California Updates Requirements for QHP Certification
CA | The California Insurance Commissioner’s Office today issued an addendum to its Advisory Memorandum of April 10, 2023 (2024 Form, Rate, & Network Adequacy Filing Requirements including Qualified Health Plan Certification). It includes an updated list of items of note for 2024 that reflects the 2024 Final Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters adopted on […]
California Issues LASLI Filing Requirements Guide
CA | The Surplus Line Association of California today issued Bulletin #1449. It specifies the 2023 filing requirements for foreign and alien insurers wanting to appear on the state’s List of Approved Surplus Lines Insurers (LASLI). The filing requirements remain largely unchanged from 2022. Click here for more information, including specific filing deadlines.
Montana Amends April 10 Advisory Memorandum, Issues Additional One
MT | The Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance today issued two memoranda. Click on the links below to read each in full.
Arkansas Clarifies “Office Requirements” for Workers’ Compensation
AR | The Arkansas Insurance Department today issued Bulletin No. 7-2023. It offers guidance to insurers regarding remote or virtual offices with regard to workers’ compensation coverage and claims. Specifically, the Department asserts that a remote or virtual office accessible to Arkansas residents fulfills the office requirement under the state’s insurance code. Click here to […]
Oklahoma Announces Annual Assessment for OK-MAP
OK | The Oklahoma Insurance Department today issued Bulletin No. 3-2023. It announces the annual assessment for the Oklahoma Market Assistance Program (OK-MAP). Assessment invoices will go out during the first week of May 2023, and payments are due on September 1, 2023. Click here to read the bulletin for additional information.
Michigan Establishes Procedures to Rebut Conviction Through Good Moral Character
MI | Effective March 20, 2023, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services’ administrative rules now include a procedure for applicants to rebut the use of a criminal conviction as proof of lack of good moral character. The rule applies to: Click here to read the text in full.
Louisiana Updates Its Insurance Data Security Law
LA | The Louisiana Department of Insurance today revised and reissued Bulletin 2021-04. The bulletin reminds licensees of upcoming implementation dates for provisions of the state’s Insurance Data Security Law. It also adds jurisdictions to its list of exemptions for states that have enacted substantially similar information security program (ISP) requirements. Click here to read […]
New Mexico Addresses Medicaid Enrollment After End of Federal Public Health Emergency
NM | The New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance today issued Bulletin 2023-009. It offers a special enrollment period for Medical supplement coverage for seniors impacted by the end of guaranteed Medicaid funding during the recent federal public health emergency. Click here to read the bulletin for more information.
Colorado Notice of Adoption – Amended Regulations Effective June 15, 2023
CO | The Division would like to provide notice that the Commissioner has adopted the following amended regulations: • Amended Regulations 4-2-81 Concerning Colorado Option Standardized Health Benefit PlansThe purpose of this regulation is to establish rules for the required bronze, silver, and gold standardized plans to be offered by all carriers offering individual and […]
Utah Reminds Insurers, Producers of Large Employer Health Benefit Plan Reporting Requirement
UT | The Utah Insurance Department today issued Bulletin 2023-5. It reminds insurers, producers, and consultants offering large employer health benefit plans of the new reporting requirements. Effective January 1, 2024, insurers offering such plans must, upon request, provide the large employer or their representative an annual report, unless it meets specific exemption criteria. Click […]