Section 38a-447 - (Formerly Sec. 38-150). Discrimination against persons on the basis of race prohibitedNo life insurance company doing business in this state may:
(1) Make any distinction or discrimination between persons on the basis of race or erased criminal history record information, as defined in section 9 of this act, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a victim of domestic violence as to the premiums or rates charged for policies upon the lives of such persons; (2) demand or require greater premiums from persons of one race, sexual orientation or gender identity than such as are at that time required by that company from persons of another race, sexual orientation or gender identity, or persons who have been victims of domestic violence than such as are at that time required by that company from persons who have not been victims of domestic violence, of the same age, sex, general condition of health and hope of longevity; or (3) demand or require greater premiums from persons with erased criminal history record information than such as are at that time required by that company from persons without erased criminal history record information of the same age, sex, general conditions of health and hope of longevity; or (4) make or require any rebate, diminution or discount on the basis of race or erased criminal history record information, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a victim of domestic violence upon the sum to be paid on any policy in case of the death of any person insured, nor insert in the policy any condition, nor make any stipulation whereby such person insured shall bind such person, such person's heirs, executors, administrators or assigns to accept any sum less than the full value or amount of such policy, in case of a claim accruing thereon by reason of the death of such person insured, other than such as are imposed upon all persons in similar cases; and each such stipulation or condition so made or inserted shall be void. For the purposes of this section, "victim of domestic violence" has the same meaning as provided in section 17b-112a.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-447
(1949 Rev., S. 6140; P.A. 90-243, S. 170.)
Amended by P.A. 21-0032,S. 28 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by P.A. 21-0093,S. 2 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2021.