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Enrolled HB 302 Relating to travel insurance; relating to the business of insurance; relating to exceptions to prohibited rebates; relating to the powers of the director of the division of insurance; relating to prohibited practices in the advertisement of insurance; relating to unemployment benefits; and providing for an effective date. _______________ * Section 1. AS 21.09.210(p) is amended to read: (p) In this section, (1) "blanket travel insurance" has the meaning given in AS 21.42.825; (2) "cancellation fee waiver" has the meaning given in AS 21.42.825; (3) "eligible group" has the meaning given in AS 21.42.825; (4) "group travel insurance" means travel insurance that is issued to an eligible group; (5) "premium tax credit" means an amount that an insurer may use as an offset against a premium tax payment; (6) "primary certificate holder" means an individual who elects and purchases travel insurance under a group travel insurance policy; (7) "primary policyholder" means an individual who elects and purchases travel insurance under an individual policy; (8) "resident" has the meaning given in AS 21.27.990; (9) "travel assistance services" has the meaning given in AS 21.42.825; (10) "travel insurance" has the meaning given in AS 21.42.825; (11) "travel insurer" means an insurer who transacts travel insurance. * Sec. 2. AS 21.09.210 is amended by adding new subsections to read: (q) The provisions of this section apply to travel insurers. Travel insurance premiums will be taxed on insurance premiums paid by (1) a primary policyholder who is a resident of the state; (2) a primary certificate holder who is a resident of the state; or (3) a blanket travel insurance policyholder who is a resident of the state, whose principal place of business is in the state, or whose affiliate or subsidiary having a principal place of business in the state has purchased the policy, subject to any apportionment rules that apply to the insurer across multiple taxing jurisdictions or that allow the insurer to allocate premiums on an apportioned basis in a reasonable and equitable manner in those jurisdictions. (r) A travel insurer shall (1) document the state of residence or principal place of business of the policyholder or certificate holder; and (2) report as premiums the amount allocable to travel insurance and not the amount received for travel assistance services or cancellation fee waivers. * Sec. 3. AS 21.27.150(a) is amended to read: (a) The director may issue a (1) travel insurance limited producer license to a person in accordance with AS 21.42.805 [WHO IS APPOINTED UNDER AS 21.27.100 AND WHO SELLS TRAVEL INSURANCE; IN THIS PARAGRAPH, "TRAVEL INSURANCE" HAS THE MEANING GIVEN IN AS 21.27.152]; (2) title insurance limited producer license to a person whose place of business is located in this state and whose sole purpose is to be appointed by and act on behalf of a title insurer; (3) bail bond limited producer license to a person who is appointed by and acts on behalf of a surety insurer pertaining to bail bonds; (4) motor vehicle rental agency limited producer license to a person and, subject to the approval of the director, to employees of the person licensed that the licensee authorizes to transact the business of insurance on the licensee's behalf if, as to an employee, the licensee complies with (D) of this paragraph and if the licensee (A) rents to others, without operators, (i) private passenger motor vehicles, including passenger vans, minivans, and sport utility vehicles; or (ii) cargo motor vehicles, including cargo vans, pickup trucks, and trucks with a gross vehicle weight of less than 26,000 pounds that do not require the operator to possess a commercial driver's license; (B) rents motor vehicles only to persons under rental agreements that do not exceed a term of 90 days; (C) transacts only the following kinds of insurance: (i) motor vehicle liability insurance with respect to liability arising out of the use of a vehicle rented from the licensee during the term of the rental agreement; (ii) uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, with minimum limits described in AS 21.96.020(c) and (d) arising from the use of a vehicle rented from the licensee during the term of the rental agreement; (iii) insurance against medical, hospital, surgical, and disability benefits to an injured person and funeral and death benefits to dependents, beneficiaries, or personal representatives of a deceased person if the insurance is issued as incidental coverage with or supplemental to liability insurance and arises out of the use of a vehicle rented from the licensee during the term of the rental agreement; (iv) personal effects insurance, including loss of use, with respect to damage to or loss of personal property of a person renting the vehicle and other vehicle occupants while that property is being loaded into, transported by, or unloaded from a vehicle rented from the licensee during the term of the rental agreement; (v) towing and roadside assistance with respect to vehicles rented from the licensee during the term of the rental agreement; and (vi) other insurance as may be authorized by regulation by the director; (D) notifies the director in writing, not later than 30 days after employment, of the name, date of birth, social security number, location of employment, and home address of an employee authorized by the licensee to transact insurance on the licensee's behalf; and (E) provides other information as required by the director; (5) nonresident limited producer license to a person; a license that the director issues under this paragraph grants the same scope of authority as a limited lines producer license issued to the person by the person's home