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MA H1105
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Cahill
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AI Summary
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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
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Requires insurers writing specialty commercial lines policies to maintain underwriting files, premium/loss statistics, and financial records subject to commissioner examination
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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
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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
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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