Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Insurance

Assembly Bill 735

Relating to: own risk and solvency assessments, supervisory colleges, consolidated hearings for mergers of insurance companies, proxy voting by mutual policyholders, a presumption and exceptions with respect to the disclosure of insurance-related information, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

By Representative Petersen; cosponsored by Senator Lasee.

February 07, 2014       Referred to Committee on Insurance

February 12, 2014       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (16)      Representative Petersen; Representatives Weininger, Czaja, Jagler, Craig, Tranel, Born, Murphy, Stroebel, August, Danou, Berceau, Young, Doyle, Kahl and Ohnstad.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      JP Wieske - OCI

·      Andy Franken - WIA

·      Rebecca Larson - AIH

·      Connie O'Connell - WI council of Life Insurers

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Susan  Callanan - Northwestern Mutual

·      Nick Grojean - State Farm

·      Tony Langenohl - AHIP

·      Monica Groves - American Family

·      Mary Haffenbredl - Humana

·      Scott Stenger - PCI

·      Ron  Kuehn - PIA

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 12, 2014       Executive Session Held

Present:       (16)      Representative Petersen; Representatives Weininger, Czaja, Jagler, Craig, Tranel, Born, Murphy, Stroebel, August, Danou, Berceau, Young, Doyle, Kahl and Ohnstad.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Czaja, seconded by Representative Tranel that Assembly Bill 735 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (16)   Representative Petersen; Representatives Weininger, Czaja, Jagler, Craig, Tranel, Born, Murphy, Stroebel, August, Danou, Berceau, Young, Doyle, Kahl and Ohnstad.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0

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Jim Bowers2

Committee Clerk