Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05630 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/17/2019

                     
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5630  
January Session, 2019  
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Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. DELNICKI, 14th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT HEALTH INSURANCE 
EXCHANGE AND INSURANCE BROKERS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That chapter 706c of the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit 1 
each health carrier offering a qualified health plan through the 2 
Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange from appointing, or paying 3 
any commission to, an insurance broker who is employed by, or in a 4 
contractual relationship with, such exchange, (2) limit the 5 
circumstances in which an insurance broker may be removed from any 6 
account maintained by such exchange, and (3) impose a penalty of not 7 
less than five thousand dollars or one year of commission payments, 8 
whichever is greater, for each improper appointment, payment or 9 
removal. 10 
Statement of Purpose:   
To prohibit health carriers offering qualified health plans through the 
Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange from appointing, or paying 
commissions to, insurance brokers employed by, or in a contractual 
relationship with, such exchange, limit the circumstances in which an 
insurance broker may be removed from any account maintained by 
such exchange and impose a penalty of not less than five thousand  Proposed Bill No.  5630 
 
 
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dollars or one year of commission payments, whichever is greater, for 
each improper appointment, payment or removal.