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Rep. Carolyn Hall reintroduces bill to modernize Alaska travel-insurance rules
Summary
Rep. Carolyn Hall reintroduced House Bill 302 to update Alaska's travel insurance statutes to align with national model language; industry testimony said the changes would clarify definitions, require consumer disclosures and claims-handling standards, and include a free-look refund period. The committee moved the bill out with attached fiscal notes.
Rep. Carolyn Hall (R., House District 16) reintroduced House Bill 302 before the House Transportation Committee on April 28, saying the measure would modernize Alaska’s travel-insurance statutes and align state law with national model language from insurance regulators.
Karen Alvarado, vice president of regulatory affairs for Crum and Forster, testified by video in support of HB302, saying travel insurance “plays a critical role in protecting consumers from unforeseen events that can disrupt travel such as medical emergencies, trip…
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