18 Del. Admin. Code § 606-6.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 606-6.0 - Insurance Identification Cards for Commercial Lines Coverage

6.1 Unless otherwise covered in Section 5.0 of this regulation, the Insurance Identification Card for each vehicle insured under each commercial lines policy, which shall include any insurance issued for fleet vehicles, shall contain the following information, whether the Insurance Identification Card is provided in written or electronic format:

6.1.1 The information set forth in subsections 5.1.1 through 5.1.4, subsection 5.1.6 and subsection 5.1.11 of this regulation;

6.1.2 The name of the commercial entity or registrant that owns or leases the fleet as carried in the insurer's records. The insurer, at its option, may include the name of any parent company involved or, in the case of vehicles not operated by the registrant, an indication that the vehicle is "owned or operated by_________";

6.1.3 The policy number with any appropriate designations required by the insurer for commercial or fleet vehicles; and

6.1.4 The effective and expiration dates of the policy.

6.2 The expiration date for Insurance Identification Cards shall be no more than 12 months from the effective date of the policy and the expiration date shall be stated by day, month and year or month, day and year, so long as the exact date of expiration can be clearly identified.

6.3 Insurance Identification Cards subject to the requirements of this Section 6.0 of this regulation shall also be subject to the requirements set forth in subsections 5.2 through 5.6 of this regulation.

6.4 Insurance Identification Cards shall be issued in conformance with subsection 6.1 of this regulation. The Insurance Commissioner may exercise the Commissioner's statutory authority to investigate and examine the compliance of insurance carriers with this regulation. The Insurance Commissioner may, after notice and hearing, impose and enter an order as follows:

6.4.1 For each occasion where the Insurance Commissioner determines that an Insurance Identification Card was issued inadvertently in non-compliance with subsection 6.2 of this regulation, the insurer shall be fined $100. No fine, however, shall be imposed if the Insurance Identification Card was validly issued.

6.4.2 For each occasion where the Insurance Commissioner determines an Insurance Identification Card was issued with disregard of the requirements of subsection 6.2 of this regulation, but with no pattern of conscious disregard, the insurer shall be fined $1,000.

6.4.3 For each occasion where the Insurance Commissioner determines an Insurance Identification Card was issued as part of a pattern of conscious disregard of the requirements of subsection 6.2 of this regulation, the insurer shall be fined $2,000.

6.5 "Date of issuance" of an Insurance Identification Card shall be the effective date of that Insurance Identification Card.

18 Del. Admin. Code § 606-6.0

12 DE Reg. 346 (09/01/08)
19 DE Reg. 414 (11/1/2015)
23 DE Reg. 929 (5/1/2020)
26 DE Reg. 867 (4/1/2023) (Final)