Legislative Update - Senate Insurance Committee



AB 1024 (Hueso): Would, subject to approval by the DOI, authorize insurance agents and brokers to sell low-cost auto insurance through an Internet website, and requires the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP or plan) to establish and maintain, or contract with an entity to establish and maintain a Web site, meeting specified requirements, to sell low-cost auto insurance policies to eligible consumers.



This bill was passed with a vote of 8-1.



AB 1098 (Hagman): Would require, under a law governing auto insurers and direct repair program administration that a request by the California DOI seeking confirmation by an insurer of a fact about a third party auto body repair shop be made to the insurer in written form.



This bill was passed with a vote of 9-0.



AB 1416 (Committee on Insurance): This is a DOI "Code Maintenance" bill, which updates terminology to make the code consistent, delete erroneous cross-references, and perform other non-controversial code -up purposes.



This bill was passed with a vote of 9-0.



AB 1425 (Committee on Insurance): Would standardize the adoption of future regulations implementing California's life settlement law under standard, rather than emergency, Administrative Procedures Act procedures.



This bill passed with a vote of 9-0.

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