"Disability insurance" is insurance against bodily injury, disablement or death by accident, against disablement resulting from sickness, and every insurance appertaining thereto including stop loss insurance. "Stop loss insurance" is insurance against the risk of economic loss assumed under a self-funded employee disability benefit plan.
RCW 48.11.030
"Disability insurance" defined—"Stop loss insurance" defined.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 84 Wash. App. 562 - Gomez v. Life Insurance Co. of North America (1997)
Most recently applied in 160 F. Supp. 3d 1238 - Osborn ex rel. Petit v. Metropolitan Life Insurance (February 2016)
1992 c 226 s 1; 1947 c 79 s .11.03; Rem
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.