General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 318 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1011 Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate Introduced by: SEN. SLOSSBERG, 14th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 318 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1011 Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate Introduced by: SEN. SLOSSBERG, 14th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE RATE INCREASE REQUESTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to expand the authority of the Insurance Department to approve, modify or disapprove health insurance rate increase requests. Statement of Purpose: To expand the authority of the Insurance Department to approve, modify or disapprove health insurance rate increase requests.