Amend HB 1322 (Senate committee printing) by adding the
following SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS
of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. (a) Section 32.101, Insurance Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 32.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This
subchapter applies to insurers who comprise the top 25 insurance
groups in the national market and who issue residential property
insurance or personal automobile insurance policies in this state,
including a Lloyd's plan, a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange,
a county mutual insurance company, a farm mutual insurance company,
the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the FAIR Plan
Association, and the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association.
(b) This subchapter applies to an issuer of a health benefit
plan described by Section 544.301, as added by Chapter 748 (H.B.
2810), Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.
(b) This section takes effect only if the Act of the 81st
Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, relating to nonsubstantive
additions to and corrections in enacted codes does not become law.
SECTION ____. (a) Section 32.101, Insurance Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 32.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This
subchapter applies to insurers who comprise the top 25 insurance
groups in the national market and who issue residential property
insurance or personal automobile insurance policies in this state,
including a Lloyd's plan, a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange,
a county mutual insurance company, a farm mutual insurance company,
the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the FAIR Plan
Association, and the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association.
(b) This subchapter applies to an issuer of a health benefit
plan described by Section 544.501.
(b) This section takes effect only if the Act of the 81st
Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, relating to nonsubstantive
additions to and corrections in enacted codes becomes law.
SECTION ____. Section 32.102(a), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The department, in conjunction with the office of public
insurance counsel, shall establish and maintain a single Internet
website that provides information to enable consumers to make
informed decisions relating to the purchase of health insurance,
residential property insurance, and personal automobile insurance.
The website must include:
(1) a description of each type of residential property
insurance policy and personal automobile insurance policy issued in
this state, including a comparison of the coverage, exclusions, and
restrictions of each policy that allows a side-by-side comparison
of the features of the policy forms;
(2) a listing of each insurer writing residential
property insurance or personal automobile insurance in this state,
indexed by each county or zip code in which the insurer is actively
writing that insurance, and a profile of the insurer that includes:
(A) contact information for the insurer,
including the insurer's full name, address, and telephone number
and the insurer's fax number and e-mail address, if available;
(B) information on rates charged by the insurer,
including:
(i) sample rates for different policyholder
profiles in each county or zip code; and
(ii) the percentage by which the sample
rate has fallen or risen due to filings in the previous 12, 24, and
36 months;
(C) a list of policy forms, exclusions,
endorsements, and discounts offered by the insurer;
(D) an indication of whether the insurer uses
credit scoring in underwriting, rating, or tiering, and a link to
the insurer's credit model or a link explaining how to request the
insurer's credit model;
(E) the insurer's financial rating determined by
A. M. Best or similar rating organization and an explanation of the
meaning and importance of the rating;
(F) a complaint ratio or similar complaint rating
system for the insurer for each of the previous three years and an
explanation of the meaning of the rating system; and
(G) information, other than information made
confidential by law, on the insurer's regulatory and administrative
experience with the department, the office of public insurance
counsel, and insurance regulatory authorities in other states;
[and]
(3) if feasible, as determined by the commissioner and
the public insurance counsel:
(A) a side-by-side comparison of credit scoring
models, including factors, key variables, and weights, of
residential property insurers in this state; and
(B) a side-by-side comparison of credit scoring
models, including factors, key variables, and weights, of private
passenger automobile insurers in this state; and
(4) in the manner prescribed by the commissioner by
rule, contact information for individual health benefit plans as
necessary for consumers to obtain additional rate information
regarding a plan and a comparison of information about health
benefit plans, including information regarding a plan's:
(A) annual deductibles;
(B) out-of-pocket maximums;
(C) office visit copayments, listed separately
for primary care providers and specialists;
(D) prescription copayments, listed by generic
and brand name medications;
(E) prescription deductibles;
(F) lifetime maximum coverage;
(G) maternity coverage included;
(H) emergency room visit copayments;
(I) covered days for inpatient mental health;
(J) outpatient surgery copayments; and
(K) inpatient cost sharing.