PRINTER'S NO. 156
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
277
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, TARTAGLIONE, ALLOWAY, RAFFERTY AND
HUGHES, JANUARY 16, 2015
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 16, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in special damages,
further providing for actions on insurance policies.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8371 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 8371. Actions on insurance policies.
In an action arising under an insurance policy, if the
[court] trier of fact finds that the insurer has acted in bad
faith toward the insured, the [court] trier of fact may take all
of the following actions:
(1) Award interest on the amount of the claim from the
date the claim was made by the insured in an amount equal to
the prime rate of interest plus 3%.
(2) Award punitive damages against the insurer.
(3) Assess court costs and attorney fees against the
insurer.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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