state; (6) credit insurance limited producer license to a person who sells limited lines credit insurance; (7) miscellaneous limited producer license to a person who transacts insurance in this state that restricts the person's authority to less than the total authority for a line of authority described in AS 21.27.115(1) - (6); (8) portable electronics limited producer license to a vendor that sells or offers portable electronics insurance as defined in AS 21.36.515; the following provisions apply to a license issued under this paragraph: (A) a vendor shall file with the director a sworn application for a license under this paragraph on a form prescribed and furnished by the director; the vendor shall provide the name, residence address, location of the vendor's home office, and other information required by the director for an employee or officer that is designated by the vendor as the person responsible for the vendor's compliance with the requirements of this chapter; however, if the vendor derives more than 50 percent of its revenue from the sale of portable electronics insurance, the vendor shall provide the information required under this subparagraph for all officers, directors, and shareholders of record having beneficial ownership of 10 percent or more of any class of securities registered under the federal securities law; (B) a portable electronics limited producer license issued under this paragraph must authorize the employees or authorized representatives of a vendor to transact portable electronics insurance at each location at which a vendor offers portable electronics to customers in this state; and (C) the employees or authorized representatives of the vendor may transact portable electronics insurance and are not required to obtain a limited producer license if (i) the employees or authorized representatives are not compensated based primarily on the number of customers enrolled for coverage; however, an employee or authorized representative may receive compensation for activities under the license that is incidental to the employee's or authorized representative's overall compensation; (ii) the insurer issuing the portable electronics insurance provides a training program for employees and authorized representatives of the portable electronics limited producer licensee that includes instruction about the portable electronics insurance offered to customers and the disclosures required under AS 21.36.515; and (iii) the vendor maintains a register of each location in the state where the vendor offers portable electronics insurance and submits the register to the director not later than 30 days after the director requests the register; (9) crop insurance limited producer license to a person who sells or offers crop insurance coverage for damage to crops from unfavorable weather conditions, fire or lightning, flood, hail, insect infestation, disease, or other yield- reducing conditions or perils provided by the private insurance market or that is subsidized by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, including multi-peril crop insurance. * Sec. 4. AS 21.36.010 is amended to read: Sec. 21.36.010. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to regulate an act or a trade practice in the business of insurance in accordance with the intent of Congress as expressed in 15 U.S.C. 1011 - 1015 (McCarran-Ferguson Act) and P.L. 106-102 (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) by defining or providing for determination of all the practices in this state that constitute an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice and by prohibiting them. * Sec. 5. AS 21.36.110 is amended to read: Sec. 21.36.110. Exceptions to discrimination and rebates. Nothing in AS 21.36.090, 21.36.100, and AS 21.54.100 may be construed as including within the definition of discrimination or rebates any of the following practices: (1) in the case of a contract of life insurance or life annuity, paying bonuses to policyholders or otherwise abating their premiums in whole or in part out of surplus accumulated from nonparticipating insurance, if the bonuses or abatement of premiums is fair and equitable to policyholders and for the best interests of the insurer; (2) in the case of a life insurance policy issued on industrial debit, preauthorized check, bank draft, or similar plans, making allowance to policyholders who have made premium payments directly to an office of the insurer or by preauthorized debit, check, bank draft, or similar plan, in an amount that fairly represents the saving in collection expense; (3) readjustment of the rate of premium for a group insurance policy based on the loss or expense experience thereunder, at the end of the first or a subsequent policy year of insurance thereunder, which may be made retroactive only for that policy year; (4) issuance of life or health insurance policies or annuity contracts at rates less than the usual rates of premiums for the policies or contracts, or modification of premium or rate based on amount of insurance; but the issuance or modification may not result in reduction in premium or rate in excess of savings in administration and issuance expenses reasonably attributable to the policies or contracts; (5) a reward under a wellness program established under a health care plan that favors an individual if the wellness program meets the following requirements: (A) the wellness program is reasonably designed to promote health or prevent disease; (B) an individual has an opportunity to qualify for the reward at least once a year; (C) the reward is available for all similarly situated individuals; (D) the wellness program has alternative standards for individuals who are unable to obtain the reward because of a health factor; (E) alternative