SB849 HFAT Shott 2-28

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Delegate Shott moves to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Senate Bill No. 849 -- A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia,1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-6-40, relating to military service as a factor in certain insurance coverage rates; prohibiting an insurance company from increasing premiums while reinstating an insurance contract that was previously cancelled or suspended due to the military service of the insured; prohibiting an insurer from charging an increased premium for a new insurance contract when the applicant has had a policy from another insurer terminated as a result of military service; defining service with the National Guard; and requiring insurers to deem persons who have had an insurance policy suspended or terminated due to military service as having maintained continuous coverage. 

Adopted

Rejected