A certificate of insurance is not a policy of insurance and does not affirmatively or negatively amend, extend, or alter the coverage afforded by the policy to which the certificate of insurance refers. A certificate of insurance shall not confer to any person new or additional rights beyond what the referenced policy of insurance expressly provides.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3938.02
Nature of certificate
Known as the Certificates of Insurance Act
The act spans §§ 3938–3938 (9 sections).
Effective: March 23, 2016; Latest Legislation: House Bill 259 - 131st General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.