standards are available for an individual who is unable to participate in a reward program because of a health condition; (F) the insurer provides information explaining the standard for achieving the reward and discloses the alternative standards; and (G) the total rewards for all wellness programs under the health insurance policy do not exceed 20 percent of the cost of coverage; (6) the offer or provision by an insurer or insurance producer, including by or through an employee, affiliate, or third-party representative, of a value-added product or service at no cost or reduced cost when that product or service is not specified in the policy of insurance and the product or service (A) is offered in accordance with (b) of this section; (B) relates to the insurance coverage; and (C) is primarily designed to (i) provide loss mitigation or loss control; (ii) reduce claim costs or claim settlement costs; (iii) provide education about liability risks or risk of loss to persons or property; (iv) monitor or assess risk, identify sources of risk, or develop strategies for eliminating or reducing risk; (v) enhance health; (vi) enhance financial wellness by providing education or financial planning services; (vii) provide post-loss services; (viii) incentivize behavioral changes to improve the health or reduce the risk of death or disability of a policyholder, potential policyholder, certificate holder, potential certificate holder, insured, potential insured, or applicant; or (ix) assist in the administration of the employee or retiree benefit insurance coverage; (7) the provision of an offer, gift, item, or service provided in accordance with (d) of this section. * Sec. 6. AS 21.36.110 is amended by adding new subsections to read: (b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, an insurer or insurance producer offering a value-added product or service in accordance with (a)(6) of this section shall ensure that (1) the cost to the insurer or producer of offering the product or service to a customer is reasonable relative to that customer's premium or insurance coverage for the policy class, the aggregate cost of a value-added product or service offered under this subsection does not exceed the amount established in regulation by the division, and a value-added product or service is not offered solely to an individual negotiating or procuring a group or association policy on behalf of others; (2) if the insurer or producer is providing the product or service offered, the customer is provided with information for whom to contact to assist the customer with questions regarding the product or service; and (3) the product or service is made available based on documented, objective criteria and offered in a manner that is not unfairly discriminatory; documented criteria described in this paragraph must be maintained by the insurer or producer and provided to the director upon request. (c) If an insurer or insurance producer does not have sufficient evidence but has a good faith belief that a value-added product or service meets the criteria in (a)(6)(C) of this section, the insurer or producer may provide the product or service in a manner that is not unfairly discriminatory as part of a pilot or testing program for a period of not more than three years. An insurer or producer offering a product or service to consumers in the state as part of a pilot or testing program under this subsection shall notify the director before launching the program and may proceed with the program if the director does not object within 21 days after receiving the notice. (d) An insurer or insurance producer may (1) offer or give noncash gifts, items, or services to, including provision of meals to or charitable donations made on behalf of, a customer in connection with the marketing, sale, purchase, or retention of a contract of insurance if (A) the offer is made in a manner that is not unfairly discriminatory; (B) the customer is not required to purchase, continue to purchase, or renew a policy in exchange for the noncash gift, item, or service; and (C) the cost of the noncash gift, item, or service does not exceed an amount determined by the director to be reasonable for each term of a policy year; (2) offer or give noncash gifts, items, or services to, including provision of meals to or charitable donations made on behalf of, a commercial or institutional customer in connection with the marketing, sale, purchase, or retention of a contract of insurance if (A) the offer is made in a manner that is not unfairly discriminatory; (B) the customer is not required to purchase, continue to purchase, or renew a policy in exchange for the noncash gift, item, or service; (C) the cost of the noncash gift, item, or service is reasonable relative to the premium or proposed premium; and (D) the cost of the noncash gift, item, or service is not included in any amounts charged to another person or entity; (3) conduct a raffle or drawing to the extent permitted by state law if (A) there is no financial cost to entrants to participate; (B) the raffle or drawing does not obligate participants to purchase insurance; (C) the prizes are not valued in excess of a reasonable amount determined by the director; (D) the raffle or drawing is open to the public; (E) the raffle or drawing is offered in a manner that is not unfairly discriminatory; and (F) a participant is not required to purchase, continue to purchase, or renew a policy in exchange for participation in the raffle or drawing. (e) The director may adopt regulations to implement this section. * Sec. 7. AS 21.36 is amended by adding a new section to read: Sec. 21.36.115. Prohibited advertising practices. An insurer, insurance producer, or representative of an insurer or producer may not (1) offer or