It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 27-8-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 27-8 entitled "Casualty Insurance Generally" is hereby amended to read as follows:
27-8-11. Regulations on cancellation and renewal. -- In addition to and not in lieu of any other power the commissioner has to issue rules and regulations, the commissioner of insurance may promulgate, in accordance with the procedure established in chapter 35 of title 42, reasonable rules and regulations concerning cancellation and renewal of liability and property damage insurance for automobiles rated as private passenger automobiles. Those regulations may require that the insurer shall furnish to the named insured the reason or reasons for cancellation or nonrenewal. Such regulations shall also require that the insurer furnish, at least thirty (30) days prior to renewal, written notice of material coverage modifications approved by the insurance division with respect to those types of insurance defined in section 27-8-1(1) through (9) inclusive, issued to non-business insureds and bodily injury and property damage liability coverage issued to non-business insureds. There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, the commissioner of insurance or any insurer, their authorized representatives, agents, or employees, or any firm, person, or corporation furnishing to the insurer or commissioner information as to reasons for cancellation or nonrenewal, for any statement made by any of them in any written notice of cancellation or nonrenewal, or in any other communication oral or written specifying the reasons for cancellation or nonrenewal, or for the providing of information pertaining thereto, or for statements made or evidence submitted at any hearing conducted in connection therewith.
{ADD The commissioner shall promulgate regulations with respect to personal motor vehicle insurance, homeowners insurance, and residential fire insurance, or any components thereof requiring notification to policyholders upon renewal of any material changes in policy deductibles, limits, coverages, conditions or definitions, unless such change was requested by the policyholder. ADD}SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
