Rhode Island § 27-5-8 - Fire Insurance Policies and Reserves
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§ 27-5-8. Fire Insurance Policies and Reserves
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-5-8
§ 27-5-8. Supplemental contract forms.
Appropriate forms of supplemental contracts or extended coverage endorsements where the interest in the property described in a fire insurance policy shall be insured against one or more of the perils that the insurer is empowered to assume, in addition to the peril covered by the standard fire insurance policy, may be approved by the director of business regulation, and their use in connection with a standard fire insurance policy may be authorized by the director. The first page of the policy may, in a form approved by the director of business regulation, be rearranged to provide space for the listing of amounts of insurance, rates, and premiums for the basic coverages insured under the standard form of policy, and for additional coverages or perils insured under endorsements attached, and any other data that may be conveniently included for duplication on daily reports for office records.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 258, § 4; P.L. 1934, ch. 2112, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 1945,
ch. 1623, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 27-5-8.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-5-8 ("Fire Insurance Policies and Reserves") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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