New Hampshire Statutes
§ 417:1 — Purpose of Chapter
New Hampshire § 417:1
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XXXVIIINSURANCE
Ch. 417UNFAIR INSURANCE TRADE PRACTICES
SubdivisionGeneral Provisions
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 417:1 (2026).
Text
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate trade practices in the business of insurance, in accordance with the intent of Congress as expressed in the Act of Congress of March 9, 1945 (Public Law 15, 79th Congress), by defining or providing for the determination of all such practices which constitute in this state unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices and by prohibiting the trade practices so defined or determined.
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Legislative History
1947, 189:1, par. 1, eff. June 12, 1947.
Nearby Sections
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§ 417:1
Purpose of Chapter§ 417:10
Orders and Penalty§ 417:11
Appeal§ 417:13
Penalty§ 417:14
Procedure Additional§ 417:15
Failure to Obey Subpoena§ 417:16
Immunity From Prosecution§ 417:17
Prohibitions§ 417:18
Definitions§ 417:19
Action Against Supplier§ 417:2
Definitions§ 417:20
Administration of Actions§ 417:21
Effect of Finding or Order§ 417:22
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