S.F. No. 0059

Insurance-consumer protections.

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Scott and Representative(s) Gay

AN ACT relating to insurance; providing for a violation of the insurance contract as an unfair trade practice; specifying frequency required to constitute a general business practice for purposes of unfair trade practices; and providing for an effective date.

12/31/2012  Bill Number Assigned

1/8/2013    S Received for Introduction

1/9/2013    S Introduced and Referred to S07

1/22/2013   S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Nutting and Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Hines and Johnson

Ayes 3 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/22/2013   S Placed on General File

SF0059SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 15          Delete "but rather" insert "and".  CASE, CHAIRMAN

SF0059SW001/ADOPTED

Page 2-After line 21    Insert:

"(d)  Subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall apply only to life insurance as defined by W.S. 26‑5‑102, and disability insurance as defined in W.S. 26‑5‑103.".  NUTTING

1/24/2013   S Passed CoW

SF0059S2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 9           Delete "26‑13‑102 is amended" insert "26‑13‑125 is created".

Page 1-lines 11 through 16    Delete.

Page 2-lines 1 and 2    Delete, insert and renumber:

      "26‑13‑125.  Failure to comply with contract or policy.". 

Page 2-line 4           Delete "(b)" insert "(a)".

Page 2-line 11          Delete "(c)" insert "(b)".  PERKINS

1/25/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/28/2013   S Failed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Burns, Craft, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hicks, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Barnard, Bebout, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hines, Johnson, Landen, Perkins, Peterson and Ross

Ayes 13 Nays 17 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0