Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-160b (2026)

Subrogated or assigned claims. Reduction by amount of third party payment

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(a) The Office of the Claims Commissioner shall not accept or pay any subrogated claim or any claim directly or indirectly paid by or assigned to a third party.

(b) Any payment of claim made by the Office of the Claims Commissioner shall be reduced by the amount received by the claimant from any other source for such claim.

(P.A. 75-605, S. 18, 27; P.A. 16-127, S. 20.)

History: P.A. 16-127 substituted “Office of the Claims Commissioner” for “Claims Commissioner”, effective June 9, 2016.

Cited. 186 C. 300; 195 C. 534.

Subsec. (a):

Applies only to subrogated or assigned claims and not to payments by joint tortfeasors. 342 C. 226.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2022 · leading case: Caverly v. State, 342 Conn. 226 (Conn. 2022).
Caverly v. State, 342 Conn. 226 (Conn. 2022). · cites it 23× “General Statutes § 4-160b (a). The claims commissioner did not pay the plaintiff’s claim, and, therefore, the statute is applicable to the present case only if the claims commissioner accepted the plaintiff’s claim.”
Circle Lanes of Fairfield, Inc. v. Fay, 489 A.2d 363 (Conn. 1985). · cites it 2× “The plaintiffs also included Continental Casualty Company, but that plaintiff has taken no part in this appeal, its claim having been finally and adversely adjudicated under General Statutes § 4-160b (a) which provides that “[t]he claims commissioner shall not accept or pay any…”
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