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ATTACHED TO AND MADE A ~ OF IHJ:<; MINUlES OF IHE (~A~,~ ~;;"~(;i~_CIL~
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Ijames R. Flip,
,/ / City Clerk-Treas.
RESOLUTION NO. 84 ~ '/
wHEREAS, the American insurance industry has been a vital
factor in the overall develoryment of the basic concent of
automobile liability insurance, and
wHEREAS, the dramatic growth of the economy of the nation
has created an unryrecedented demand for protection from
serious financial los~ in accidents arising from the ex-
ryanding use of motor vehicles, and
WHEREAS, the nresent system of automobile liability in-
surance has created a dependency on the courts, a delay
in the oromot settlement of claims and a posrcibility of
serious financial hardships for those involved in auto-
mobile accidents, ane -
wHEREAS, a new concept of insurance haG been advocated in
Rome states which is known as "no-fault\i or "first party"
inRurance which holds promise of clearing court calendars,
soeeding claims :::ettlements and nerhaPG lowering orerniulI'1s
through more effective handling of insurance claims,
NOv', THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Sewarrl, Alaska, that the State and Federal Government
be re~uested to initiate legislation which would promote
this new system of automobile ins14rance, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State and Federal Govern-
ment are also requested to investigate the current orograms
in effect in other States and to nrovide an interim reoort
to the citizens of Alaska on the merits or demerits of
these existing ryrograms.
PASf:?D AND APPROVED ~:,y the
Seward, Alaska this 17th
City Council of the City of
day of ~_1972' )
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~. F. R1C ar son,
Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. 841
\,HEREAS, the American insurance industry has been a vital
factor in the overall develoT)ment of the basic concent of
automobile liability insurance, and.
wHEREAS, the dramatic growth of the economy of the nation
has created an unDrecedented demand for protection from
serious financial los~ in accidents arising from the ex-
ryanding use of motor vehicles, and
wHEREAS, the uresent system of automobile liability in-
surance has created a deDendency on the cODrts, a 1elay
in the oromot settlement of claims and a posribility of
serious financial hardships for those involved in auto-
mobile accidents, anc
WHEREAS, a new concept of insurance has been advocated in
some states which is known as "no-fault\i or :'first party"
insurance which holds promise of clearing court calendars,
soeeding claims settlements and uerhapG lowering oremiuu,s
through more effective handling of insurance claims,
NOV', THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City CO\mcil of the
City of Sewarrl, Alaska, that the State and Federal Government
be re0uested to initiate legislation which would promote
this new eystem of automobile insurance, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State and Federal Govern-
ment are also requested to investigate the current nrograms
in effect in other States and to nrovide an interim reoort
to the citizens of Alaska on the merits or demerits of
these existing ryrograms.
PASfED AND APPROVED by the City Council of
Se\-.7arc1, Alaska this 17th day of January,
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