FIC: Genetic Testing Bill Passes House

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1189, the House bill banning the use of genetic testing ban by life and long-term care insurers passed the House on January 29, 2020 with a vote of 117-1.  Rep. Hill (R) from Pensacola was the lone “no” vote. Procedurally, the House took up the bill on special…

FIC: Consumer Protection Bills With Property Claims Handling and Surplus Lines Changes Move In House And Senate

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 28, 2020, House and Senate committees approved the DFS Consumer Protection bills, HB 1137 and SB 1492.   A strike all amendment (678807) was approved for the House bill.  The amendment alleviates some of the concerns about the bill raised by property insurers, however, some problems still…

FIC: Health Insurance Organ Transplant Discrimination Bill Approved In House and Senate

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1556 and HB 1179 prohibit specified entities from denying, refusing to allocate, or lowering an individual’s priority for organ transplant medical services solely on the basis of an individual’s intellectual or developmental disability. The insurance part of the bills prohibits insurers, nonprofit health care service plans, and health…

FIC: Life Insurance Use For Medicaid Nursing Home Eligibility Removed From Bill In Committee

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel One provision in the original version of HB 1373 required Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) to study and report on specified issues relating to Medicaid eligibility criteria for nursing facilities, specifically the feasibility of requiring Medicaid eligible persons with a whole or universal life policy…