Requires all accident and health insurance policies to provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy; defines medical nutrition therapy to mean the nutritional diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services for the purpose of disease management which are furnished by a dietician or nutrition professional. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: INSURANCE

Directs the superintendent of insurance to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a liability reform plan to protect private landowners who permit public recreational uses of their land. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: INSURANCE

Limits the scope of an insurer's reduction of coverage by limiting the volume of notices of intention to not renew or condition renewal to four percent of the total number of covered policies within such insurer's rating territory in this state. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: INSURANCE

Requires health insurers to provide an insurer or subscriber who is a victim of domestic violence, upon request of such insurer or subscriber, with the option to designate alternative contact information for the purpose of receiving specific claim information or for specific billing purposes. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: INSURANCE

Prohibits cancellation, non-renewal or conditioning renewal of automobile insurance of a policyholder solely as a result of a dispute or a complaint pending against the insurer. / Sponsor: ALESI Committee: INSURANCE

Permits unauthorized foreign or alien insurers to contact nonresident persons, firms, associations or corporations to make insurance contracts. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee: INSURANCE

Prohibits discrimination in the issuance of homeowner's insurance policies based upon the subject property's location; makes various provisions clarifying prohibition on refusal to issue or renew certain policies including homeowner's fire and extended coverage based solely on geographical location. / Sponsor: ZELDIN Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to expenses incurred during the modernization of mutual and cooperative insurance companies' information systems technology. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Requires the commissioner of insurance to conduct a study to identify problems and concerns regarding the bail bond business and to present his or her findings to the legislature. / Sponsor: DUANE Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to the redomestication of insurance companies. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to life insurance policies that credit additional amounts in accordance with an equity index; imposes additional requirements on such policies including notice provisions. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Provides for the enforcement of prompt settlement and payment of claims for health care services; makes notice and documentation requirements of insurers. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to fair settlement practices under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act; requires mandatory arbitration of no-fault disputes. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Provides for an accelerated death benefit rider on life insurance policies. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: INSURANCE

Prohibits any person from acting as an administrator of warranties on motor vehicles or mechanical or electronic appliances unless such person has been licensed by the insurance department; adds new article to the insurance law entitled "administration of product warranties"; outlines covered requirements, provides penalties for violations and authorizes the insurance department to promulgate necessary rules and regulations. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: INSURANCE

Authorizes the superintendent of insurance to phase in certain health insurance rate increases; provides that if an increase is fifteen percent or more, the superintendent may phase in the percentage amount which exceeds fifteen percent over a period not to exceed six months. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: INSURANCE

Requires motor vehicle liability insurance policies to include supplemental spousal liability coverage unless the insured declines such coverage in writing. / Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to the conversion of domestic reciprocal medical malpractice insurers and the premium rates and surcharges for medical malpractice insurance. / Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee: INSURANCE

Requires notice of cancellation or non-renewal of property/casualty insurance policies to be sent by an insurer to an insured by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: INSURANCE

Requires commercial insurers to make available an option to parents/guardians purchasing family health insurance policies to cover their mentally or physically challenged dependents. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: INSURANCE