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Statutes > Missouri > T24 > C375 > 375_1000Citation--purpose--construction.
375.1000. 1. Sections 375.1000 to 375.1018 may be cited asthe "Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act".
2. The purpose of sections 375.1000 to 375.1018 is to setforth standards for the investigation and disposition of claimsarising under contracts or certificates of insurance. It is notintended to cover claims involving workers' compensation,fidelity, suretyship or boiler and machinery insurance. Nothingin sections 375.1000 to 375.1018 shall be construed to create orimply a private cause of action for violation of sections375.1000 to 375.1018.
(L. 1991 S.B. 53 §§ 1, 2)
