Connecticut 2021 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01046 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 06/04/2021

                    OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS 
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 
Hartford, CT 06106  (860) 240-0200 
http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa 
SB-1046 
AN ACT CONCERNING LONG -TERM CARE INSURANCE. 
AMENDMENT 
LCO No.: 9950 
File Copy No.: 371 
House Calendar No.: 544 
Senate Calendar No.: 238  
 
Primary Analyst: MP 	6/4/21 
Contributing Analyst(s):  	(SC) 
 
 
 
 
OFA Fiscal Note 
Significant Cost  
The amendment requires the Insurance Department (DOI) to review 
the books and records of each LTC carrier operating in Connecticut at 
least annually to ensure their solvency. Currently, DOI's Financial 
Analysis Unit (FAU) analyzes all domestic insurers quarterly, including 
a more thorough examination involving actuaries annually. To expand 
that level of analysis to all LTC carriers operating in Connecticut, rather 
than domestic ones, would require a significant increase in staff (e.g. 25 
new financial examiners and actuaries) that is anticipated to cost DOI 
more than $4.5 million annually.  
The other provisions of the amendment are not anticipated to change 
the fiscal impact of the underlying bill as amended.  
 
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely 
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General 
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of 
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is 
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any 
specific department. 
Sources: Connecticut Insurance Department