Amendments to Chapter 24 of the Insurance Department Rules and Regulations were filed with the Secretary of State for adoption on January 16, 2013, with an effective date of January 21, 2013.
NOTICE - Use of National Accrediting Entities under the Health Care Professional Credentialing Act and the Quality Assessment and Improvement Act
To: All Companies Writing Health Insurance in Nebraska and Nationally Recognized Private Accrediting Entities
Under the Health Care Professional Credentialing Verification Act, specifically Neb.Rev.Stat. §§44-7001 et seq., and the Quality Assessment and Improvement Act, specifically, Neb.Rev.Stat. §44-7201 et seq. (“the Acts”), the Director of Insurance has the authority to recognize accreditation by one or more nationally recognized private accrediting entities, with established and maintained standards, as evidence of meeting some or all of the requirements of the Acts.
NOTICE - Proposed Rules and Regulations Regarding Market Reform
To: All Companies Writing Health Insurance in Nebraska
The federal government, via the authority under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has released several proposed rules and regulations regarding market reforms. Under those proposed rules, the states are required to make decisions regarding their respective markets within certain parameters.
NOTICE - Surplus Lines Filing Requirements
To: All Licensed Surplus Lines Brokers, Agents and Agencies; All Insureds Independently Procuring Nonadmitted Insurance; All Other Interested Parties
Beginning with the 1st quarter 2013 filing, every surplus lines licensee shall be required to make a quarterly filing, irrespective of activity written.
There is now mandatory quarterly reporting by all surplus lines licensees. The Nebraska Department of Insurance no longer allows an exemption from filing to those licensees who have zero activity. Every licensee is required to make a quarterly report.
NOTICE OF ADOPTION - Chapter 44, Scope Of Coverage To Be Offered By The Nebraska Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool
To: All Heath Insurers
Chapter 44 of the Insurance Department Rules and Regulations was filed with the Secretary of State for adoption on December 26, 2012, with an effective date of December 31, 2012.
