Chapter 175

Section 111B. Policies issued by mutual companies under section one hundred and eleven A and persons insured under such policies and dividends and assessments thereunder shall be subject to the provisions of the second, third, fourth and fifth paragraphs of section one hundred an…

Section 111C. A policy of insurance issued under subdivision (b) of clause Sixth of section forty-seven insuring any person against legal liability for loss or damage on account of the injury or death of any other person may also insure, or an endorsement or rider may be attached…

Section 111D. A policy of motor vehicle liability insurance issued under subdivision (b) of clause Sixth of section forty-seven, or an endorsement or rider attached thereto, may provide for the payment of all sums which the insured or his legal representative shall be legally ent…

Section 111E. With the prior written approval of the commissioner of insurance, a group liability insurance policy may be issued by a company affording professional liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage including wanton and reckless assault and battery, but exc…

Section 111F. Any company issuing or executing a liability policy, which requests and makes a medical examination of a person injured in an accident, shall, upon request of the injured party or his attorney, furnish said party or attorney with copies of reports of all medical exa…

Section 111G. A policy of insurance issued under subdivision (b) of clause sixth of section forty-seven, insuring a person against loss in excess of the amount of any underlying liability insurance may also include his spouse and unmarried dependent children under twenty-three ye…

Section 111H. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations on or before July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-four designed to achieve the goal of sections one hundred and eighty-nine A to one hundred and ninety-nine B, inclusive, of chapter one hu…

Section 112. The liability of any company under a motor vehicle liability policy, as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, or under any other policy insuring against liability for loss or damage on account of bodily injury or death, or for loss or damage resulting t…

Section 112A. Liquor legal liability insurance shall provide insurance coverage against the legal liability of the insured and against loss, damage or expense incident to a claim arising out of death or injury to any person as a result of negligence in the distribution, sale, or …

Section 112B. Effective 60 days after the inception of a liquor liability insurance contract, no notice of intention to terminate the contract or, if the contract is a renewal, no notice of intention not to renew the contract shall be effective unless the insurer at least 60 days…

Section 112C. Any insurer doing business in the commonwealth shall reveal to an injured party making claim against an insured, the amount of the limits of said insured's liability coverage, upon receiving a request in writing for such information from the injured party or his att…

Section 113. Upon the recovery of a final judgment against any person by any person, including executors or administrators, for any loss or damage specified in the preceding section, if the judgment debtor was at the accrual of the cause of action insured against liability theref…

Section 113A. No motor vehicle liability policy as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety shall be issued or delivered in the commonwealth until a copy of the form of the policy has been on file with the commissioner for at least thirty days, unless before the expirat…

Section 113B. The commissioner shall, annually on or before December 15, after due hearing and investigation, fix and establish fair and reasonable classifications of risks, including classifications of risks based on accident involvement and adequate, just, reasonable and nondis…

Section 113C. The commissioner shall forthwith notify the registrar of motor vehicles of the names of all companies as they become or cease to be authorized to issue motor vehicle liability policies or to act as surety upon motor vehicle liability bonds, both as defined in sectio…

Section 113D. Any person aggrieved by the issue by any company, or an agent thereof on its behalf, of a written notice purporting to cancel a motor vehicle liability policy or bond, both as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, except a notice of cancellation for no…

Section 113E. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an insurance company, its agent or any broker, from requiring a deposit premium before issuance of a policy or execution of a bond, providing the per vehicle deposit does not exceed thirty per cent of the annual…

Section 113F. Any company which does not intend to issue, extend or renew a motor vehicle liability policy or to execute or act as surety on a motor vehicle liability bond, both as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, in favor of the insured or the principal named …

Section 113G. No officer, director or employee of a domestic company formed under section forty-eight A after November first, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine which obtains a certificate under section thirty-two and commences to issue motor vehicle liability policies, as defined …

Section 113H. (A) Insurance companies undertaking to issue motor vehicle liability policies or bonds, both as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, shall cooperate in the preparation and submission of a plan which shall provide motor vehicle insurance to applicants …

Section 113I. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abridge or restrict the freedom of contract between insurers and agents or brokers nor to require an insurer to issue policies in any way other than through its ordinary and usual method of marketing except that insurers…

Section 113J. Any company issuing or executing a motor vehicle liability policy or bond, both as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, which requests and makes a medical examination of a person injured in an accident involving a motor vehicle, shall, upon request of…

Section 113K. Any minor sixteen years of age or over shall be deemed competent to contract for a motor vehicle liability policy or bond, both as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, or for a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance issued pursuant to the require…

Section 113L. (1) No policy shall be issued or delivered in the commonwealth with respect to a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer registered in this state unless such policy provides coverage in amounts or limits prescribed for bodily injury or death for a liability policy und…

Section 113N. No company issuing or executing a motor vehicle liability policy or bond, as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety shall require a medical examination of the applicant therefor.

