Assembly bill 466 would let cellphone insurers send policy notices electronically

Assemblymember Heidi Kasama opened the hearing on Assembly Bill 466, saying the measure "revises certain notice requirements imposed on an insurer who issues a policy of portable electronic insurance." The sponsor and an industry representative told the committee the change simply aligns the century‑old cellphone insurance notification requirement with the Division of Insurance's existing electronic‑notification rules.

Jesse Wadhams, representing Asurion, said the current statute requires notices by U.S. mail even when customers buy insurance electronically. "We would simply like to update that law to sync up how you get notifications from your cell phone insurance carrier to modernize and let them do e notifications," Wadhams said. Wadhams noted the bill uses existing electronic‑notification language: "you will notify pursuant to current law."

Adam Plain of the Nevada Division of Insurance testified neutral, saying the agency is "good with this" and supported the technical update. No callers or members of the public testified in support or in opposition during the hearing. Kasama closed the hearing after brief questioning and statements of support from the division.

The bill as presented contains a single substantive change: replace the existing requirement for paper notice for portable electronic insurance with the Division of Insurance's electronic notification procedure (the bill text cites the relevant notification provision). Committee members did not raise substantive objections during the hearing.

Following the hearing the committee moved to a recess and later to a work session on other measures.