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HB 133 Insurance information; posting on insurer's website.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Insurance information; posting on insurer's website.  Authorizes any property and casualty insurer to post property and casualty insurance forms and endorsements on the insurer's publicly available website in lieu of any other method of delivery upon complying with conditions, including a requirement that the insurer gives written notice, at time of the issuance of the initial policy and any renewal, of a method by which policyholders may obtain a paper or electronic copy of their policy or contract. This provision does not apply to forms and endorsements that contain personally identifiable information. An insurer that posts such information on its website is required to furnish to any insured who requests it a paper or electronic copy of the insured's policy or contract, without charge.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Insurance information; posting on insurer's website.  Authorizes any property and casualty insurer to deliver forms and endorsements to insureds by posting them on the insurer's website. This provision does not apply to forms and endorsements that contain personally identifiable information. An insurer that posts such information on its website is required to furnish to any insured who requests it a paper or electronic copy of the insured's policy or contract, without charge.