provide insurance as an incentive for purchasing another policy; or (2) use in an advertisement the words "free," "no cost," or similar language that suggests that the insurance coverage is free or provided at no cost to the consumer. * Sec. 8. AS 21.36.120(a) is amended to read: (a) A property, casualty, or surety insurer or its employee or representative [,] or an insurance producer [AN AGENT, OR SOLICITOR] may not pay, allow, give, or offer to pay, allow, or give, directly or indirectly, as an inducement to insurance or after insurance has been effected, a rebate, discount, abatement, credit, or reduction of the premium named in the policy of insurance, or a special favor or advantage in the dividends or other benefits to accrue thereon, or any valuable consideration or inducement, not specified in the policy, except to the extent provided for in an applicable filing with the director as provided by law. * Sec. 9. AS 21.42 is amended by adding new sections to read: Article 4. Travel Insurance. Sec. 21.42.800. Travel insurance classification and filing. (a) Travel insurance may be provided under an individual policy or under a group or blanket policy. (b) Eligible groups may purchase group and blanket policies. Eligible groups include (1) a tour operator, lodging provider, vacation property owner, hotel, resort, travel club, travel agency, property manager, cultural exchange program, airline, cruise line, railroad, steamship company, public bus carrier, or other common carrier; the operator, owner, or lessor of a means of transportation of passengers; or another entity engaged in the business of providing travel or travel services; for groups listed in this paragraph, all members or customers of the group must have a common exposure to risk associated with the travel; (2) a college, school, or other institution of learning, covering students, teachers, employees, or volunteers; (3) an employer covering any group of employees, volunteers, contractors, a board of directors, dependents, or guests; (4) a sports team, camp, or sponsor of a sports team or camp, covering participants, members, campers, employees, officials, supervisors, or volunteers; (5) a religious, charitable, recreational, educational, or civic organization, or a branch of a religious, charitable, recreational, educational, or civic organization, covering any group of members, participants, or volunteers; (6) a financial institution or financial institution vendor, parent holding company, trustee, agent, or designee of a financial institution or financial institution vendor, account holder, credit card holder, debtor, guarantor, or purchaser; (7) an incorporated or unincorporated association having a common interest, constitution, and bylaws and organized and maintained in good faith for purposes other than obtaining insurance for members or participants of the association covering its members; (8) a labor union; (9) a trust or the trustees of a fund established, created, or maintained for the benefit of and covering members, employees, or customers, subject to the director's approval of the use of a trust and the state's premium tax provisions in AS 21.09.210 for one or more associations that meet the requirements of (7) or (8) of this subsection; (10) an entertainment production company covering a group of participants, volunteers, audience members, contestants, or workers; (11) a volunteer fire department, ambulance, rescue, police department, or court or any first aid, civil defense, or other volunteer group; (12) a preschool, day care institution for children or adults, or senior citizen club; (13) a common carrier, operator, owner or lessor of a means of transportation, or automobile or truck rental or leasing company covering a group of individuals who may become renters, lessees, or passengers defined by their travel status on the rented or leased vehicle; the common carrier, operator, owner or lessor of a means of transportation, or automobile or truck rental or leasing company is the policyholder under a policy to which this subsection applies; and (14) any other group the director determines is engaged in a common enterprise or has an economic, educational, or social affinity or relationship and for which issuance of the policy would not be contrary to the public interest. (c) Travel insurance is classified and filed for purposes of rates and forms under the inland marine line of insurance. (d) Eligibility and underwriting standards for travel insurance may be developed and provided based on travel protection plans that are designed for individual or identified marketing or distribution channels if those standards also meet the underwriting standards for inland marine lines of insurance in the state. Sec. 21.42.805. Travel insurance limited producers and travel retailers. (a) The director may issue a travel insurance limited producer license to an individual or business entity that has filed with the director an application in a form and manner prescribed by the director. A travel insurance limited producer shall be licensed to sell, solicit, or negotiate travel insurance through a licensed insurer. A person may act as a travel insurance limited producer only if the person is licensed under this subsection. (b) A travel retailer may offer and disseminate travel insurance to its customers on behalf of and under the direction of a travel insurance limited producer. A person may act as a travel retailer only if the person is a business entity that is included in the register maintained by the travel insurance limited producer under (e)(1) of this section. (c) A travel retailer's employee or authorized representative who is not a travel insurance limited producer may not (1) evaluate or interpret the material terms, benefits, and conditions