Exams / Wyoming Life Insurance License / Wyo. Stat. §26-13-123
Wyo. Stat. §26-13-123 — what it says, and how the exam tests it
This section is cited by 6 of our practice questions and is tested on 4 exams including the Wyoming Life Insurance License.
The text
26-13-123. Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 175, § 2. 26-13-124. Unfair claims settlement practices. (a) A person is considered to be engaging in an unfair method of competition and unfair and deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance if that person commits or performs with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice any of the following unfair claims settlement practices: (i) Misrepresenting pertinent facts or insurance policy provisions relating to coverages at issue; (ii) Failing to acknowledge and act reasonably promptly upon communications with respect to claims arising under insurance policies; (iii) Failing to adopt and implement reasonable standards for the prompt investigation of claims arising under insurance policies; (iv) Refusing to pay claims without conducting a reasonable investigation based upon all available information; (v) Failing to affirm or deny coverage of claims within a reasonable time after proof of loss statements have been completed; (vi) Not attempting in good faith to effectuate prompt, fair and equitable settlements of claims in which liability has become reasonably clear; (vii) Compelling insureds to institute litigation to recover amounts due under an insurance policy by offering substantially less than the amounts ultimately recovered in actions brought by such insureds; (viii) Attempting to settle a claim for less than the amount to which a reasonable person would have believed he was entitled by reference to written or printed advertising material accompanying or made part of an application; (ix) Attempting to settle claims on the basis of an application which was altered without notice to, or knowledge or consent of, the insured; (x) Making claims payments to insureds or beneficiaries not accompanied by a statement setting forth the coverage under which the payments are being made; (xi) Making known to insureds or claimants a policy of appealing from arbitration awards in favor of insureds or claimants for the purpose of compelling them to accept settlements or compromises less than the amount awarded in arbitration; (xii) Delaying the investigation or payment of claims by requiring an insured, claimant or the physician of either to submit a preliminary claim report and then requiring the subsequent submission of formal proof of loss forms, both of which submissions contain substantially the same…
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How it comes up on the exam
Practice questions written from this section — answers and explanations are in the drill.
- Under Wyoming law, which of the following is considered an unfair claims settlement practice when done with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice?
drill Wyoming Statutes, Rules, and Regulations Common to Life, Accident and Health, Property and Casualty Insurance → - A claims adjuster in Wyoming repeatedly fails to affirm or deny coverage within a reasonable time after proof of loss statements are completed. Under the Unfair Trade Practices Act, this practice is classified as which of the following?
drill Wyoming Statutes, Rules, and Regulations Common to Life, Accident and Health, Property and Casualty Insurance → - Under Wyoming's Unfair Trade Practices Act, which of the following is considered an unfair claims settlement practice when committed with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice?
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