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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On December 5, 2017, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee passed SB 376 with one amendment. The bill loosens the requirements for first responders to collect workers’ compensation indemnity benefits for PTSD when there is no physical injury. This is the second year the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On December 5, 2017, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved SB 98, this year’s step therapy and prior authorization bill. The Committee adopted one amendment to the bill. Sen. Steube, the bill sponsor, stated the amendment adopted (#363404), was technical in nature. A second amendment was proposed by…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee did not vote on the PIP repeal or auto glass bills at their meeting on December 5, 2017 because the Committee ran out of time. They were allotted two hours to meet and a workers’ compensation bill for first responders took the majority…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee passed SB 162 during its meeting on December 5, 2017 with no questions or debate. The bill has two committees left. The bill prohibits a health insurer or HMO from retroactively denying a claim if the insurer or HMO verified the insured’s eligibility…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 678 requires leases to specify whether the renter is required to purchase renters insurance and if so, the required coverage. The bill also requires a lease to provide information about the benefit of purchasing renters insurance if the lease does not require purchase of such. The Senate Banking…