LD 1507
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excess insurance benefit provided in or as an alternative to
insurance as defined by sections 702 to 704, former Title 39 or
Title 39-A, other than any of the following:

 
PART D

 
Sec. D-1. 24-A MRSA §2803-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 410,
Pt. B, §1, is further amended to read:

 
2. Disclosure of basic loss information. Upon written
request, every insurer shall provide loss information concerning
a group policy or contract to its policyholder or former
policyholder within 21 business days of the date of the request.

 
PART E

 
Sec. E-1. 24 MRSA §2327, as amended by PL 1985, c. 648, §2, is
further amended to read:

 
§2327. Group rates

 
No A group health care contract may not be issued by a
nonprofit hospital or medical service organization in this State
until a copy of the group manual rates to be used in calculating
the rates premium for these contracts has been filed for
informational purposes with the superintendent. The filing must
include the base rates and a description of any procedures to be
used to adjust the base rates to reflect factors including but
not limited to age, gender, health status, claims experience,
group size and coverage of dependents. Notwithstanding this
section, rates for group Medicare supplement, nursing home care
or long-term care contracts and for certain group contracts
included within the definition of "individual health plan" in
Title 24-A, section 2736-C, subsection 1, paragraph C must be
filed in accordance with section 2321.

 
Sec. E-2. 24-A MRSA §2839, as amended by PL 1985, c. 648, §11, is
further amended to read:

 
§2839. Rates filed

 
No A policy of group health insurance may not be delivered in
this State until a copy of the group manual rates to be used in
calculating the premium for these policies has been filed for
informational purposes with the superintendent. The filing must
include the base rates and a description of any procedures to be
used to adjust the base rates to reflect factors including but
not limited to age, gender, health status, claims experience,
group size and coverage of dependents. Notwithstanding this
section, rates for group Medicare supplement, nursing home care


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