AB 494 — Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act.

Summary

Existing law, the Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act, requires an insurer that is authorized to do business in this state and that is a member of an insurance holding company system, which consists of two or more affiliated persons, at least one of which is an insurer, to register with the Insurance Commissioner and to file a registration statement containing specified information. Existing law requires the ultimate controlling person of an insurer subject to registration under the act to file an annual enterprise risk report with the lead state commissioner, as determined by procedures of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) , and to provide a copy to the commissioner if they are not the lead state commissioner. This bill would require the ultimate controlling person of an insurer subject to registration under the act to concurrently file with the registration an annual group capital calculation, unless a specified exemption applies. The bill would require the commissioner, if they are the lead state commissioner, to require the group capital calculation for the United States operations of a non-United States-based insurance holding company system if they determine it is appropriate for prudential oversight and solvency monitoring purposes or for ensuring the competitiveness of the insurance marketplace. The bill would authorize the commissioner, if they are the lead state commissioner, to exempt the ultimate controlling person from filing an annual group capital calculation or to accept a limited group capital filing if specified criteria are met. The bill would also require the ultimate controlling person of an insurer subject to registration under the act and scoped into the NAIC Liquidity Stress Test Framework to file the results of a specific year's liquidity stress test, as specified. Existing law requires information or documents obtained or disclosed in the course of an examination or investigation made pursuant to specified provisions of the Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act to be kept confidential. Existing law authorizes the commissioner to share those confidential documents or materials or that other information with the NAIC and its affiliates and subsidiaries under specified circumstances. This bill would instead authorize the commissioner to share confidential documents, materials, or other information with the NAIC and a third-party consultant designated by the commissioner. The bill would require the commissioner to maintain the confidentiality of a group capital calculation, the resulting group capital ratio, a liquidity stress test, and a liquidity stress test's results and supporting disclosures. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/04/21 - Chaptered Current pdf October 04, 2021
• Enrolled 09/01/21 - Enrolled pdf September 01, 2021
• Amended 04/05/21 - Amended Assembly pdf April 05, 2021
• Amended 03/10/21 - Amended Assembly pdf March 10, 2021
• Introduced 02/09/21 - Introduced pdf February 09, 2021
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Action History

1. October 04, 2021

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 464, Statutes of 2021.

2. October 04, 2021

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 07, 2021

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. August 31, 2021

   In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

5. August 30, 2021

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2240.).

6. August 17, 2021

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

7. August 16, 2021

   From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

8. July 07, 2021

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

9. June 24, 2021

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

10. May 19, 2021

    Referred to Coms. on INS. and JUD.

11. May 06, 2021

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

12. May 06, 2021

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1335.)

13. April 29, 2021

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

14. April 28, 2021

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 28).

15. April 15, 2021

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

16. April 06, 2021

    Re-referred to Com. on INS.

17. April 05, 2021

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.

18. March 11, 2021

    Re-referred to Com. on INS.

19. March 10, 2021

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.

20. February 25, 2021

    Referred to Com. on INS.

21. February 10, 2021

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 12.

22. February 09, 2021

    Read first time. To print.

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