HR 3766 · 107th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Insurance Industry Modernization and Consumer Protection Act

Introduced 2002-02-14· Sponsored by Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.(2002-03-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Insurance Industry Modernization and Consumer Protection Act - Establishes the Office of National Insurers (Office), headed by a Director subject to the general oversight of the Secretary of the Treasury. Requires the Director to establish a Division of Consumer Affairs within the Office. Prescribes guidelines for the supervision of national insurers, including: (1) annual on-site financial examination and onsite market conduct examination of each national insurer; (2) Federal license revocation, suspension, or restriction; (3) insurance fraud investigation; and (4) cooperative efforts with State and international insurance authorities. Prohibits a national insurer from underwriting or selling any line of insurance for which it does not hold a Federal license. Prescribes guidelines for establishment, subject to the Director's regulatory oversight, of a "protected cell" mechanism (identified pool of assets and liabilities of a national insurer segregated and insulated from the remainder of the insurer's assets and liabilities). Requires the Director to establish standards for financial regulation of national insurers. Places the following within the Director's regulatory purview: (1…

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1 Democrat