Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-370 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 38-326). Residual liability insurance

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(a) Under residual liability insurance the insurer is liable to pay, on behalf of the owner or other persons insured, sums which the owner or insured is legally obligated to pay as damages because of bodily injury and property damage arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a private passenger motor vehicle as a motor vehicle if the injury or damage occurs within the United States of America, its territories or possessions or Canada.

(b) Residual liability insurance shall afford coverage which satisfies the requirements of sections 38a-334 to 38a-336a, inclusive, 38a-338, and 38a-340 to 38a-343, inclusive.

(1972, P.A. 273, S. 8; P.A. 93-297, S. 21, 29.)

History: Sec. 38-326 transferred to Sec. 38a-370 in 1991; P.A. 93-297 added reference to Sec. 38a-336a, effective January 1, 1994, and applicable to acts or omissions occurring on or after said date.

Annotations to former section 38-326:

Cited. 169 C. 267; 186 C. 507.

Cited. 1 CA 569; 22 CA 27; judgment reversed, see 217 C. 631.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 217 C. 631; 219 C. 391; 222 C. 744.

Cited. 25 CA 492; judgment reversed, see 222 C. 744.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1991–2000 · leading case: Bouley v. City of Norwich, 595 A.2d 884 (Conn. App. Ct. 1991).

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Bouley v. City of Norwich, 595 A.2d 884 (Conn. App. Ct. 1991). · cites it 5× “Every residual automobile liability policy must provide uninsured motorist coverage pursuant to General Statutes § 38a-336. General Statutes § 38a-370 (b) (formerly § 38-326 [b]).”

Hertz Corp. v. Fed. Ins., 713 A.2d 820 (Conn. 1998). “In that case, the city, as the self-insured employer, had conceded its insurance obligations in light of §§ 38a-370 and 38a-371, and recognized, as we stated in Bouley v.”

Willoughby v. City of New Haven, 757 A.2d 1083 (Conn. 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 14-15b (“[m]otor vehicle rental contracts”); General Statutes § 14-213b (“[o]peration prohibited when insurance coverage fails to meet minimum requirements”); General Statutes § 38a-9 (b) (1) (“arbitration procedure for the settlement of disputes between claimants and…”

Bouley v. City of Norwich, 610 A.2d 1245 (Conn. 1992). “to 1985) S§ 38-327 (now $ 38a-371), 38-326 (now § 38a-370) and 38-175c (now § 38a-336), the city, as a self-insurer, was required to provide uninsured motorist coverage on its automobiles.”

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