Bill > A2049

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits discrimination against any person or group of persons because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex of the person or group of persons in the issuance, withholding, extension, or renewal of any policy of disability or accident insurance or annuity. Likewise, the bill prohibits discrimination on these bases in the fixing of the rates of, terms or conditions of, or in the issuance or acceptance of any application for disability or accident insurance. Current law does not prohibit discrimination with respect to disability and accident insurance based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex. Massachusetts recently enacted a law (Bill H.482/S.545) prohibiting any distinction, classification, or discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, or national origin, in the amount or payment of premiums or rate charges, or in the benefits payable, or in any of the other terms or conditions of any group or individual disability or accident insurance. This bill is modeled after the Massachusetts law.

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Eliana Pintor Marin (D)*,  Shanique Speight (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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