H.B. 47
         INSURANCE LAW AMENDMENTS

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 3 February 1, 2013 9:07 AM



Representative Gregory H. Hughes proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 21 through 22 :    

             21          .    addresses death pending conversion of group life insurance policy;
  . prohibits discretionary clauses;      

             22          .    modifies preferred provider contract provisions;

2.    Page 2, Lines 42 through 43 :    

             42          31A-17-603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 116
  31A-21-314, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 95      

             43          31A-22-519, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1985, Chapter 242

3.    Page 45, Line 1389 :    

             1389      and (4).
    
  Section 6. Section 31A-21-314 is amended to read:      

     31A-21-314 .   Prohibited provisions.
    
{   No   }        An       insurance policy subject to this chapter may        not       contain any provision:

     (1) requiring it to be construed according to the laws of another jurisdiction except as necessary to meet the requirements of compulsory insurance laws of other jurisdictions;
     (2) depriving Utah courts of jurisdiction over an action against the insurer, except as provided in permissible arbitration provisions;
{   or   }

     (3) limiting the right of action against the insurer to less than three years from the date the cause of action accrues
{   .   }        ; or      

  (4) purporting to give to an insurer, plan administrator, or claim administrator full and final discretion in interpreting benefits in an insurance policy.      


Renumber remaining sections accordingly.


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