Legal Question in Insurance Law in Connecticut

? duty to disclose settlement to insurer

If a client in Massachusetts receives a settlement from the other party for personal injuries sustained in RI do they have to notify their Connecticut insurer of the amount? What if the insurance co. has a lien on the settlement?


Asked on 10/17/99, 5:24 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stuart Williams

Re: ? duty to disclose settlement to insurer

English, please! A client ... of whom, of an attorney? Of an insurance agent?

I think the RI and CT aspects of this are irrelevant and this is a Mass. law question, by the way.

Is this a purely academic question or not? Was there litigation and did the insurer put a 251 lien on the case? I assume the insurer already settled up with their client and THEN the other party paid that same client additional money, and you want to know if that client has a duty to pay back the money or even to inform the insurance company of receipt of the funds. Is this right?

Tell me more on private e-mail, if you would. PLEASE INCLUDE A COPY OF THIS AND YOUR ORIGINAL POSTING if you send me e-mail.

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Answered on 10/18/99, 4:20 pm


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