State RegulationsCO specificDifficulty 1/5
Under C.R.S. § 10-1-116, a company-to-company defamatory statement about another insurer's financial condition is classified in Colorado as:
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Why D is correct
C.R.S. § 10-1-116 makes company-to-company defamation — false statements about another insurer's financial condition — a petty offense in Colorado. This criminal classification supplements the unfair-competition remedy available to the Colorado Commissioner of Insurance under C.R.S. § 10-3-1104(1)(c).
Why the other options are wrong
- A) The statute classifies the conduct as a petty offense, not a felony.
- B) The conduct is a statutory offense, not a private contract dispute between the companies.
- C) It is more than a licensing matter; C.R.S. § 10-1-116 classifies it as a petty offense.
Memory hook
Company-on-company defamation is just a petty offense.