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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 426 by Sen. Flores (R) makes firefighters who are diagnosed with certain cancers eligible to receive specified cancer related benefits in lieu of workers’ compensation. The bill cleared its first Senate committee on February 19, 2019 and has two more committee stops. The bill was not amended in…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 322 by Sen. Simpson (R) related to health insurance preexisting conditions passed the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on February 19, 2019 with a strike all amendment that kept the substance of the bill intact, but made some technical changes to it. The amended bill generally requires health…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill making a technical change to last year’s bill requiring flood disclosure on homeowner’s policies cleared its first Senate committee unanimously on February 19, 2019. The only amendment adopted to the bill narrowed the title of the bill. SB 380 clarifies that the flood disclosure currently required by…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel For the second Session, a genetic testing bill related to life insurance has been filed in the House and Senate. The House bill, HB 879, surfaced this week with a new sponsor, Rep. Williamson (R). Last year’s House sponsor, Rep. Brodeur, termed out in 2018. Historically, Rep. Williamson has…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Sen. Mayfield (R) has again filed a frozen formulary/continuity of prescription care bill. SB 1180 is substantially the same as her bill last year that died in its first committee after Sen. Mayfield refused to make changes to the bill to accommodate health insurers. SB 1180 prohibits individual…