of the offered travel insurance coverage; (2) evaluate or provide advice concerning a prospective purchaser's existing insurance coverage; or (3) represent that the employee or authorized representative is a licensed insurer, licensed producer, or insurance expert. (d) A travel insurance limited producer or travel retailer shall provide to a purchaser of travel insurance (1) a description of the material terms of the insurance coverage; (2) a description of the claims process; (3) a description of the review and return or cancellation process; and (4) the identity and contact information for the insurer and the travel insurance limited producer. (e) A travel insurance limited producer shall (1) maintain, in a format prescribed by the director, a register of each travel retailer that offers travel insurance on behalf of and under the direction of the producer and make the register available to the director upon request; the register must include (A) the name, address, and contact information of each travel retailer; (B) the name, address, and contact information of each officer or person who directs or controls the travel retailer's operations; and (C) the federal employment identification number of the travel retailer; (2) certify that each travel retailer that offers travel insurance on behalf of and under the direction of the producer complies with 18 U.S.C. 1033; (3) require each employee and authorized representative of a travel retailer that offers travel insurance on behalf of and under the direction of the producer whose duties include offering and disseminating travel insurance to receive a training or instruction program that, at a minimum, contains adequate instruction on the type of insurance offered, ethical sales practices, and the disclosures that must be provided to its prospective customers; the training program is subject to review and approval by the director; (4) designate one of its employees as the person responsible for the producer's compliance with applicable travel insurance laws and regulations; the employee must be an individual who is licensed as an insurance producer; and (5) pay all applicable licensing fees required under this title. (f) A person designated under (e)(4) of this section and the president, secretary, treasurer, and any other officer or person who directs or controls the travel insurance limited producer's insurance operations shall comply with the fingerprinting requirements applicable to insurance producers in the resident state of the travel insurance limited producer. (g) A travel insurance limited producer is liable for the acts of a travel retailer transacting travel insurance on behalf of and under the direction of the producer and shall use reasonable means to ensure the travel retailer's compliance with applicable travel insurance laws and regulations. (h) A travel retailer offering or disseminating travel insurance shall make available to a prospective purchaser brochures or other written materials that (1) provide the identity and contact information of the insurer and the travel insurance limited producer; (2) explain that the purchase of travel insurance is not required in order to purchase any other product or service from the travel retailer; and (3) state that a person transacting travel insurance may provide general information about the insurance offered, including a description of the coverage and price, but is not qualified or authorized to answer questions about the terms and conditions of the insurance offered or to evaluate the adequacy of the customer's insurance coverage. (i) A travel retailer whose insurance-related activities, and those of the travel retailer's employees and authorized representatives, are limited to offering and disseminating travel insurance under this section may receive related compensation upon registration under (e)(1) of this section. (j) The requirements of AS 21.42.800 - 21.42.825 apply to travel insurance that covers a resident of the state and that is sold, solicited, negotiated, or offered in the state, and to policies and certificates that are delivered or issued for delivery in the state. AS 21.42.800 - 21.42.825 do not apply to cancellation fee waivers or travel assistance services except as expressly provided in AS 21.42.800 - 21.42.825. All other applicable provisions of the insurance laws of the state continue to apply to travel insurance except that the specific provisions of AS 21.42.800 - 21.42.825 supersede any general provisions of law that would otherwise be applicable to travel insurance. (k) Any person licensed as an insurance producer for a line of authority described in AS 21.27.115(1) - (6) may sell, solicit, and negotiate travel insurance. A property and casualty insurance producer is not required to be appointed by an insurer in order to sell, solicit, or negotiate travel insurance. Sec. 21.42.810. Travel protection plans. (a) A travel protection plan may be offered in the state for one price if (1) the travel protection plan clearly discloses to the consumer, at or before the time of purchase, that the plan includes travel insurance, travel assistance services, and cancellation fee waivers, as applicable, and provides information and an opportunity, at or before the time of purchase, for the consumer to obtain additional information regarding the features and pricing of each feature; and (2) the fulfillment materials (A) describe and delineate the travel insurance, travel assistance services, and cancellation fee waivers in the travel protection plan; and (B) include the travel insurance disclosures and the contact information for persons providing travel assistance services and cancellation fee waivers, as applicable. (b) Travel assistance services provided under a travel protection plan may