Washington § 48.18.470 Claims administration—Not waiver.

Washington Statutes

§ 48.18.470 — Claims administration—Not waiver.

Washington § 48.18.470

Title 48INSURANCE

Ch. 48.18THE INSURANCE CONTRACT

This text of Washington § 48.18.470 (Claims administration—Not waiver.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Washington primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Wash. Rev. Code § 48.18.470 (2026).

Text

None of the following acts by or on behalf of an insurer shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any provision of a policy or of any defense of the insurer thereunder:

(a)Acknowledgment of the receipt of notice of loss or of claim under the policy.

(b)Furnishing forms for reporting a loss or claim, for giving information relative thereto, or for making proof of loss, or receiving or acknowledging receipt of any such forms or proofs completed or uncompleted.

(c)Investigating any loss or claim under any policy or engaging in negotiations looking toward a possible settlement of any such loss or claim.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

None of the following acts by or on behalf of an insurer shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any provision of a policy or of any defense of the insurer thereunder:

(a) Acknowledgment of the receipt of notice of loss or of claim under the policy.

(b) Furnishing forms for reporting a loss or claim, for giving information relative thereto, or for making proof of loss, or receiving or acknowledging receipt of any such forms or proofs completed or uncompleted.

(c) Investigating any loss or claim under any policy or engaging in negotiations looking toward a possible settlement of any such loss or claim.