Bill Text - HB1112 (2006)

Relative to disclosure of appeals processes under insurance policies.


Revision: Jan. 21, 2010, midnight

HB 1112 – AS INTRODUCED

2006 SESSION

06-2655

01/03

HOUSE BILL 1112

AN ACT relative to disclosure of appeals processes under insurance policies.

SPONSORS: Rep. Dexter, Ches 6

COMMITTEE: Commerce

ANALYSIS

This bill requires insurers to include in any policy issued to an insured, a description of the appeals process and the address and telephone number of the insurance department.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

06-2655

01/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six

AN ACT relative to disclosure of appeals processes under insurance policies.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Insurance Policies; Appeals Process. Amend RSA 400-A by inserting after section 16 the following new section:

400-A:16-a Appeals Process Required on Insurance Policies. All insurers subject to the provisions of this title shall include, on the first page of any insurance policy issued to an insured, a description of the appeals process along with the address and telephone number of the insurance department.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.