In any civil action the existence, contents and policy limits of any insurance policy under which any insurer may be liable to satisfy part or all of a judgment which may be rendered in the action against any party or to indemnify or reimburse any defendant for payments made to satisfy the judgment shall be subject to discovery by any party by interrogatory or request for production under Sections 13-6 through 13-11. Information concerning the insurance agreement is not by reason of disclosure admissible in evidence at trial.
Section 13-12.Disclosure of Amount and Provisions of Insurance Liability Policy
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule makes the existence, contents, and policy limits of any liability insurance policy that could cover a judgment discoverable through interrogatories or production requests, without making that disclosure admissible at trial.
Full Text of Section 13-12
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 230.)
Plain-English Summary
Section 13-12 says that in any civil action, the existence, contents, and policy limits of an insurance policy that could make an insurer liable for part or all of a judgment—or that could indemnify or reimburse a defendant for paying one—can be discovered by any party. Discovery happens through the interrogatory and production-request procedures set out in Sections 13-6 through 13-11. The rule also protects the parties from a downstream consequence of disclosure: information about the insurance agreement is not admissible in evidence at trial only because it was disclosed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I find out how much insurance coverage the other side has in a Connecticut lawsuit?
Yes. Section 13-12 makes the existence, contents, and policy limits of any applicable liability insurance policy discoverable through interrogatories or requests for production.
Will disclosing the insurance policy let the jury hear about it at trial?
No. The rule states that information about the insurance agreement is not admissible at trial solely because it was disclosed in discovery.
What discovery tools do I use to get insurance information?
The same interrogatory and production-request procedures used for other discovery, found in Sections 13-6 through 13-11.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 13-12). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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