<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>44.055 Insuring state vehicles -- Blanket liability policy -- Effect on sovereign <br>immunity -- Eligibility of insurers. <br>(1) Any state agency, as defined in KRS Chapter 12, may in its discretion, for the <br>protection of the public and its employees, expend state funds to purchase policies <br>of insurance of all kinds deemed advisable covering vehicles, including boats, <br>owned by the state and operated by state employees when in the conduct of official <br>business. The executive director of insurance, upon recommendation of the <br>secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, shall initiate and be <br>responsible for the purchase of a blanket liability insurance policy to cover the <br>officers and employees of the several state agencies and shall determine, by <br>administrative regulation, the policy limits that shall be applicable to the persons <br>covered in each such affected agency not to exceed the limit prescribed in KRS <br>44.070. <br>(2) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign <br>immunity and claims against the Commonwealth, its agencies, officers, employees, <br>or insurers may be asserted only in the manner set forth in KRS 44.070 to 44.160. <br>(3) Policies authorized by this section shall be purchased only from insurers authorized <br>to do business in this state and shall be countersigned by a licensed resident agent. <br>Effective: July 15, 1994 <br>History:Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended <br>1960 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 1. -- Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 1. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (6/20/2005). 2005 Ky. Acts chs. 11, 85, 95, 97, <br>98, 99, 123, and 181 instruct the Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to <br>agencies and officers whose names have been changed in 2005 legislation confirming <br>the reorganization of the executive branch. Such a correction has been made in this <br>section. <br><br>