Rhode Island § 27-7-1 § 27-7-1. Direct liability of insurer to person injured.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 27-7-1 — § 27-7-1. Direct liability of insurer to person injured.

Rhode Island § 27-7-1

Title 27Insurance

Ch. 27-7Liability Insurance

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-7-1 (2026).

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§ 27-7-1. Direct liability of insurer to person injured.
Every policy written insuring against liability for property damage or personal injuries
            or both, and every policy written indemnifying any person by reason of that liability,
            other than the payment of compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of title 28, shall contain
            provisions to the effect that the insurer shall be directly liable to the injured
            party and, in the event of that party's death, to the party entitled to sue for that
            death, to pay that party the amount of damages for which the insured is liable.
         

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§ 27-7-1. Direct liability of insurer to person injured.

Every policy written insuring against liability for property damage or personal injuries or both, and every policy written indemnifying any person by reason of that liability, other than the payment of compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of title 28, shall contain provisions to the effect that the insurer shall be directly liable to the injured party and, in the event of that party's death, to the party entitled to sue for that death, to pay that party the amount of damages for which the insured is liable.