2014 House Bill 5792

Mandate insurance ownership divestment disclosures

Introduced in the House

Sept. 10, 2014

Introduced by Rep. Pete Lund (R-36)

To mandate that a person with a controlling ownership interest in a Michigan insurance company who plans to divest that interest must submit a statement of intent to the state insurance bureau at least 30 days before the divestment, along with a statement describing the “enterprise risk” of the transaction, defined in the bill as the chances it will have a “material adverse effect upon the financial condition or liquidity” of the insurer.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

Sept. 24, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Oct. 2, 2014

Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Oct. 22, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

Dec. 4, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 18, 2014

Amendment offered

To not let the bill become law unless House Bill 5823 also does so. HB 5823 would require larger insurance companies to regularly perform and submit to state regulators an “own risk and solvency assessment" (ORSA).

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To mandate that a person with a controlling ownership interest in a Michigan insurance company who plans to divest that interest must submit a statement of intent to the state insurance bureau at least 30 days before the divestment, along with a statement describing the “enterprise risk” of the transaction, defined in the bill as the chances it will have a “material adverse effect upon the financial condition or liquidity” of the insurer.

Received in the House

Dec. 18, 2014