Insurance interests are lobbying hard against a measure being pushed by trial lawyers and state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, that would make it easier to sue insurers over claim settlement issues.
The bill, which is backed by the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, would remove a provision in the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act (CUIPA) that requires plaintiffs to prove that the alleged illegal conduct at issue is a general business practice of the carrier.
Rey Becker, vice president of global issues and research for Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) said in a statement, "There is no indication that there is anything wrong with the current model. This is an effort to increase costs for consumers and divert money to trial lawyers."
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