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CS/HB 223 — Insurance
by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee and Rep. Lee (CS/SB 418 by Commerce and Tourism Committee and Senator Detert)
This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.
Prepared by: Banking and Insurance Committee (BI)
The bill allows property and casualty insurance policies and endorsements that do not contain personally identifiable information may be posted on the insurer's Internet website. If the insurer elects to post insurance policies and endorsements on its Internet website the insurer must:
- Make each policy and endorsement easily accessible on the insurer's Internet website for as long as the policy and endorsement remain in force.
- Archive all of its expired policies and endorsements on its Internet website and make any expired policy and endorsement available upon an insured's request for at least 5 years after expiration of the policy and endorsement.
- Post each policy and endorsement in a manner that enables the insured to print and save the policy and endorsement using a program or application that is widely available on the Internet without charge.
- Notify the insured, in the manner the insurer customarily uses to communicate with the insured, that the insured has the right to request and obtain without charge a paper or electronic copy of the insured's policy and endorsements.
- Clearly identify the exact policy form and endorsement form purchased by the insured on each declarations page issued to the insured.
If approved by the Governor, these provisions take effect July 1, 2013.
Vote: Senate 37-0; House 116-0