MS HB1108

Removes the written rejection option for uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage required under Mississippi Code Section 83-11-101(1), making such coverage mandatory in all automobile liability insurance policies issued after January 1, 1967.

Removes the written rejection option for uninsured motorist property damage coverage required under Section 83-11-101(2), making such coverage mandatory in all automobile liability insurance policies issued after January 1, 1980.

Eliminates provisions allowing insureds to reject coverage on renewal policies, replacement policies with substantially similar terms from the same insurer, and transferred policies from licensed affiliates if coverage was previously rejected.

Removes the requirement that insurers inform applicants of uninsured motorist coverage benefits and obtain signed rejection forms from named insureds who wish to decline coverage.

Takes effect upon passage.