The consumer insurance council, which was an advisory body
appointed by the commissioner of insurance to provide advice to the commissioner on insurance matters of interest to the public, was created in 2008 and sunsetted on July 1, 2018.
The bill recreates and reenacts the consumer insurance council and
its duties and responsibilities, as they existed on June 30, 2018, with the following modifications:
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The council's authority to issue annual consumers' choice awards to health insurers is not reenacted;
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The council is to consist of at least 6 members and not more than 15 members, consumers not engaged in the insurance industry may serve on the council, the council is to reflect the state's demographic diversity in addition to geographic diversity but need not include representation from each congressional district in the state, and the commissioner is to timely appoint members to the council;
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Members are to be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in serving on the council;
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The council is to meet quarterly and may request to meet up to 4 more times per year; and
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The council is authorized to submit recommendations to the commissioner, and the commissioner is required to timely respond to council recommendations.
The council is scheduled for sunset review and repeal on
September 1, 2029.
