§ 38a-351 — (Formerly Sec. 38-175r). Automobile liability insurance for volunteer firemen and members of volunteer ambulance companies. Nonrenewal and surcharge prohibited.

No insurer shall refuse to renew any automobile liability policy, as defined in section 38a-341, or assign any surcharge on any automobile liability insurance premium solely on the basis that the named insured or any operator either resident in the same household or who customarily operates an automobile insured under the policy is either (1) a volunteer fireman or (2) a member of a volunteer ambulance company who performs volunteer ambulance duties, as defined in section 19a-189.

Legislative History

(P.A. 78-27; P.A. 86-62.) History: P.A. 86-62 made the section applicable to members of volunteer ambulance companies who perform volunteer ambulance duties; Sec. 38-175r transferred to Sec. 38a-351 in 1991.