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MO SB1001
Bill
Status
2/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Wayne Wallingford
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AI Summary
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Prohibits insurers from raising premiums, refusing to write/renew, or canceling policies based on a policyholder's inquiry about coverage types, levels, or whether a policy would cover a potential loss
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Bars insurers from penalizing policyholders for claims where no investigation was conducted, no payment was made, and no deceptive practices occurred
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Protects policyholders from adverse action for first-party wind or hail claims if they had no previous wind/hail claim on that property within the prior five years
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Prevents insurers from using first-party property claims older than ten years against policyholders
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Allows insurers an exception to wind/hail and aged-claim protections only if they can prove the insured unreasonably failed to maintain the property and that failure contributed to the loss
Legislative Description
Prohibits the use of certain events in determination of insurance policy rates and issuance
Last Action
Second Read and Referred S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee
2/4/2016