33-20-114. Payment of claims -- interest. (1) There must be a provision, which may be made by endorsement, that when a claim is made upon the death of the insured, settlement must be made upon receipt of proof of death and, at the insurer's option, surrender of the policy or proof of the interest of the claimant, or both.
(2) There must be a provision, which may be made by endorsement, that settlement must be made within 60 days of receipt of proof of death and that if settlement is made after the first 30 days, the settlement must include interest from the 30th day until settlement. Interest must be paid at the monthly average discount rate on 90-day AA asset-backed commercial paper in effect at the federal reserve bank in the ninth federal reserve district at the time of proof of death or at the rate stated in the policy, whichever is greater. The settlement period and interest provisions of this subsection apply to all claims upon deaths filed with an insurer, regardless of whether those provisions are included in the policy.
History: En. Sec. 308, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3814; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 469, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 380, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 63, L. 2015.
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