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MO SB1001

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2016

Primary Sponsor

Wayne Wallingford

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Bars insurers from penalizing policyholders for claims where no investigation was conducted, no payment was made, and no deceptive practices occurred

  • 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

  • Prevents insurers from using first-party property claims older than ten years against policyholders

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Small Business, Insurance And Industry2/4/2016

Full Bill Text

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