department of insurance

general notice

Forms and Rates Bulletin No. 29, Automobile Liability Policies

Consumer Notices Required Under 21 Del.C. §2118(a)(2)

Issued: September 22, 2004

Under an amendment to become effective for all automobile liability polices written or renewed after October 1, 2004, insurers, with respect to the Personal Injury Protection (“PIP) deductibles under the policies, will be required to:

The requirements of 18 Del.C. §2118(a)(2), as amended, do not conflict with the pre-existing obligations that insurers have under Regulation 603 (formerly Regulation 9), including the insurer’s obligation to provide each policyholder with a copy of Form A under Regulation 603. The insurer’s obligations under 18 Del.C. §2118(a)(2), as amended, will require all insurers offering automobile liability insurance to amend the currently approved forms for use in the State of Delaware. The Department recognizes that compliance with the law may create a conflict with an insurer’s obligations to file forms for approval under 18 Del.C.. §2712 et seq. The Department will require insurers to comply with the law as of October 1, 2004. However, insurers will be permitted to file the necessary form amendments for approval to their automobile policies at any time, provided, that no form amendment in compliance with 18 Del.C. §2118(a)(2) shall be filed after December 31, 2004 for any form put into use prior to December 1, 2004. This bulletin applies only to form filings necessitated by 18 Del.C. §2118(a)(2) and shall expire on December 31, 2004.

Donna Lee H. Williams

Insurance Commissioner