy and any endorsement and any changes to 45
such policy or endorsement to such insured in lieu of posting on such 46
insurer's Internet web site any such policy or endorsement as set forth 47
in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. 48
(d) The Insurance Commissioner may adopt regulations, in 49
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the 50
provisions of this section. 51
Sec. 2. Section 38a-344 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 52
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 53
1, 2026): 54
Proof of mailing by certified mail, return receipt requested, mail 55
using the United States Postal Service intelligent mail barcode tracking 56
method, as provided in Chapter 204 of the Domestic Mail Manual or any 57
subsequent corresponding document of the United States Postal Service, 58
or any similar tracking method developed by the United States Postal 59
Service, or [, if agreed between an insurer and a named insured,] 60
delivery by electronic means with proof of a delivery receipt, notice of 61
cancellation, an intention not to renew or of reasons for cancellation, to 62
the named insured and any third party designated pursuant to section 63
38a-323a, as amended by this act, at the address shown in the policy, or 64
by electronic means if agreed between an insurer and a named insured, 65
shall be sufficient proof of notice. 66
Sec. 3. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 38a-316g of the 2026