REFERENCE TITLE: property insurance; proximate cause

State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012

SB 1413

Introduced by Senator Griffin; Representatives Chabin, Stevens: Senator Melvin

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 20, chapter 6, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 20‑1510; relating to property insurance.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 20, chapter 6, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-1510, to read:

START_STATUTE20-1510.  Property loss; proximate cause

If the proximate cause of a loss is a covered peril, all damages that result from that loss are covered under the policy even if an excluded peril also may have been a factor in the cause of the loss.END_STATUTE