2009-03-09                     House Journal                      Page 0412
HB 175                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 175 by the House Labor and Commerce                                                                              
Committee, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act relating to insurance, including treating as confidential                                                           
    certain information submitted to the director of insurance by the                                                           
    National Association of Insurance Commissioners; clarifying                                                                 
    conditions for the release of insurer deposits; defining travel                                                             
    insurance that may be sold under a travel insurance limited                                                                 
    producer license; establishing criteria for licensing of nonresident                                                        
    independent adjusters as resident adjusters; exempting rewards                                                              
    under a wellness program from treatment as insurance                                                                        
    discrimination or rebating; making certain insurance required of                                                            
    the Comprehensive Health Insurance Association permissive                                                                   
    rather than mandatory; providing for the administration of loss                                                             
    reimbursement policies and payments to guaranty associations                                                                
    during insolvency proceedings; making certain provisions relating                                                           
    to statements on applications and guaranteed renewability for                                                               
    individual health insurance applicable to hospital and medical                                                              
    service corporations; making public certain forms and related                                                               
    documents filed for approval by a hospital or medical service                                                               
    corporation after the filing becomes effective; relating to deposits                                                        
    of self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements; repealing                                                            
    reasons that the director of insurance may use to deny or revoke a                                                          
    license; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and                                                                
Finance Committees.