Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Insurance and Housing

Senate Bill 582

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 Senator Lasee; cosponsored by Representative Petersen.

February 07, 2014       Referred to Committee on Insurance and Housing

February 12, 2014       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Lasee; Senators Olsen, Schultz, T. Cullen and Erpenbach.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Frank Lasee - Senator - First Senate District

·      Rebecca Larson - Alliance of Health Insurers

·      Andy Franken - Wisconsin Insurance Alliance

·      Connie O'Connell

·      JP Wieske - Office of the Commissioner of Insurance

·      Connie O'Connell - Wisconsin Council of Life Insurers

·      Andy Franken - Wisconsin Insurance Alliance

·      Rebecca Larson - Alliance of Health Insurers

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Nick Grojean - State Farm

·      Susan Callanan - Northwestern Mutual

·      Scott Stenger - PCI

·      Tony Langenohl - AHIP

·      Monica Groves - American Family Insurance

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 12, 2014       Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Lasee; Senators Olsen, Schultz, T. Cullen and Erpenbach.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Erpenbach, seconded by Senator Olsen that Senate Bill 582 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Lasee; Senators Olsen, Schultz, T. Cullen and Erpenbach.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Robert Kovach

Committee Clerk