Delaware 151st General Assembly (2021-2022) Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

SB 175 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REPORTING AND VALUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURERS.

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    Passed Senate
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 08, 2021. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    2 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Section 1 of this bill adds additional financial reporting requirements for authorized insurers, which codifies current practices in accordance with the NAIC’s accounting practices and procedures manual and which was recommended by the NAIC as part of its most recent and ongoing accreditation review of the Department. Section 2 of this bill repeals Section 526A because the Department has determined that the circumstances that originally resulted in the enactment of Section 526A are no longer present in today’s market and, therefore, the additional reporting requirement is not necessary. Sections 3 and 4 of this bill make technical corrections recommended by the NAIC.

Bill Text

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Mantzavinos DELAWARE STATE SENATE 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE AMENDMENT NO.
Mantzavinos & Rep.
1 TO SENATE BILL NO.
Bush Sens.
175 AMEND Senate Bill No.
Ennis, Walsh;
175 on lines 6 – 7 by deleting “February 15,”.
Rep.
SYNOPSIS This Amendment removes February 15, which was inadvertently included in the text of the original bill as a quarterly statement deadline.
Brady DELAWARE STATE SENATE 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE BILL NO.
Insurers are currently required to file quarterly statements for the first 3 quarters of the year, but do not file a quarterly statement in the fourth quarter;
175 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO REPORTING AND VALUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURERS.
rather, they file an annual statement by March 1, which includes the fourth quarter statement.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1.
Amend Chapter 5, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as show by strike through and insertions as shown by underlining as follows:
§ 526.
Annual statement and other required filings.
(g) Each authorized insurer must quarterly file a full and true statement of its financial condition, transactions, and affairs as of the quarter preceding the filing.
(1) The quarterly statement required by this subsection must be filed each quarter on or before February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15.
(2) The Commissioner may grant for good cause a reasonable extension to an insurer to file the quarterly statement required by this subsection.
(3) The statement required by this subsection is the quarterly statement form approved by the NAIC that is prepared in accordance with NAIC quarterly statement requirements and the NAIC accounting practices and procedures manual, unless specified otherwise in this title or by the Commissioner.
(4) In addition to the annual and quarterly filings required by this section, the Commissioner has the authority, in the discretion of the Department, to prescribe additional filings by authorized insurers as necessary for the Department to monitor the ongoing financial condition of authorized insurers.
(5) The Commissioner may refuse to continue or may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of any insurer that fails to file any statements or reports required under this subsection.
(h) The annual and quarterly financial statement filings required by this section must be submitted electronically through the NAIC in a format acceptable to the NAIC.
All other filings required by this section must be in the form prescribed by the Commissioner.
Section 2.
Amend Chapter 5, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
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Supplement to annual statement [repealed].
(a) Each insurer licensed to write property or casualty insurance in this State, as a supplement to Schedule T of its annual statement, shall submit a report on a form furnished by the Commissioner showing its direct writings and experience, prior to reinsurance, in this State and the United States.
All such writings and experience shall be required on a line-by-line basis both for the State and in total, and where appropriate, on a subline-by-subline basis.
(b) The supplemental report required by this section shall include but not be limited to the following types of insurance written by such insurer:
(1) Motor vehicle bodily injury liability insurance;
(2) Motor vehicle property liability insurance;
(3) Motor vehicle personal injury protection insurance;
(4) Uninsured motorist insurance;
(5) Underinsured motorist insurance;
(6) Products liability insurance;
(7) Medical negligence insurance, by specialty and in total;
(8) Dental malpractice insurance;
(9) Attorneys’ malpractice insurance;
(10) Other professional malpractice insurance;
(11) Midwives’ insurance;
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(12) Political subdivision liability insurance reported separately as to municipalities, counties, school districts and other authorities;
(13) Errors and omissions liability insurance;
(14) Officers’ and directors’ liability insurance reported separately as to nonprofit and for-profit entities;
(15) Day care facility liability insurance;
(16) Entertainment, recreational and sporting facility liability insurance, by specialty;
(17) Workers’ compensation insurance;
(18) Liquor liability insurance.
(c) Such supplemental report shall include the following data, both specific to this State and also to the United States, by the type of insurance for the previous year ending on December 31:
(1) Direct premiums written;
(2) Direct premiums earned;
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06/08/2021 09:45 AM (3) Investment income derived from unearned premium and loss reserves reflecting the overage rate of return on invested assets.
Forms to be used in transmitting this data and the formula for the calculations shall be promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner;
(4) Incurred claims, developed as the sum of the following (the report shall include data for each of the following categories used to develop the sum of incurred claims):
a.
Dollar amount of claims closed with payment;
plus b.
Reserves for reported claims at the end of the current year;
minus c.
Reserves for reported claims at the end of the previous year;
plus d.
Reserves for incurred but not reported claims at the end of the current year;
minus e.
Reserves for incurred but not reported claims at the end of the previous year;
plus f.
Loss adjustment expenses for claims closed;
plus g.
Reserves for loss adjustment expense at the end of the current year;
minus h.
Reserves for loss adjustment expense at the end of the previous year;
(5) Actual incurred expenses allocated separately to loss adjustment;
commissions, other acquisition costs, advertising, general office expenses, taxes, licenses and fees, and all other expenses.
This consolidated insurance expense exhibit must be filed in Delaware on or before April 1 of each year;
(6) Net underwriting gain or loss;
(7) Net operation gain or loss, including net investment income;
(8) The number and dollar amount of claims closed with payment, by year incurred and the amount reserved for these claims;
(9) The number of claims closed without payment and the dollar amount reserved for these claims;
and (10) The number of claims pending at the end of each year and the amount reserved for these claims.
(d) This report shall be due by May 1 of each year.
(e) For the first year only in which the insurer is required to file this supplemental report, the data required by subsection (c) of this section shall include the previous calendar year and each of the preceding calendar years.
(f) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to annually compile and review all such supplemental reports submitted by insurers pursuant to this section to determine the appropriateness of premium rates for property or casualty insurance in this State.
The Commissioner’s findings and the filings shall be published and made available to any interested insured or citizen.
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06/08/2021 09:45 AM 82 (g) The Commissioner may refuse to continue or may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of any property or casualty insurer failing to file its supplemental report when due.
(h) The Commissioner may waive, modify or defer the requirements of this section if he or she determines the information required under this section to be reported is not needed.
(i) The Commissioner shall impose a fine of $1,000 for each day a report required by this section is late.
Such fine may not be suspended by the Commissioner.
Section 3.
Amend Chapter 11, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underlining as follows:
§ 1127.
Valuation of bonds.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no bond or other evidence of debt shall be valued in excess of the value established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Security Valuation Capital Markets and Investment Analysis Office.
Section 4.
Amend Chapter 11, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underlining as follows:
§ 1128.
Valuation of other securities.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, securities shall be valued at prices established by the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Commissioners’ Capital Markets and Investment Analysis Office and in accordance with procedures established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
SYNOPSIS Section 1 of this bill adds additional financial reporting requirements for authorized insurers, which codifies current practices in accordance with the NAIC’s accounting practices and procedures manual and which was recommended by the NAIC as part of its most recent and ongoing accreditation review of the Department.
Section 2 of this bill repeals Section 526A because the Department has determined that the circumstances that originally resulted in the enactment of Section 526A are no longer present in today’s market and, therefore, the additional reporting requirement is not necessary.
Sections 3 and 4 of this bill make technical corrections recommended by the NAIC.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT

