To: All Sickness and Accident Insurance Carriers

The Medical Information Bureau (MIB, Inc) has issued a requirement for its member companies to amend their authorization forms to add the following language:

“I authorize [Company Name] or its reinsurer to make a brief report of my personal [protected] health information to MIB, Inc. [or MIB, or Medical Information Bureau]” This language must be added to all authorization forms beginning January 1, 2013.

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To: All Insurance Companies

The Nebraska Department of Insurance (“Department”) has implemented OPTins (Online Premium Tax for Insurance) for insurance companies beginning with the 2012 quarterly tax return.

To: All Insurance Companies

To: The Insurance Agency Addressed

AGENCY RENEWAL PROCESS

Your agency license will expire April 30, 2012.

Non-resident agency renewals are available online at www.nipr.com.

Agencies may also be renewed by returning the following to the Department no later than March 15, 2012:

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To: All Insurers Eligible to Write Nonadmitted Insurance in the State of Nebraska; All Licensed Surplus Lines Brokers; All Insureds Independently Procuring Nonadmitted Insurance; All Other Interested Parties

As a result of an amendment to the Nonadmitted Insurance Multistate Agreement (NIMA) dated December 20, 2011, the operational starting date of the Clearinghouse has been moved from January 1, 2012 to July 1, 2012.

Accordingly, all first and second quarter filings and tax payments for the 2012 calendar year shall be filed with the Department.

The Nebraska Department of Insurance has implemented OPTins (Online Premium Tax for Insurance) for Insurance Companies beginning with the 2012 quarterly tax return. OPTins, a product of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), has been developed to facilitate Premium Tax submission of forms and payments. This is our required method of filing tax returns beginning with calendar year 2012 premium tax filing requirements.

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To: Licensed Insurance Agencies

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

Effective May 1, 2012, the Nebraska Department of Insurance will no longer require insurance agency branches to be licensed.