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IA SF13
Bill
Status
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mark Lofgren
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AI Summary
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Requires medical malpractice insurance companies to negotiate in good faith all claims presented against health care providers they insure
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Makes insurers liable for the full judgment amount if they refuse a settlement offer within policy limits and the case proceeds to a judgment exceeding those limits
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Establishes a duty for insurance companies to negotiate settlements when claimants offer to settle at or within policy coverage limits
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Grants health care providers a cause of action against their insurance company for failure to negotiate a settlement within policy limits, with recoverable damages including all costs incurred and reasonable attorney fees
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the duties of insurers under medical malpractice insurance policies.
Last Action
Subcommittee: Webster, Dickey, and Petersen. S.J. 90.
1/15/2025