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OH SB115

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/9/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Bacon

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Origin

Senate

131st General Assembly (2015-2016)

AI Summary

  • Enacts the "Certificates of Insurance Act" to regulate documents prepared by insurers or insurance agents that verify property or casualty insurance coverage purchase
  • Establishes that certificates of insurance are not actual insurance policies and cannot create new rights, alter coverage, or amend the referenced policy
  • Prohibits certificates from containing false, misleading, deceptive, or unfair language and prevents altering the actual insurance coverage terms
  • Certificate holders entitled to cancellation or nonrenewal notices only if named in the policy itself; notice terms governed by the actual policy, not the certificate
  • Superintendent of Insurance may issue cease-and-desist orders or assess civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation; violating certificates are void

Legislative Description

Regulates certificates of insurance verifying insurance coverage

Commerce : Insurance

Last Action

Reported - Substitute: Insurance

6/16/2015

Committee Referrals

Insurance3/10/2015

Full Bill Text

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