(a) Every policy of life insurance, accident and health insurance, property insurance or casualty insurance issued after January 1, 1989, covering risks in this state by a company not maintaining a policyholder service office in this state, shall be accompanied by the complete address and telephone number, toll-free if available, of the policyholder service office of the company issuing the policy. In the event an insurance company that has a policyholder's service office in this state ceases to maintain the office, the company shall provide its policyholders residing in this state with a written notice containing the complete address and telephone number, toll-free if available, of the servicing agent or the nearest policyholder service office of the company.(b) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to effectuate the purposes of this section.(c) Failure to include the information required by subsection (a) shall be a deceptive act or practice and the procedures and penalties established by chapter 8, part 1 of this title, shall be applicable.Acts 1988, ch. 721, §§ 1-3.
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