PRINTER'S NO. 1925
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1506
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY V. BROWN, BULLOCK, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD AND VAZQUEZ,
JUNE 6, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JUNE 6, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.789, No.285), entitled "An
act relating to insurance; establishing an insurance
department; and amending, revising, and consolidating the law
relating to the licensing, qualification, regulation,
examination, suspension, and dissolution of insurance
companies, Lloyds associations, reciprocal and inter-
insurance exchanges, and certain societies and orders, the
examination and regulation of fire insurance rating bureaus,
and the licensing and regulation of insurance agents and
brokers; the service of legal process upon foreign insurance
companies, associations or exchanges; providing penalties,
and repealing existing laws," in insurance producers,
providing for use of credit history of insured.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.789, No.285), known
as The Insurance Department Act of 1921, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 652-A. Use of credit history of insured.
(a) General rule.--No insurer or insurance producer may
deny, cancel or refuse to renew or raise the premium of personal
insurance due in whole or in part to an insured's credit
history.
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