HB401 Alabama 2018 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Insurance companies, unsolvenices, Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association Act, provisions conformed to most recent model act, obligation of assoc. to pay covered claims before order of liquidation of insolvent insurer, statutory cap for benefits and aggregate cap provided, Secs. 27-42-3, 27-42-5, 27-42-8, 27-42-11, 27-42-12 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Alabama Insurance
Guaranty Association Act provides a mechanism for
the payment of covered claims under certain
insurance policies to avoid excessive delay in
payments, to avoid financial loss to claimants or
policyholders because of the insolvency of an
insurer, to assist in the detection and prevention
of insurer insolvencies, and to provide an
association to assess the cost of the protection
among insurers</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would conform certain provisions
of the act relating to the association to the most
recent model act, and would define additional
terms</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the obligation
of the association to pay covered claims before an
order of liquidation of an insolvent insurer</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also raise the statutory cap
for statutory benefits available for a covered
claim from $150,000 to $300,000, and would provide
for an aggregate cap</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 27-42-3, 27-42-5, 27-42-8,
27-42-11, and 27-42-12, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the
Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association; to conform certain
provisions relating to the association to the most recent
model act; to define additional terms; to provide for the
obligation of the association to pay covered claims before an
order of liquidation of an insolvent insurer; to raise the
statutory cap for statutory benefits available for a covered
claim from $150,000 to $300,000; and to provide for an
aggregate cap.
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Subjects
Insurance
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 8, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Banking and Insurance |
| March 6, 2018 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 622 |
| March 6, 2018 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 22, 2018 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 13, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Insurance |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 21, 2018 | Room 410 at 10:30 | House INS Hearing |
| Hearing | March 16, 2017 | Room 535 at 13:45 | House LL Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB401 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |