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MO SB164

Bill

Status

Passed

7/10/2015

Primary Sponsor

Richard Sifton

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the foreign investment limit for Missouri insurance companies from 5% to 20% of admitted assets, with a 10% cap per foreign jurisdiction rated SVO "1" and 5% for other jurisdictions

  • Exempts up to $15,000 of matured life insurance proceeds from bankruptcy attachment when used for funeral, cremation, or burial expenses of a spouse, child, or parent of the beneficiary

  • Establishes the "Standard Valuation Law" creating new reserve valuation requirements for life insurance, annuity, accident and health, and deposit-type contracts issued after the operative date of a valuation manual adopted by NAIC

  • Modifies qualified spousal trust provisions to clarify that all property held in such trusts receives the same creditor protection as tenants-by-entirety property, regardless of how it was titled before transfer to the trust

  • Adds new investment concentration limits prohibiting domestic insurers from holding more than 5% of admitted assets in investments from a single person, and caps Canadian investments at 25% of admitted assets

Legislative Description

Exempts in bankruptcy proceedings life insurance proceeds for the burial of a family member, modifies insurance foreign investment limits, changes the requirements for the valuation of reserves for life insurance, and modifies provisions regarding qualified spousal trusts

Last Action

Signed by Governor

7/10/2015

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Review4/28/2015
Select Committee on Insurance4/21/2015
Property, Casualty, and Life Insurance4/13/2015
Small Business, Insurance And Industry1/29/2015

Full Bill Text

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