Committee approves transparency bill requiring premium-tax breakdowns and dollar deductible amounts
Senate committee members unanimously passed HB 87 to require insurers to show state and county premium tax amounts on statements and to display wind/hail deductibles as dollar amounts rather than percentages, and heard county officials note current reporting requirements for premium tax spending.
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The Senate Committee on Insurance and Labor unanimously passed House Bill 87 (LC521097S), a bill described by sponsors as a consumer-transparency measure that would require clearer premium-tax disclosure on insurance statements and convert percentage wind/hail deductibles into explicit dollar amounts.
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