2009-04-01                     House Journal                      Page 0658
HB 175                                                                                                                        
The Labor & Commerce Committee considered:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 175                                                                                                         
     "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."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 175(L&C)                                                                                             
     "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                                                                

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     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; 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."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Olson, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (2):  Coghill, Olson                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (5):  Lynn, Buch, Neuman, Chenault, Holmes                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 175(L&C):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB 175 was referred to the Finance Committee.