2008 Minnesota Statutes

326B.99 REPORT OF INSURER; EXEMPTION FROM INSPECTION.

Subdivision 1.Report required.

Any insurance company insuring boilers and pressure vessels in this state shall file a report showing the most recent date of inspection, the name of the individual making the inspection, the condition of the boiler or pressure vessel as disclosed by the inspection, whether the boiler was operated by a properly licensed engineer, whether a policy of insurance has been issued by the company with reference to the boiler or pressure vessel, and other information as directed by the commissioner. Within 21 days after the inspection, the insurance company shall file the report with the commissioner. The insurer shall provide a copy of the report to the person owning or operating the inspected boiler or pressure vessel. Such report shall be made annually for boilers and biennially for pressure vessels.

Subd. 2. Exemption.

Every boiler or pressure vessel as to which any insurance company authorized to do business in this state has issued a policy of insurance, after the inspection thereof, is exempt from inspection by the department made under sections 326B.952 to 326B.998, while the same continues to be insured and provided it continues to be inspected in accordance with the inspection schedule set forth in sections 326B.958 and 326B.96, and the person owning or operating the same has an unexpired certificate of registration.

Subd. 3.Notice of insurance coverage.

The insurer shall notify the commissioner in writing of its policy to insure and inspect boilers and pressure vessels at a location within 30 days of receipt of notification from the insured that a boiler or pressure vessel is present at an insured location. The insurer must also provide a duplicate of the notification to the insured.

Subd. 4.Notice of discontinued coverage.

The insurer shall notify the commissioner in writing, within 30 days of the effective date, of the discontinuation of insurance coverage of the boilers and pressure vessels at a location and the cause or reason for the discontinuation if the insurer has received notice from the insured that a boiler or pressure vessel is present at an insured location, as provided under subdivision 3. This notice shall show the effective date when the discontinued policy takes effect.

Subd. 5.Penalties.

The commissioner shall assess upon the insurer a $50 penalty, per applicable boiler and pressure vessel, for failing to submit an inspection report or notify the commissioner of insurance coverage or discontinuation of insurance coverage as set forth in this section. The commissioner shall assess upon the insurer a penalty of $100, per applicable boiler and pressure vessel, for failing to conduct the required in-service inspection within 120 days after the inspection was due in accordance with section 326B.958. The penalties in this subdivision may only be assessed for notice, reports, and inspections required during the period that the insurance coverage was in effect and for which the insurer has received notice from the insured that a boiler or pressure vessel is present at an insured location, as provided under subdivision 5.

History:

(5493) 1919 c 240 s 8; 1957 c 503 s 18; 1959 c 148 s 1; 1969 c 1148 s 33; 1974 c 427 s 3; 1978 c 485 s 5; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 93; 1982 c 379 s 21,22; 1983 c 301 s 158; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 88; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 50; 2007 c 140 art 9 s 17-20,27; art 13 s 4; 2008 c 277 art 1 s 27