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Insurance (Life Assurance and Life Insurance) (Amendment) Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- James Browne · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 10 Dec 2019
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Insurance Act 2000: prohibits insurers from refusing to pay death benefits when insured person dies by suicide after 12 months from policy start date.
- Applies to life insurance, life assurance, and death benefit policies: prevents insurers from failing or refusing to execute payments in these circumstances.
- Removes insurer discretion to deny claims based solely on suicide as cause of death, provided 12-month period has elapsed since policy commencement.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil10 Dec 2019
Debates
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