include security advisories, destination information, vaccination and immunization information services, travel reservation services, entertainment, activity and event planning, translation assistance, emergency messaging, international legal and medical referrals, medical case monitoring, coordination of transportation arrangements, emergency cash transfer assistance, medical prescription replacement assistance, passport and travel document replacement assistance, lost luggage assistance, concierge services, and any other service that is furnished in connection with planned travel. Travel assistance services are not insurance and not related to insurance. Sec. 21.42.815. Sales practices. (a) A person offering travel insurance to residents of the state is subject to the unfair trade practices and fraud provisions under AS 21.36, except as otherwise provided in AS 21.42.800 - 21.42.825. If a conflict occurs between AS 21.42.800 - 21.42.825 and another provision of this title relating to the sale and marketing of travel insurance and travel protection plans, AS 21.42.800 - 21.42.825 control. (b) Offering or selling a travel insurance policy that could never result in payment of a claim for a person insured under the policy is an unfair trade practice under AS 21.36. Notwithstanding (a) of this section, nothing in this subsection limits the director's authority under AS 21.42.130. (c) All documents provided to consumers before the purchase of travel insurance, including sales, advertising, and marketing materials, must be consistent with the travel insurance policy itself, including forms, endorsements, policies, rate filings, and certificates of insurance. (d) If a travel insurance policy or certificate contains preexisting condition exclusions, the person offering the policy shall provide to the consumer, before the time of purchase and in the fulfillment materials for the coverage, information and an opportunity to learn more about the preexisting condition exclusions. (e) A person offering a travel insurance policy shall provide to the policyholder or certificate holder fulfillment materials and the information described in AS 21.42.805(d) as soon as practicable following the purchase of a travel protection plan. Unless the insured has either started a covered trip or filed a claim under the travel insurance coverage, a policyholder or certificate holder may cancel a policy or certificate for a full refund of the travel protection plan price from the date of purchase of the travel protection plan until at least (1) 15 days after the date of delivery of the fulfillment materials for the travel protection plan if the materials were delivered by mail; the fulfillment materials are considered delivered under this paragraph when sent to the policyholder or certificate holder; or (2) 10 days after the date of delivery of the fulfillment materials for the travel protection plan if the materials were delivered (A) in person; the fulfillment materials are considered delivered under this subparagraph when physically handed to the policyholder or certificate holder; or (B) electronically; the fulfillment materials are considered delivered under this subparagraph when sent to the policyholder or certificate holder. (f) The policy documentation and fulfillment materials must disclose whether the travel insurance is primary or secondary to other applicable coverage. (g) If travel insurance is marketed directly to a consumer either by an insurer's Internet website or by an aggregator website, it is not an unfair trade practice or other violation of law if an accurate summary or short description of the coverage is provided on the website and the consumer has access to the full provisions of the policy through electronic means. In this subsection, "aggregator website" means a website that provides access to information relating to insurance products from more than one insurer, including product and insurer information, for use in comparison shopping. (h) A person may not offer, solicit, or negotiate travel insurance or travel protection plans on an individual or group basis by using a negative or opt-out option that requires a consumer to take an affirmative action to deselect coverage, including unchecking a box on an electronic form, when the consumer purchases a trip. (i) It is an unfair trade practice subject to penalty under AS 21.36 to market blanket travel insurance coverage as free. (j) If a consumer's destination jurisdiction requires insurance coverage, it is not an unfair trade practice under AS 21.36 to require that a consumer choose between the following options as a condition of purchasing a trip or travel package: (1) purchasing the coverage required by the destination jurisdiction through the travel retailer or travel insurance limited producer supplying the trip or travel package; or (2) agreeing to obtain and provide before departure proof of coverage that meets the requirements of the destination jurisdiction. Sec. 21.42.820. Travel administrators. