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There are 78 bill(s) regarding Insurance

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 272 Creating Insurance Fraud Prevention Act Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  01/31/96 
SB 274 Clarifying trustee duties of irrevocable life insurance trust Signed    Governor  04/29/96 
SB 287 Creating Utilization Review Act Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/02/96 
SB 303 Requiring certain notice to prospective life insurance policyholders Signed    Governor  04/29/96 
SB 312 Creating Diabetes Insurance Signed    Governor  04/29/96 
SB 328 Relating to life reinsurance agreements; reduction of liability Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/08/96 
SB 329 Relating to replacement of life insurance Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/08/96 
SB 330 Requiring certain notice to prospective life insurance policy holders Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/08/96 
SB 331 Including excess lines brokers in certain insurance policy surcharges Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/08/96 
SB 332 Relating to medicare supplement insurance Signed    Governor  04/29/96 
SB 336 Relating to health maintenance organization act Pending    3rd Reading  03/04/96 
SB 350 Relating to fire and casualty insurance proceeds Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  03/02/96 
SB 355 Relating to farmers' mutual fire insurance companies Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/09/96 
SB 418 Authorizing insurance payment option for county boards of education Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/29/96 
SB 440 Requiring arbitration of certain insurance disputes Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/96 
SB 465 Requiring certain coverage for emergency services Signed    Governor  04/29/96 
SB 473 Updating PEIA's statute to reflect current needs of agency Signed    Governor  04/29/96 
SB 486 Requiring inpatient care of mothers and newborns following childbirth Pending    1st Reading  03/09/96 
SB 494 Relating to public employees insurance; extended coverage of dependents Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/19/96 
SB 496 Directing revenues collected from remaining percentages of insurance taxes Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/19/96 
SB 546 Creating Patient Protection Act Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/19/96 
HB 2132 Requiring color coded certificates of insurance to be affixed to the windshield of motor vehicles Pending  House Roads and Transportation Committee  01/09/96 
HB 2280 Discount on insurance policies for homes with sprinkler systems Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/09/96 
HB 2293 Requiring insurance demolition proceeds be placed in escrow Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/09/96 
HB 2417 Option of applying a percentage of accrued annual and sick leave to insurance coverage and extended service credit for public employees Pending  House Finance Committee  02/01/96 
HB 2460 Group insurance plans for small businesses Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/10/96 
HB 2487 Providing that elected officials may apply accrued leave toward insurance premiums upon retirement Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  01/10/96 
HB 2611 Allowing certain public employees to retain PEIA coverage after leaving employment Signed    Governor  04/26/96 
HB 2626 Exempting certain insurance agents from the continuing education requirement Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/10/96 
HB 2714 Purchase by the Racing Commission of medical insurance for jockeys Pending  House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee  01/10/96 
HB 2739 Operation of certain insured motor vehicles by designated household licensed drivers Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/10/96 
HB 2748 Investment of premiums collected by the Board of Insurance with the State Board of Investments Signed    Governor  04/26/96 
HB 2801 Creating a health care providers lien Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/10/96 
HB 4016 Requiring that all mandated health insurance benefits be reviewed Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/10/96 
HB 4024 Public employee insurance coverage eligibility for county, city or town elected officials Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/10/96 
HB 4056 Continuation of automobile liability insurance coverage following the termination of a marriage Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/14/96 
HB 4074 Allowing municipalities to self-insure together and promulgation of rules by the Commissioner of Insurance Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/16/96 
HB 4086 Terminating the public insurance agency advisory board Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/19/96 
HB 4093 Clarifying the duties of the trustee of an irrevocable life insurance trust Tabled    3rd Reading  02/02/96 
HB 4112 Abolishing the requirement that domestic mutual insurers be the surviving entity resulting from a merger between a farmers' mutual insurance company and a domestic mutual insurer Signed    Governor  04/26/96 
HB 4118 Increasing the required minimum amount of motor vehicle liability insurance Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/18/96 
