(1) Notwithstanding any provision of section 10-1-137 to the contrary, standard insurance policies and endorsements that do not contain personally identifiable information may be mailed, delivered, or posted on the insurer's website. If the insurer elects to post insurance policies and endorsements on its website in lieu of mailing or delivering them to the insured, it shall comply with all of the following conditions:
The policies and endorsements must be accessible on the website and remain so foras long as the policies are in force.
The policies and endorsements must be posted in a manner that enables the insuredto print and save the policies and endorsements using programs or applications that are widely available on the internet and free to use.
The insurer shall provide the following information in, or simultaneously with, eachdeclarations page provided at the time of issuance of the initial policy and any renewals of that policy:
A description of the exact policy and endorsement forms purchased by the insured;
A method by which the insured may obtain, upon request and without charge, apaper or electronic copy of each policy and endorsement purchased by the insured; and
The internet address where the insured's policies and endorsements are posted.
The insurer shall archive its expired policies and endorsements for at least five yearsand make them available upon request.
The insurer shall provide the insured with notice, in the same manner in which theinsurer customarily communicates with the insured, of:
Any changes to the forms or endorsements;
The insured's right to obtain, upon request and without charge, a paper copy of theforms or endorsements; and
The internet address where the forms or endorsements are posted.
Source: L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1344), ch. 207, p. 762, § 1, effective August 6.