Twenty one legislators ask state officials to investigate insurance companies handling of crumbling foundations issue
The 21 members of the bi-partisan crumbling foundation caucus, including Rep.
"The taxpayers and homeowner insurance policy holders of
Hundreds of homes in northeastern and north central
Insurance companies have denied homeowners' claims saying that the problem does not fall under their definition of collapse. Homeowners have said their insurers changed the language of their policies in the early 2000s when the issue became known.
In 2016, then-Attorney General
In the letter sent Monday to Lamont, Tong and Mais, legislators wrote that an investigation still had not been initiated since Jepsen's letter three years ago.
"To the best of our knowledge, no substantial action was taken as a result of [Jepsen's] letter, but with the dawn of a new administration, we are asking for the new Insurance commissioner and new attorney general to take a fresh look at this issue which impacts 42 cities and towns in
The call for an investigation was bolstered in recent weeks after at least two homeowners reported to the insurance commissioner that their insurers had sent them non-renewal notices due to their crumbling foundations. The commission reminded all insurance companies that taking such action against homeowners was a direct violation of a directive issued by former Insurance Commissioner
"Having just recently received the letter, the Governor's Office, in collaboration with the
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