Title 48 — Title 48 INSURANCE
101 chapters · 2,134 sections in this title.
RCW 48.70.010 Legislative intent.
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This chapter shall be known as the specified disease insurance act and is intended to govern the content and sale of specified disease insurance as defined in this chapter. This chapter applies in addition to, rather than in place of, other requirements of Title 48 RCW. It is the…
RCW 48.70.020 Definitions—Rules.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Specified disease policy" refers to any insurance policy or contract which provides benefits to a policyholder only in the event that the policyholder contracts the d…
RCW 48.70.030 Expected returns to policyholders—Rules.
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(1) Commencing with reports for the accounting periods beginning on or after July 1, 1983, specified disease policies shall be expected to return to policyholders in the form of aggregate loss ratios under the policy:(a) At least seventy-five percent of the earned premiums in the…
RCW 48.70.040 Rules required.
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By July 1, 1983, the commissioner shall adopt all rules necessary to ensure that specified disease policies provide a reasonable level of benefits to policyholders, and that purchasers and potential purchasers of such policies are fully informed of the level of benefits provided.…
RCW 48.70.900 Application of chapter.
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This chapter shall apply to all policies issued on or after July 1, 1983. This chapter shall not apply to services provided by health care service contractors as defined in RCW 48.44.010.[ 1982 c 181 s 24.]