An insurer may not deny a claim if a risk, hazard, or contingency insured against is the dominant cause of a loss and the denial occurs because an excluded risk, hazard, or contingency is also in a chain of causes but operates on a secondary basis.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 36. Trade Practices and Frauds
Article 1. Trade Practices in General.
Sec. 21.36.020. Unfair methods, deceptive acts prohibited.
Sec. 21.36.025. Unfair marketing practices prohibited.
Sec. 21.36.030. Misrepresentation and false advertising of insurance policies.
Sec. 21.36.040. False information, advertising.
Sec. 21.36.050. Twisting prohibited.
Sec. 21.36.060. False or misleading financial statements.
Sec. 21.36.080. Boycott, coercion, and intimidation.
Sec. 21.36.090. Unfair discrimination.
Sec. 21.36.096. Prohibited denial of claim for causation.
Sec. 21.36.110. Exceptions to discrimination and rebates.
Sec. 21.36.120. Unfair discrimination and rebates prohibited in property and casualty insurance.
Sec. 21.36.125. Unfair claim settlement practices.
Sec. 21.36.130. Stock operations and advisory board contracts.
Sec. 21.36.160. Right of debtor or borrower to select insurance producer and insurer.
Sec. 21.36.170. Interlocking ownership, management.
Sec. 21.36.185. Maintenance of complaint handling records.
Sec. 21.36.190. Fictitious groups.
Sec. 21.36.195. Surplus lines brokers and insurance producers; prohibited acts.