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Section 26-23-403 - Policy Coverage.

WY Stat § 26-23-403 (2019) (N/A)
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26-23-403. Policy coverage.

(a) Coverage under a group or master personal or commercial lines property and casualty insurance policy may be terminated as to a member or covered person only for:

(i) Failure of the member or covered person to make required premium contributions;

(ii) Termination of the master policy in its entirety or as to the class to which the member or covered person belongs;

(iii) Discontinuance of the member's or covered person's membership in a class eligible for coverage;

(iv) Termination of membership or covered person's services; or

(v) Material misrepresentation of a fact in obtaining coverage which if known to the master policyholder would have caused the master policyholder not to offer coverage to the member or covered person;

(vi) Fraud or material misrepresentation in the presentation of a claim;

(vii) Exhausting the aggregate limit of liability, if any, under the terms of the policy.

(b) Termination of coverage under subsection (a) of this section shall be effective as follows:

(i) Upon written notice made as described in W.S. 26-35-101, or electronic notice if made in connection with portable electronic device insurance, sent not less than ten (10) days prior to the proposed effective date of cancellation if cancellation is for the reason stated in paragraph (a)(i) of this section;

(ii) Immediately if cancellation is for the reasons stated in paragraph (a)(iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of this section;

(iii) Immediately if cancellation is for the reason stated in paragraph (a)(vii) of this section. However, the insurer shall send notice of cancellation to the covered person within thirty (30) calendar days after exhaustion of the limit and if notice is not timely sent, coverage shall continue notwithstanding the aggregate limit of liability until the insurer sends notice of termination to the covered person; or

(iv) Upon written notice made as described in W.S. 26-35-101, or electronic notice if made in connection with portable electronic device insurance, sent not less than thirty (30) days prior to the proposed effective date of cancellation if cancellation is for the reason stated in paragraph (a)(ii) of this section.

(c) Coverage under a continuous group or master personal or commercial line property and casualty insurance policy may be modified in accordance with the following:

(i) The insurer shall provide the group or master policyholder and covered persons with at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of the change in coverage; and

(ii) The insurer shall provide the group or master policyholder with a revised policy or endorsement and each covered person with a revised certificate, endorsement, updated brochure or other evidence indicating a change in the terms and conditions has occurred and a summary of material changes.

(d) For purposes of this section:

(i) "Portable electronic device insurance" means as defined in W.S. 26-9-202(a)(xi);

(ii) For portable electronic device insurance electronic notice under the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, W.S. 40-21-101 through 40-21-119, may be used if the parties have agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means according to W.S. 40-21-105.

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Section 26-23-403 - Policy Coverage.