INSURANCE, DEPARTMENT OF

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2006)
Bills Indexed by Subject
INSURANCE, DEPARTMENT OF

: Establishes the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2006 and requires certification of trade associations for the purpose of providing health insurance to their members

: Allows certain health insurance plans to be available as a state-qualified health coverage option for purposes of the federal health coverage tax credit

: Creates notice and reporting requirements, public market rates, and presumptions for the Department of Insurance and entities providing medical malpractice and professional negligence insurance

: Prohibits insurers from using credit information when underwriting insurance contracts

: Requires fiduciaries of insurers who use credit scoring in underwriting to annually submit their personal credit score to the Department of Insurance

: Requires health insurance carriers to include certain durable medical equipment providers in their service provider networks

: Changes the laws regarding property insurance and changes the name of the Basic Property Insurance Inspection and Placement Program to the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan

: Changes the definition of "security" in the laws regulating securities so that the sale of variable annuities will be regulated by the Secretary of State

: Changes the laws regarding consumer protection and preventing fraud in the business of insurance and the regulation of title insurance and establishes the Missouri Title Insurance Act

: Modifies the membership requirements of various insurance boards and committees

: Changes the laws regarding health insurance coverage for formulas and products used in the treatment of inherited metabolic diseases

: Synchronizes the penalties, administrative orders, civil actions, and other remedies available to the Director of the Department of Insurance in enforcing violations of the state insurance code

: Requires all insurance premium rate changes in excess of 15% or more to be approved by the Department of Insurance after a public hearing

: Changes the laws regarding motor vehicle service contracts and product service agreements

: Synchronizes the penalties, administrative orders, civil actions, and other remedies available to the Director of the Department of Insurance in enforcing violations of the state insurance code

: Requires the Director of the Department of Insurance to establish by rule uniform insurance application forms

: Establishes a program to supplement the state's Medicaid Program by reimbursing health care providers for uncompensated medical treatment and requires certain employers to pay a surcharge

: Changes the authorized categories of business and premium requirements on health insurance policies issued to an association of small and large employers

: Changes the laws regarding medical malpractice insurance and the enforcement powers of the Department of Insurance and creates the Health Care Stabilization Fund Feasibility Board

: Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state

: Changes the laws regarding insurance company investments

: Creates the Missouri Health Care Stabilization Fund to provide excess medical malpractice coverage to participating health care providers

: Changes the laws regarding medical malpractice insurance

: Authorizes a deduction for all taxpayers from their Missouri adjusted gross income for contributions made to health savings accounts

: Establishes various data collection requirements regarding medical malpractice insurance coverage

: Establishes regulations for captive insurance companies

: Proposes a constitutional amendment making the Director of the Department of Insurance an elected official

: Modifies law regarding the use of credit information by insurance companies

: Removes statutory restriction that prohibits employer purchasing alliances from forming for the purpose of providing group health insurance

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: Enacts various changes with respect to the issue of medical malpractice insurance

: Makes information collected in the course of an insurance compliance audit privileged information

: Modifies the membership of the board of directors that governs the Missouri Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association

: Revises the filing fees paid by certain insurance organizations for filing documents with the Department of Insurance

: Modifies laws relating to bail bond agents

: Substantially revises the current law regarding the regulation of title insurance

: Synchronizes the penalties, administrative orders, civil actions and other remedies available to the director of the Department of Insurance throughout the insurance code; modifies law with respect to

: Requires medical malpractice insurers to file information with the Department of Insurance, and give notice prior to refusing to renew a policy of medical malpractice insurance

: Allows the Secretary of State to regulate the sale of variable annuities

: Modifies laws relating to medical malpractice insurance and establishes the "Health Care Stabilization Fund Feasibility Board"

: Allows for the formation of small employer purchasing alliances to purchase health insurance

: Substantially revises the title insurance code

: Modifies laws of Missouri Health Insurance Pool

: Enacts a long-term care public-private partnership program

: Prohibits persons from selling vehicle protection products in Missouri unless certain conditions are met

: Creates the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact"

: Requires insurers to provide notice of coinsurance or other cost sharing features in the evidence of coverage they issue to enrollees

: Provides that certain disputes shall be referred by the Office of Administration to approved mediators for dispute resolution

: Modifies various provisions of law relating to investments by insurance companies

: Transfers varies duties between state agencies

: Establishes the "Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2006"

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:53 am