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a person may not act or represent itself as a travel administrator for travel insurance in the state unless the person (1) is a licensed property and casualty insurance producer in the state for activities permitted under that producer license; (2) holds a valid managing general agent license in the state; or (3) holds a valid third-party administrator license in the state. (b) A travel administrator and the employees of the travel administrator are exempt from the licensing requirements applicable to adjusters under this title for the purposes of administering travel insurance. (c) An insurer is liable for the acts of a travel administrator administering travel insurance underwritten by the insurer and shall ensure that the travel administrator maintains all books and records relevant to the insurer. The travel administrator shall make the books and records available to the director upon request. Sec. 21.42.825. Definitions. In AS 21.42.800 - 21.42.825, (1) "blanket travel insurance" means a policy of travel insurance that is issued to any eligible group and that provides coverage for specific classes of persons defined in the policy with coverage provided to all members of the eligible group without a separate charge to individual members of the eligible group; (2) "cancellation fee waiver" (A) means a contractual agreement between a supplier of travel services and its customer to waive some or all of the nonrefundable cancellation fee provisions of the supplier's underlying travel contract with or without regard to the reason for the cancellation or form of reimbursement; and (B) does not mean insurance; (3) "eligible group" means two or more persons who are engaged in a common enterprise or have an economic, educational, or social affinity or relationship; (4) "fulfillment materials" means documentation that is sent to the purchaser of a travel protection plan and that confirms the purchase and provides coverage and assistance details of the travel protection plan; (5) "offering and disseminating" means providing general information, including a description of the coverage and price, as well as processing the application and collecting premiums; (6) "travel administrator" means a person who, directly or indirectly, underwrites, collects charges, collateral, or premiums from residents of this state, or adjusts or settles claims in connection with travel insurance; a person may not be considered a travel administrator if the person's only actions that would otherwise cause the person to be considered a travel administrator are among the following: (A) a person working for a travel administrator to the extent that the person's activities are subject to the supervision and control of the travel administrator; (B) an insurance producer selling insurance or engaged in administrative and claims-related activities within the scope of the producer's license; (C) a travel retailer offering and disseminating travel insurance that is registered under the license of a limited lines travel insurance producer in accordance with AS 21.42.800 - 21.42.825; (D) a person adjusting or settling claims in the normal course of that person's practice or employment as an attorney who does not collect charges or premiums in connection with insurance coverage; or (E) a business entity that is affiliated with a licensed insurer while acting as a travel administrator for the direct and assumed insurance business of the affiliated insurer; (7) "travel assistance services" means noninsurance services for which the consumer is not indemnified based on a fortuitous event and for which provision of the service does not result in transfer or shifting of risk that would constitute the business of insurance; (8) "travel insurance" (A) means insurance coverage for personal risks incident to planned travel, including (i) trip or event interruption or cancellation; (ii) lost baggage or personal effects; (iii) damage to accommodations or a rental vehicle; (iv) sickness, an accident, disability, or death occurring during travel; (v) emergency evacuation; (vi) repatriation of remains; or (vii) any other contractual obligation to indemnify or pay a specified amount to a traveler upon determinable contingencies related to travel as approved by the director; (B) does not include (i) comprehensive medical insurance that provides coverage during a trip lasting longer than six months, including a trip during which a traveler is working or residing overseas as an expatriate; or (ii) any other product that requires a specific insurance producer license; (9) "travel insurance limited producer" means a (A) licensed managing general agent or third-party administrator; (B) licensed insurance producer; or (C) travel administrator; (10) "travel protection plan" means a plan that provides combined features that may include one or more of the following: travel insurance, travel assistance services, or cancellation fee waivers; (11) "travel retailer" means a business entity that makes, arranges, or offers planned travel. * Sec. 10. AS 23.20.350(d) is amended to read: (d) An individual who is eligible under (a) of this section is entitled to receive the weekly benefit amount set out in column (B) of the table in this subsection that is opposite the amount set out in column (A) of the individual's base period wages determined under (c) of this section: (A) (B) Base Period Wages Weekly Benefit Amount At least But less than 0 2,500 $ 0 2,500 2,750 56 2,750 3,000 58 3,000 3,250 60 3,250 3,500 62 3,500 3,750 64 3,750 4,000 66 4,000 4,250 68 4,250 4,500 70 4,500 4,750 72 4,750 5,000 74 5,000 5,250 76 5,250 5,500 78 5,500 5,750 80 5,750 6,000 82 6,000 6,250 84 6,250 6,500 86 6,500 6,750 88 6,750 7,000 90 7,000 7,250 92 7,250 7,500 94 7,500 7,750 96 7,750 8,000 98 8,000 8,250 100 8,250 8,500 102 8,500 8,750 104 8,750 9,000 106 9,000 9,250 108 9,250 9,500 110 9,500 9,750 112 9,750 10,000 114 10,000 10,250 116 10,250 10,500 118 10,500 10,750 120 10,750 11,000 122 11,000 11,250 124 11,250 11,500 126 11,500 11,750 128 11,750 12,000 130 12,000 12,250 132 12,250 12,500 134 12,500 12,750 136 12,750 13,000 138 13,000 13,250 140 13,250 13,500 142 13,500 13,750 144 13,750 14,000 146 14,000 14,250 148 14,250 14,500 150 14,500 14,750 152 14,750 15,000 154 15,000 15,250 156 15,250 15,500 158 15,500 15,750 160 15,750 16,000 162 16,000 16,250 164 16,250 16,500 166 16,500 16,750 168 16,750 17,000 170 17,000 17,250 172 17,250 17,500 174 17,500 17,750 176 17,750 18,000 178 18,000 18,250 180 18,250 18,500 