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MA H1105

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Cahill

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Exempts 19 categories of "specialty commercial lines" insurance from state rate and policy form filing requirements, including aircraft liability, cybersecurity, directors' and officers' liability, environmental liability, and commercial flood insurance

  • Requires insurers writing specialty commercial lines policies to maintain underwriting files, premium/loss statistics, and financial records subject to commissioner examination

  • Allows the Insurance Commissioner to temporarily reinstate filing requirements for up to one year for any specialty line if a hearing determines reasonable competition does not exist in that market

  • Grants the Commissioner authority to add additional commercial lines coverages to the exempt list by regulation, excluding motor vehicle, workers' compensation, and medical malpractice insurance

  • Amends the definition of "large commercial policyholder" to require $25,000 in aggregate property/casualty premiums plus meeting two criteria such as $10 million net worth, $5 million revenue, or more than 25 employees

Legislative Description

Relating to modernizing business to business commercial insurance transactions

Last Action

Accompanied H1084

11/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Financial Services2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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