The form of policy of fire insurance set forth in section 38a-307 shall be known and designated as “The Standard Fire Insurance Policy of the State of Connecticut”. The standard form of policy shall be plainly printed, and no portion thereof shall be in type smaller than the type used in printing such form on file in the office of the commissioner. The provisions of this section shall not limit insurance companies to the use of any particular size of paper or manner of folding the paper upon which their policies may be issued, and each agent who makes, issues or delivers a policy of fire insurance other than the standard form of fire insurance policy shall forfeit for each offense not more than one thousand dollars, but such policy shall be binding upon the issuing company to the same extent and on the same conditions as if it had been in the standard form.

(1949 Rev., S. 6105; P.A. 08-178, S. 13.)

History: Sec. 38-97 transferred to Sec. 38a-306 in 1991; P.A. 08-178 made technical changes and increased maximum forfeiture from $200 to $1,000 per offense.

Annotations to former section 38-97:

Annotations to former standard policy. Effect of requirement that waiver be in writing. 66 C. 238; 74 C. 700; 79 C. 388. Acceptance of policy in one company received after issuance of policy in another, violation of provision in latter against other insurance, though former policy was applied for first. 70 C. 566. Effect of provision limiting suit to 1 year. 74 C. 510; Id., 684. Distribution of loss among companies where some policies cover all items by general description, and others, specific items. 75 C. 397. Effect of provision as to arbitration of amount of loss. 77 C. 679; 79 C. 388; 81 C. 707. Subrogation of company to rights of insured where loss due to negligence of another. 83 C. 690. Conditions precedent and subsequent; false swearing by insured after loss. 86 C. 15. Prohibition against alienation of property. 89 C. 35. “Sole and unconditional ownership”. Id., 175; 97 C. 342; 102 C. 371. Failure to give notice of loss; waiver and estoppel; forfeiture will not be implied. 90 C. 205. Effect of misstatement in proofs of loss; acceptance of oral notice of loss and unsworn proof of loss as waiver of requirements of policy. 94 C. 122. Construction of provision as to loss due to “military or usurped power”; what is regarded as the cause of a fire. 95 U.S. 117. Effect of war as suspending provision for limitation of action. 13 Wall. 158. Knowledge of agent is knowledge of company; reformation of policy where inoperative because of mutual mistake. 97 C. 342, but see 102 C. 374. “All direct loss or damage by fire” construed; “hostile” and “friendly” fires. 105 C. 729. Pleading and burden of proof. 108 C. 565. Failure of officer of insured to disclose his embezzlement and other acts constitutes concealment; his knowledge imputed to insured. 109 C. 673. Insured entrusting settlement to agent responsible for agent's fraud within scope of authority, though ignorant of it. Id., 686. Cited. 217 C. 340.