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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 726 By: Reinhardt
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to insurance; amending 36 O.S. 2021,
7 Section 3629, which relates to forms of proof of
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 36 O.S. 2021, Section 3629, is
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13 amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 3629. A. An insurer shall furnish, upon written
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15 request of any insured claiming to have a loss under an insurance
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16 contract issued by such insurer, forms of proof of loss for
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17 completion by such person, but such insurer shall not, by reason of
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18 the requirement so to furnish forms, have any responsibility for or
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19 with reference to the completion of such proof or the manner of any
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20 such completion or attempted completion.
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21 B. It shall be the duty of the insurer, receiving a proof of
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22 loss, to submit a written offer of settlement or rejection of the
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23 claim to the insured within sixty (60) days of receipt of that proof
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24 of loss. Upon a judgment rendered to either party, costs and
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1 attorney fees shall be allowable to the prevailing party. For
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2 purposes of this section, the prevailing party is the insurer in
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3 those cases where judgment does not exceed written offer of
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4 settlement. In all other judgments the insured shall be the
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5 prevailing party. If the insured is the prevailing party, the court
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6 in rendering judgment shall add interest on the verdict at the rate
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7 of fifteen percent (15%) per year from the date the loss was payable
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8 pursuant to the provisions of the contract to the date of the
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9 verdict. This provision shall not apply to uninsured motorist
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10 coverage or property insurance as defined in Section 704 of this
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12 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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