Bill Information

An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P. L. 682, No. 284), entitled "The Insurance Company Law of 1921," requiring notices to policyholders relating to the servicing of policies; requiring health insurance policies to cover cancer treatment; further providing for investments; requiring alcohol abuse and dependency coverage; providing for the writing of liability insurance in areas where liability insurance is difficult to obtain; creating the Joint Underwriting Association for general liability insurance as a legal entity and conferring upon it rights, obligations, powers and duties; giving the Insurance Department powers and duties; providing for disclosure of certain loss and expense information; requiring experience rating; requiring notice of intention to withdraw from writing insurance; providing procedures for the review of rates; and providing a civil penalty.