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Bulletin CB-90 entitled, “Rate, Rule, and Form Filings” is hereby withdrawn effective October 29, 2009.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act, the Nebraska Department of Insurance will conduct a public hearing concerning the surcharge contribution rates of qualified health care providers to the Nebraska Excess Liability Fund for the year 2009.

The hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., in the Fifth Floor Conference Room of the Terminal Building, 941 O Street, Suite 400, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508. Dated this 13th day of October, 2009

To: Licensed Insurance Companies, Agencies, and Producers

Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to advise all insurance companies, agencies and producers transacting business in Nebraska that the Nebraska Department of Insurance (Department) will immediately begin to accept self-reported actions on behalf of insurance producers or agencies through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners/National Insurance Producer Registry (NAIC/NIPR) Attachments Warehouse, which allows for the electronic filing of insurance producer licensing related documents.

Section 48-120.04 of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act requires workers' compensation insurers to report claim and stop-loss threshold counts by Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) to the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court by October 15th of each year. Each reporter must provide a technical contact to the court by August 1st of each year. The Registration and Upload links are now available. Registrations are still being accepted. A validation program can also be downloaded.

The Director of the State of Nebraska Department of Insurance has scheduled a public hearing as required by Neb. Rev. Stat. §44-4227 on a proposed rate adjustment of the Nebraska Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool premium rates. The purpose of this hearing is to provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposed rate adjustment.

Chapter 86 of the Insurance Department Rules has now been filed with the Secretary of State for adoption.

Chapter 86 entitled, “REGULATION TO IMPLEMENT THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT FOR PURPOSES OF CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE FOR SMALL GROUP INSURANCE,” was created to allow insureds in employer groups in the small group market to obtain a subsidy for continuation of coverage if they are involuntarily terminated. The rule was filed with the Secretary of State on July 14, 2009, with an implementation date of July 19, 2009.

Chapter 84 of the Insurance Department Rules and Regulations was filed with the Secretary of State for adoption on July 6, 2009, with an implementation date of July 11, 2009.

The Nebraska Department of Insurance and the Special Deputy Receiver (SDR) for Lincoln Memorial Life Insurance Company, Memorial Service Life Insurance Company, and National Prearranged Services, Inc. (NPS) recently became aware of an unauthorized e-mail message seeking personal banking information to facilitate claims processing. The unauthorized e-mail is not from, nor authorized by, the SDR as the SDR’s office does not request or accept personal banking information via e-mail or telephone.

Chapter 36 of the Insurance Department Rules was filed with the Secretary of State for adoption on June 18, 2009, with an implementation date of June 23, 2009.