Chapter 44 — INSURANCE
2,728 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7306 Grievance register.
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(1) A health carrier shall maintain in a grievance register written records to document all grievances received during a calendar year. A request for a review of an adverse determination shall be processed in compliance with section 44-7308 but not considered a grievance for purp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7307 Grievance procedures.
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(1) Except as specified in section 44-7311, a health carrier shall use written procedures for receiving and resolving grievances from covered persons. (2)(a) A copy of the grievance procedures, including all forms used to process a grievance, shall be made available to the direct…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7308 Grievance review.
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(1) If a covered person makes a request to a health carrier for a health care service and the request is denied, the health carrier shall provide the covered person with an explanation of the reasons for the denial, a written notice of how to submit a grievance, and the telephone…
Repealed. Laws 2013, LB 147, § 24.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7310 Standard review of adverse determinations.
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(1) A health carrier shall establish written procedures for a standard review of an adverse determination. Review procedures shall be available to a covered person and to the provider acting on behalf of a covered person. For purposes of this section, covered person includes the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7311 Expedited reviews.
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(1) A health carrier shall establish written procedures for the expedited review of a grievance involving a situation in which the timeframe of the standard grievance procedures set forth in sections 44-7308 to 44-7310 would seriously jeopardize the life or health of a covered pe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7312 Health carrier violations; notice; hearing.
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If the director finds that any health carrier doing business in this state is engaging in any violation of the Health Carrier Grievance Procedure Act and that a proceeding in respect thereto would be in the public interest, the director shall issue and serve upon such health carr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7313 Violation; penalty.
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If, after the hearing, the director finds a health carrier has violated the Health Carrier Grievance Procedure Act, the director shall reduce his or her findings to writing and shall issue and cause to be served upon the health carrier charged with the violation a copy of the fin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7314 Violation of cease and desist order; penalty.
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Any health carrier who violates a cease and desist order of the director under section 44-7313 may after notice and hearing and upon order of the director be subject to: (1) A monetary penalty of not more than thirty thousand dollars for each violation, not to exceed an aggregate…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7315 Rules and regulations.
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The director may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Health Carrier Grievance Procedure Act.
Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-736 Sickness and accident insurance; extended disability benefit; how construed.
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Any policy of sickness and accident insurance may contain a provision for paying an extended disability benefit upon the insured's death from any cause, which benefit shall not be construed as life insurance.
Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7401 Act, how cited.
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Sections 44-7401 to 44-7410 shall be known and may be cited as the Unfair Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Insurance Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7402 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Unfair Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Insurance Act: (1) Abuse means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts by a current or former family member or household member: (a)(i) Attempting to cause or intentionally or knowingly causing ano…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7403 Purpose of act.
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The purpose of the Unfair Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Insurance Act is to prohibit unfair discrimination by insurers on the basis of abuse.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7404 Applicability of act.
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The Unfair Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Insurance Act applies to all insurers issuing, providing, delivering, arranging for, or renewing in this state any policy of insurance.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7405 Subject of abuse; prohibited acts.
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An insurer shall not engage in an unfairly discriminatory act or practice against a subject of abuse.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7406 Prohibited acts and practices; enumerated; immunity.
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(1) The following acts or practices by an insurer are prohibited as unfairly discriminatory: (a) Denying, refusing to issue, renew, or reissue, canceling, or otherwise terminating, restricting, or excluding coverage on or adding a premium differential to any policy on the basis o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7407 Adverse effect on subject of abuse; explanation required.
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An insurer that takes an action that adversely affects a subject of abuse on the basis of a medical condition or on the basis of claims history or other underwriting information that the insurer knows or has reason to know is abuse-related shall explain the reason for its action …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7408 Violation of act; unfair trade practice.
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In addition to any other remedies available under the laws of this state, each violation of the Unfair Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Insurance Act and any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated thereunder shall be an unfair trade practice in the business of i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7409 Rules and regulations.
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The director may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Unfair Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Insurance Act.
Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7410 Applicability to actions on or after July 15, 1998.
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The Unfair Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Insurance Act applies to all actions taken on or after July 15, 1998, except as otherwise explicitly stated. Nothing in the act shall require an insurer to conduct a comprehensive search of its contract files existing on July…
Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 188, § 22.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-749 Sickness and accident insurance; discrimination prohibited; differences permitted.
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No sickness and accident insurer shall make or permit any unfair discrimination between individuals of substantially the same hazard in the amount of premium rates charged for any policy or contract of such insurance or in the benefits payable thereunder. This section shall not p…
Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 92, § 278.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7501 Act, how cited.
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Sections 44-7501 to 44-7535 shall be known and may be cited as the Property and Casualty Insurance Rate and Form Act.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7502 Purposes of act.
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The purposes of the Property and Casualty Insurance Rate and Form Act are: (1) To prohibit price-fixing agreements and other anticompetitive behavior by insurers; (2) To protect policyholders and the public against excessive rates and the adverse effects of inadequate or unfairly…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7503 Competition and uniformity; construction of act.
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Nothing in the Property and Casualty Insurance Rate and Form Act shall prohibit or discourage reasonable competition or prohibit or discourage uniformity in policy forms, rating systems, or underwriting practices except to the extent necessary to accomplish the purposes of the ac…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7504 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Property and Casualty Insurance Rate and Form Act: (1) Advisory organization means any entity, including its affiliates or subsidiaries, which (a) has majority ownership or control by two or more insurers and assists two or more insurers in activities related …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7505 Applicability of act.
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(1) The Property and Casualty Insurance Rate and Form Act applies to any insurer holding a certificate of authority issued by the director to transact insurance business in this state for the lines of insurance specified in subdivisions (5) through (14) and (16) through (20) of s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7506 Rating systems and prospective loss costs; filing required.
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(1) All rating systems and prospective loss costs shall be filed with the director in accordance with section 44-7508, except that filings for the following shall be filed in accordance with sections 44-7510 and 44-7511: (a) Filings made by advisory organizations; (b) Medical pro…