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Committee on Insurance advances department rename, captive-insurance changes and maternity-center definition
Summary
The Committee on Insurance approved three bills during a brief session: HB 23-33 to rename the state insurance agency and reorganize securities staff, HB 23-34 updating captive insurance rules (including a fee-change amendment), and HB 23-35 adding accredited maternity centers to the state definition of "health care provider."
The Committee on Insurance advanced three bills during a brief meeting, approving a departmental rename, changes to captive insurance law and an expansion of the statutory definition of "health care provider" to include certain maternity centers.
The committee approved House Bill 23-33 to rename the Kansas Insurance Department and to place the Office of the Securities Commissioner within a new Department of Insurance Securities Division, removing the current statutory requirement that the securities commissioner be confirmed by the Senate. Representative Deibert moved the bill be passed favorably, with Representative Penn seconding; the committee approved the motion by voice vote.
House Bill 23-34 would update terms and definitions in the…
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