HOUSE BILL NO. 6169

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled

"The insurance code of 1956,"

(MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 1297.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1297. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), an insurer shall not terminate or otherwise change the terms and conditions of a portable electronics insurance policy unless the insurer provides the vendor that is the policyholder and enrolled customers with at least 30 days' notice of the termination or change. If the insurer changes the terms and conditions of the policy, the insurer shall provide the vendor that is the policyholder with a revised policy or endorsement and each enrolled customer with a revised certificate, endorsement, updated brochure, or other evidence indicating that a change in the terms and conditions has occurred and a summary of material changes.

(2) An insurer may terminate an enrolled customer's enrollment under a portable electronics insurance policy 15 days after providing notice to the customer if the insurer discovers fraud or material misrepresentation in obtaining coverage or in the presentation of a claim under the policy.

(3) An insurer may immediately terminate an enrolled customer's enrollment under a portable electronics insurance policy for any of the following reasons:

(a) Nonpayment of premium.

(b) The enrolled customer has ceased to have an active service with the vendor of the portable electronic device.

(c) The enrolled customer has exhausted the aggregate limit of liability, if any, under the terms of the portable electronics insurance policy and the insurer has sent notice of termination to the enrolled customer within 30 calendar days after exhaustion of the limit. However, if notice is not timely sent, enrollment must continue notwithstanding that the aggregate limit of liability has been exhausted until the insurer sends notice of termination to the enrolled customer.

(4) If a portable electronics insurance policy is terminated by a vendor policyholder, the vendor policyholder shall mail or deliver written notice to each enrolled customer advising the enrolled customer of the termination of the policy and the effective date of termination. The vendor policyholder shall mail or deliver the written notice to the enrolled customer at least 30 days before the vendor policyholder terminates the portable electronics insurance policy.

(5) Any notice or correspondence required under this chapter must be in writing. A notice or correspondence may be sent by mail or by electronic means as provided in this subsection. If the notice or correspondence is mailed, it must be sent to the vendor of portable electronics at the vendor's mailing address specified for such purpose and to its affected enrolled customers' last known mailing addresses on file with the insurer. The insurer or vendor of portable electronics, as applicable, shall maintain proof of mailing in a form authorized or accepted by the United States Postal Service or other commercial mail delivery service. If the notice or correspondence is sent by electronic means, it must be sent to the vendor of portable electronics at the vendor's email address specified for such purpose and to its affected enrolled customers' last known email address as provided by each enrolled customer to the insurer or vendor of portable electronics, as the case may be. For purposes of this subsection, an enrolled customer's provision of an email address to the insurer or vendor of portable electronics, as applicable, is considered consent to receive notices and correspondence by electronic means. The insurer or vendor of portable electronics, as applicable, shall maintain proof that the notice or correspondence was sent.

(6) A notice or correspondence required by this section or otherwise required by law may be sent on behalf of an insurer or vendor, as applicable, by the supervising entity appointed by the insurer.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 101st Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6158 (request no. 04981'21).

(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6155 (request no. 04982'21).

(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6162 (request no. 04983'21).

(d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6156 (request no. 04984'21).

(e) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6163 (request no. 05087'21).

(f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6159 (request no. 05088'21).

(g) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6160 (request no. 05089'21).

(h) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6161 (request no. 05091'21).

(i) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6157 (request no. 05092'21).