(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) (I) Whenever written notice or correspondence with respect to a policy is required, the insurer shall send the notice within the notice period, if any, specified by law and may send notices and correspondence by either mail or electronic means. For purposes of this subsection (1)(a)(I), an occupant's provision of an e-mail address to the insurer or supervising entity is consent to receive written notices and correspondence by electronic means.
If the written notice is mailed, the insurer shall send it to the supervising entity at thesupervising entity's address as well as to the last-known address of the occupant and shall maintain proof of mailing in a form authorized or accepted by the United States postal service or other commercial mail delivery service.
If the written notice is sent by electronic means, the insurer shall send it to thesupervising entity at the supervising entity's e-mail address and to the occupant's last-known email address as provided by the occupant and shall maintain proof that the written notice was sent.
(b) A supervising entity may send any notice or correspondence required by this section or otherwise required by law on behalf of the insurer or self-storage retailer.
Source: L. 2017: Entire part added, (HB 17-1263), ch. 368, p. 1919, § 1, effective August 9.