HB 4126 Requiring minimum inpatient care for mothers and newly born infants Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/18/96 
HB 4184 Establishing West Virginia as one territory for insurance premium rating Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/24/96 
HB 4197 Requiring specified insurance coverage for childbirth and postdelivery inpatient care Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/25/96 
HB 4202 Minimizing the practice of defensive medicine Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/25/96 
HB 4207 Establishment of a health maintenance organization guaranty association Signed    Governor  04/26/96 
HB 4316 Prohibiting insurance companies from denying life and/or health insurance coverage on the basis that the person seeking such coverage may be a victim of abuse Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/26/96 
HB 4330 Eliminating the rule prohibiting consideration of collateral sources of economic support for plaintiffs Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/30/96 
HB 4331 Investments of premiums collected by the Board of Insurance with the Board of Investments Pending  House Finance Committee  01/30/96 
HB 4365 Regulating the issuance of replacement life insurance Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/31/96 
HB 4368 Providing access to private health insurance for recipients of medicaid Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/31/96 
HB 4387 Reinsurance agreements of property and casualty insurers and accident and sickness insurers Signed    Governor  04/26/96 
HB 4388 Extending protection of noncontestability period to replacement life insurance policies Signed    Governor  04/26/96 
HB 4404 Requiring utilization review entities to receive a certificate of authority from the Insurance Commissioner Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/02/96 
HB 4490 Changing the way the Division of Motor Vehicles conducts the random sample motor vehicle insurance verification process, etc. Signed    Governor  04/26/96 
HB 4494 Professional liability insurance for retired volunteer physicians Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/07/96 
HB 4505 Regulation of health provider cooperatives Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/07/96 
HB 4511 General revision of the Health Maintenance Organization Act Signed    Governor  04/26/96 
HB 4513 Reduction of automobile insurance premium charges for school bus operators and drivers' education instructors Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/08/96 
HB 4517 Directing revenue collected from insurance taxes to the state fire commission Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/08/96 
HB 4522 Requiring insurance coverage of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery for injuries received from acts of domestic violence Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  03/04/96 
HB 4532 Creating a new fraud unit within the Division of Insurance Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/09/96 
HB 4556 Relating to life reinsurance agreements Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/12/96 
HB 4568 Eliminating the family purpose doctrine Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/13/96 
HB 4614 Prohibiting bad faith claims to be brought against an insurer in the same tort action against the insured Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/15/96 
HB 4642 Permitting insurance companies to notify insureds of cancellation or nonrenewal by first-class mail Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/19/96 
HB 4653 Requiring PEIA and other cooperative or private payors to provide coverage for emergency services, etc. Pending    3rd Reading  03/02/96 
HB 4658 Eliminating the seventy-five percent participation requirement for group accident and sickness insurance policies Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/20/96 
HB 4666 Patient Protection Act Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/21/96 
HB 4672 Granting PEIA coverage to employees and members of public service districts Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/04/96 
HB 4684 Requiring medical liability claims to be screened by a qualified health care professional Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/21/96 
HB 4727 Allowing insurance agents moving to West Virginia to use class hours and test scores from another state to obtain their license Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  03/04/96 
HB 4783 Contractual relationship between an insurance company and an independent insurance agent, etc Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/23/96 
HB 4787 Requiring insurance coverage of inpatient for mothers and newly born infants during specified time periods following childbirth Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/23/96 
HB 4835 Conversion or merger of a domestic nonprofit insurer to or with a domestic stock insurer Pending    2nd Reading  02/28/96 
HB 4853 Distribution of claims against the estates of hospital service corporations, medical service corporations, dental service corporations and health service corporations in liquidation Signed    Governor  04/26/96 
HB 4854 Relating to nonrenewal of an automobile liability policy Pending    1st Reading  02/28/96 
HB 4861 PEIA coverage of inpatient care for mothers and newly born infants during certain time periods following childbirth Pending  House Finance Committee  02/28/96