  3. Suspension of Rules in House

  4. Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 7 On Its Merits

  5. Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House

  6. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  7. Amendment SA 1 to SB 175 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  8. Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits

  9. Amendment SA 1 to SB 175 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  10. Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 57 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (57)

57 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Democratic 16000
Republican 11001
Total 39002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Andria L. Bennett — Yea
David Bentz — Yea
Gerald L. Brady — Yea
John A. Kowalko — Yea
John L. Mitchell — Yea
Michael Ramone — Yea
Paul S. Baumbach — Yea
Peter C. Schwartzkopf — Yea
Ruth Briggs King — Yea
Sean Matthews — Yea
Sherry Dorsey Walker — Yea
Stephen Smyk — Yea
Valerie Longhurst — Not Voting
Debra Heffernan Democratic Yea
Edward S. Osienski Democratic Yea
Eric Morrison Democratic Yea
Franklin D. Cooke Democratic Yea
Kendra Johnson Democratic Yea
Kimberly Williams Democratic Yea
Krista Griffith Democratic Yea
Larry Lambert Democratic Yea
Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic Yea
Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic Yea
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha Democratic Yea
Sean M. Lynn Democratic Yea
Sherae'a Moore Democratic Yea
Stephanie T. Bolden Democratic Yea
William Bush Democratic Yea
William J. Carson Democratic Yea
Bryan W. Shupe Republican Yea
Charles S Postles Jr. Republican Not Voting
Daniel B. Short Republican Yea
Jeffrey N. Spiegelman Republican Yea
Jesse R. Vanderwende Republican Yea
Kevin S Hensley Republican Yea
Lyndon D. Yearick Republican Yea
Michael F. Smith Republican Yea
Richard G. Collins Republican Yea
Ronald E. Gray Republican Yea
Shannon Morris Republican Yea
Timothy D. Dukes Republican Yea

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Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 11000
Republican 5000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Bruce C. Ennis — Yea
Colin Bonini — Yea
Ernesto B Lopez — Yea
Kyle Evans Gay — Yea
Sarah McBride — Yea
Bryan Townsend Democratic Yea
Darius J. Brown Democratic Yea
David P. Sokola Democratic Yea
John "Jack" Walsh Democratic Yea
Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic Yea
Marie Pinkney Democratic Yea
Nicole Poore Democratic Yea
S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic Yea
Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic Yea
Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic Yea
Trey Paradee Democratic Yea
Brian Pettyjohn Republican Yea
Bryant L. Richardson Republican Yea
Dave G. Lawson Republican Yea
David L. Wilson Republican Yea
Gerald W. Hocker Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 175 do?
Section 1 of this bill adds additional financial reporting requirements for authorized insurers, which codifies current practices in accordance with the NAIC’s accounting practices and procedures manual and which was recommended by the NAIC as part of its most recent and ongoing accreditation review of the Department. Section 2 of this bill repeals Section 526A because the Department has determined that the circumstances that originally resulted in the enactment of Section 526A are no longer present in today’s market and, therefore, the additional reporting requirement is not necessary. Sections 3 and 4 of this bill make technical corrections recommended by the NAIC.
Who sponsors SB 175?
SB 175 is sponsored by Spiros Mantzavinos (Democratic), William Bush (Democratic), John "Jack" Walsh (Democratic), Gerald L. Brady, and Bruce C. Ennis.
What is the current status of SB 175?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 08, 2021. Enacted.
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