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SB 289                                                                                            
SENATE BILL NO. 289 "An Act relating to the payment of insurer                                      
examination expenses, to the regulation of managed care insurance                                   
plans, to actuarial opinions and supporting documentation for an                                    
insurer, to insurance firms, managing general agents, and third-party                               
administrators, to eligibility of surplus lines insurers, to suitability of                         
life and health insurance policies and annuity contracts, to unfair                                 
discrimination under a health insurance policy, to prompt payment of                                
health care insurance claims, to required notice by an insurer, to                                  
individual deferred annuities, to direct payment to providers under a                               
health insurance policy, to mental health benefits under a health care                              
insurance plan, to the definitions of 'title insurance limited producer'                            
and of other terms used in the title regulating the practice of the                                 
business of insurance, and to small employer health insurance;                                      
repealing the Small Employer Health Reinsurance Association;                                        
making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date"                                  
was read the second time.                                                                           

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Senator Green, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                   
adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 2609.                                  
Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 289(FIN) "An Act                                          
relating to the payment of insurer examination expenses, to the                                     
regulation of managed care insurance plans, to actuarial opinions and                               
supporting documentation for an insurer, to insurance firms, managing                               
general agents, and third-party administrators, to eligibility of surplus                           
lines insurers, to prompt payment of health care insurance claims, to                               
required notice by an insurer, to individual deferred annuities, to                                 
mental health benefits under a health care insurance plan, to the                                   
definitions of 'title insurance limited producer' and of other terms used                           
in the title regulating the practice of the business of insurance, and to                           
small employer health insurance; repealing the Small Employer Health                                
Reinsurance Association; making conforming amendments; and                                          
providing for an effective date" was adopted.                                                       
                                                                                                    
President Stevens stated CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 289(FIN) will                                       
be on the April 12 calendar.