Mass. General Laws c.175 § 4G

Verification of applicant driving history prior to issuing private passenger motor vehicle insurance policy

This is an unofficial version of a Massachusetts General Law. For more information on this topic, please see Law about auto insurance or Law about insurance.

Updates

Added by St.2020, c.358, § 78, effective for all policies issued on or after January 1, 2021..

Section 4G

(a) An insurer that utilizes an applicant's Massachusetts driving history as a rating or underwriting factor for private passenger motor vehicle insurance in the commonwealth, a licensed insurance producer or third-party representative shall verify the applicant's Massachusetts driving history through the use of the registry of motor vehicles database or a reliable third-party database prior to processing payment or issuing a policy, unless the driving history is unavailable at the time of the initial inquiry due to a temporary website outage, service interruption or other circumstances beyond the control of the insurer, producer or third-party representative. When providing a private passenger automobile insurance quote, an insurer, licensed insurance producer or third-party representative shall provide a disclosure regarding the verification of an applicant's Massachusetts driving history.

Last updated:	January 14, 2021