SENATE DOCKET, NO. 457        FILED ON: 1/14/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 626

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael O. Moore

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to group market plans for automobile and homeowners insurance.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 457        FILED ON: 1/14/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 626

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 562 OF 2017-2018.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to group market plans for automobile and homeowners insurance.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 193R of Chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out clause (5), in lines 50 through 55, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

(5) that an insurer may not cancel any insurance of an individual member of the group except for nonpayment of premium, fraud or unless the insurance for the entire group is cancelled, and an insurer shall not cancel the motor vehicle insurance of an individual member based upon the underwriting standards for non-group members, but an insurer may cancel the motor vehicle insurance of an individual member for loss of registration or operator’s license by the individual member where such loss is for a period of one year or more;