Section 113O. All policies providing fire and theft coverage or comprehensive coverage, so-called, shall pay for loss or damage to the insured vehicle under the terms of the policy up to a limit equal to the actual cash value of the vehicle, less a deductible of five hundred doll…

Section 113P. Any insured aggrieved by any determination of an insurer as to the application of any provision of the safe driver insurance plan established by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred and thirteen B may, within thirty days thereafter, fil…

Section 113Q. No automobile club membership shall be made part of any automobile insurance policy, nor shall any automobile club membership fee be included in any automobile insurance policy declarations form or billing.

Section 113R. Every insurer offering motor vehicle liability insurance and related coverages shall pay interest on refunds of overpayments to those insured paying premiums in full based on an estimated premium. Such interest shall include interest in the amount charged policyhold…

Section 113S. (a) For purposes of this section, ''existing customer'' shall mean an applicant for a motor vehicle liability policy who has been insured for three years or longer without interruption under a motor vehicle liability policy or policies issued by the insurer to which…

Section 113T. Notwithstanding the provisions of section eight G of chapter twenty-six, a motor vehicle liability policy may, upon approval by the commissioner and by endorsement prescribed by the commissioner, include coverage, at the insured's option, pursuant to which the insur…

Section 113U. Insurance companies undertaking to issue motor vehicle liability policies or motor vehicle liability bonds, as defined in section 34A of chapter 90, may issue and deliver policies insuring antique motor cars, as defined in section 1 of said chapter 90. Said antique …

Section 113V. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meaning:— ''Automobile Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts'', the rating organization licensed by the commissioner under section 8 of chapter 175A, or its successor. ''Commissioner'', the co…

Section 113W. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ''Association'', the joint underwriting association established under chapter 223 of the acts of 1985. ''Licensee'', any person, firm,…

Section 113X. (a) When motor vehicle glass repair is to be performed within the commonwealth and is covered in whole or in part by motor vehicle liability insurance, the insurer, producer, adjuster or third party administrator for the insurer shall not: (1) require a person to us…

Section 114. A company organized under the eleventh clause of section forty-seven or under earlier laws relating to such companies shall not be subject to this chapter, except this section and sections three A, four, six, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen A, twenty-…

Section 116. Every such company shall set apart an amount not less than two fifths of its capital, and not less than one hundred thousand dollars in any case, as a title guaranty fund, and shall invest it subject to the limitations imposed by this chapter upon the investment of t…

Section 116A. A foreign company admitted to transact business under the eleventh clause of section forty-seven shall not be subject to this chapter except this section and sections three A, four, five, fifteen, sixteen, eighteen, nineteen A, twenty-two, twenty-five, twenty-six, o…

Section 117. No company shall issue a policy of insurance on a steam boiler for a longer period than three years. This provision shall not apply to policies issued under authority of section twenty-two A which, as part of the coverage thereof, insure real or personal property aga…

Section 117A. Two or more stock or two or more mutual fire companies authorized to transact business under the second clause of section forty-seven or under the eighth clause thereof may issue a single policy of insurance against loss or damage caused by any or all of the hazards…

Section 117B. Two or more companies authorized to transact business under clause Tenth of section forty-seven may issue a single policy of insurance against loss or damage on account of the hazards specified in such clause on which each company shall be severally liable for a spe…

Section 117C. (a) The following method of determination of premium rates with respect to credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance is required only for such insurance written in connection with obligations, other than loans secured by first liens on real prop…

Section 117D. (a) A licensed property and casualty insurance company may, notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, issue a general or blanket policy of insurance to a bank, association, financial or other institution, vendor, or to a parent holding company, or to th…

Section 118. All companies doing business in the commonwealth under any charter, compact, agreement or statute of this or any other state, involving the payment of money or other thing of value to families or representatives of policy and certificate holders or members, condition…

Section 119. Domestic life companies may make pure endowment contracts, and grant, purchase and dispose of annuities.