686A.285 - Report by insurer of suspicion that loss to insured was caused by other than accidental or natural occurrence.

686A.285  Report by insurer of suspicion that loss to insured was caused by other than accidental or natural occurrence.

      1.  If an insurer has a reasonable suspicion that a loss to an insured may have been caused by other than an accidental or a natural occurrence, the insurer shall notify the Commissioner and Attorney General in writing of the insurer’s reasons for the suspicion.

      2.  Any insurer making such a report shall provide the Commissioner and Attorney General with any information the insurer obtained during its investigation of the claim.

      3.  If the loss referred to in subsection 1 is believed to be caused by fire, the insurer shall also so notify an investigative or law enforcement agency.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 1387; A 2001, 1097)