MA H1206

Bill

Relative to insurance companies and death certificates

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to insurance companies and death certificates. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing laws in Massachusetts to require the chief medical examiner's office to issue a letter to a life insurance beneficiary if the cause of death is listed as "pending" on the death certificate. The bill also requires insurance companies to process a claim filed by a beneficiary upon receiving the pending death certificate and the letter from the medical examiner's office, even without a certified copy of the death certificate listing the cause of death.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Todd Smola (R)*, Jim Hawkins (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5167 (on 09/12/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1206

(5 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1206
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1206.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1033	Authorizing insurance providers to extend motor vehicle liability insurance rebates to customers with safe driving records	Accompanied a study order, see H5003	Similar To
H1152	Reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5235	Similar To
H5167	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1813	Improving the fairness of our tax laws	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
S706	Relative to executive compensation for mutual companies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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MA H1206

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