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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 1922 (Daly) - Workers' compensation policies:  ancillary  
          agreements
          
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          |Version: June 28, 2016          |Policy Vote: INS. 6 - 0         |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016   |Consultant: Debra Cooper        |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016






          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 1922 would codify the definition of ancillary  
          agreement for purposes of workers' compensation insurance and  
          provide that the requirement to file ancillary agreements with  
          the Insurance Commissioner (IC) prior to issuance shall not  
          apply to an ancillary agreement between an insurer and certain  
          California employers, as specified, if the agreement does not  
          change the benefits or coverage under the worker's compensation  
          policy.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  







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           Potentially significant costs to the Department of Insurance  
            (CDI)  of $181,000 in fiscal year 2016-17, $352,000 in fiscal  
            year 2017-18, and ongoing costs of $317,000 per year for  
            analyzing filed ancillary agreements, identifying policies  
            exempt from filing, and ensuring compliance. (Insurance Fund)


           Unknown, but potentially significant costs to CDI for their  
            Legal and Administrative Hearing Branches to pursue claims  
            identified by the audit and investigation team. (Insurance  
            Fund)




          Committee  
          Amendments:  Authorizes an insurer to use an ancillary agreement  
          that is exempted from filing and requires the insurer to provide  
          to the insurance commissioner a copy of the exempted ancillary  
          agreement.


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