Restricts insurers from demanding intrusive personal, financial and tax information from insureds as a standard practice in processing ordinary theft claims where no special circumstances warranting a demand for such information exists.
Requires certain insurance policies allow patients additional screenings for breast cancer when the provider deems such screening is necessary under nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines.
Relates to coverage for certain benefits under comprehensive motor vehicle insurance; prohibits assignment of benefits to durable medical equipment providers unless approved.
Provides that certain charitable annuities may be unisex in nature and shall be computed on the basis of currently applicable mortality tables for calculating the reserves for individual annuities; makes related provisions.
Ensures that step therapy shall not apply to medically necessary prescription drugs in the dermatologic, hematology, ophthalmologic, rheumatic, gastrointestinal, neurology, and oncology therapeutic classes, including non-formulary drugs.
Authorizes and empowers the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) to merge with the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) with CREF ceasing to be a corporate entity and TIAA as the surviving entity.
Establishes standards for policies issued by a group self-insurer for municipal corporations, public corporations, county self-insurance plans, boards of cooperative educational services and consortia established by boards of cooperative educational services.
Relates to contractual liability insurance policies; requires the insurer to either discharge the obligations of the provider under the terms of the service contract, or in the event of the provider's nonperformance, cancellation of the service contract.