182 18,500 18,750 184 18,750 19,000 186 19,000 19,250 188 19,250 19,500 190 19,500 19,750 192 19,750 20,000 194 20,000 20,250 196 20,250 20,500 198 20,500 20,750 200 20,750 21,000 202 21,000 21,250 204 21,250 21,500 207 [206] 21,500 21,750 209 [208] 21,750 22,000 212 [210] 22,000 22,250 214 [212] 22,250 22,500 216 [214] 22,500 22,750 219 [216] 22,750 23,000 221 [218] 23,000 23,250 224 [220] 23,250 23,500 226 [222] 23,500 23,750 228 [224] 23,750 24,000 231 [226] 24,000 24,250 233 [228] 24,250 24,500 236 [230] 24,500 24,750 238 [232] 24,750 25,000 240 [234] 25,000 25,250 243 [236] 25,250 25,500 245 [238] 25,500 25,750 248 [240] 25,750 26,000 250 [242] 26,000 26,250 252 [244] 26,250 26,500 255 [246] 26,500 26,750 257 [248] 26,750 27,000 260 [250] 27,000 27,250 262 [252] 27,250 27,500 264 [254] 27,500 27,750 267 [256] 27,750 28,000 269 [258] 28,000 28,250 272 [260] 28,250 28,500 274 [262] 28,500 28,750 276 [264] 28,750 29,000 279 [266] 29,000 29,250 281 [268] 29,250 29,500 284 [270] 29,500 29,750 286 [272] 29,750 30,000 288 [274] 30,000 30,250 291 [276] 30,250 30,500 293 [278] 30,500 30,750 296 [280] 30,750 31,000 298 [282] 31,000 31,250 300 [284] 31,250 31,500 303 [286] 31,500 31,750 305 [288] 31,750 32,000 308 [290] 32,000 32,250 310 [292] 32,250 32,500 313 [294] 32,500 32,750 315 [296] 32,750 33,000 317 [298] 33,000 33,250 320 [300] 33,250 33,500 322 [302] 33,500 33,750 325 [304] 33,750 34,000 327 [306] 34,000 34,250 329 [308] 34,250 34,500 332 [310] 34,500 34,750 334 [312] 34,750 35,000 337 [314] 35,000 35,250 339 [316] 35,250 35,500 341 [318] 35,500 35,750 344 [320] 35,750 36,000 346 [322] 36,000 36,250 349 [324] 36,250 36,500 351 [326] 36,500 36,750 353 [328] 36,750 37,000 356 [330] 37,000 37,250 358 [332] 37,250 37,500 361 [334] 37,500 37,750 363 [336] 37,750 38,000 365 [338] 38,000 38,250 368 [340] 38,250 38,500 370 [342] 38,500 38,750 373 [344] 38,750 39,000 375 [346] 39,000 39,250 377 [348] 39,250 39,500 380 [350] 39,500 39,750 382 [352] 39,750 40,000 385 [354] 40,000 40,250 387 [356] 40,250 40,500 389 [358] 40,500 40,750 392 [360] 40,750 41,000 394 [362] 41,000 41,250 397 [364] 41,250 41,500 399 [366] 41,500 41,750 401 [368] 41,750 42,000 404 [370] 42,000 42,250 406 42,250 42,500 409 42,500 42,750 411 42,750 43,000 413 43,000 43,250 416 43,250 43,500 418 43,500 43,750 421 43,750 44,000 423 44,000 44,250 425 44,250 44,500 428 44,500 44,750 430 44,750 45,000 433 45,000 45,250 435 45,250 45,500 438 45,500 45,750 440 45,750 46,000 442 46,000 46,250 445 46,250 46,500 447 46,500 46,750 450 46,750 47,000 452 47,000 47,250 454 47,250 47,500 457 47,500 47,750 459 47,750 48,000 462 48,000 48,250 464 48,250 48,500 466 48,500 48,750 469 48,750 49,000 470 49,000 470 [370]. * Sec. 11. AS 23.20.350(f) is amended to read: (f) An individual who establishes a benefit year is eligible for an allowance for dependents in addition to the individual's weekly benefit amount. The department may require an individual claiming or receiving an allowance for dependents to produce income tax returns, birth certificates, notices of adoption or custody, social security account number of spouse, verification of support documents, or other information necessary to verify that the allowance is payable to the individual. The allowance for dependents (1) is $72 [$24] per week for each dependent, except that the total allowance for dependents paid to an individual may not exceed $216 [$72] for each week of unemployment; (2) is payable beginning with the week during the benefit year in which the individual claims an allowance for the dependent and is payable for the remainder of the individual's eligibility for regular, extended, or supplemental payments during the benefit year; (3) may not be claimed for a new dependent after the end of the benefit year or after the exhaustion of regular benefits in the benefit year [; (4) REPEALED (5) REPEALED]. * Sec. 12. AS 23.20.350 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (h) On January 1 of each year, the department shall increase the maximum base period wages in (d) of this section by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the base of contributions calculated under AS 23.20.175 in comparison to the base contributions calculated for the prior year. The new base period wage amount shall be rounded to the nearest $250. The department shall increase the corresponding weekly benefit amount in (d) of this section by $2 for each $250 increase in base period wages. The department may not decrease the base period wage amount of the weekly benefit amount. * Sec. 13. AS 21.27.152 is repealed. * Sec. 14. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: APPLICABILITY. Sections 1 - 3, 9, and 13 of this Act apply to an insurance policy or contract issued, delivered, or renewed on or after the effective date of secs. 1 - 3, 9, and 13 of this Act. * Sec. 15. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The director of the division of insurance may adopt regulations necessary to implement secs. 4 - 8 of this Act. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the effective date of the law implemented by the regulation. * Sec. 16. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW FEDERAL APPROVAL. To the extent necessary to implement secs. 10 - 12 of this Act, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall submit for federal approval the changes to the unemployment insurance laws of the state enacted by secs. 10 - 12 of this Act. * Sec. 17. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: CONDITIONAL EFFECT; NOTIFICATION. (a) Sections 10 - 12 of this Act take effect only if, and to the extent that, on or before July 1, 2027, the United States Secretary of Labor approves the changes to the unemployment insurance laws of this state under 26 U.S.C. 3304 (Federal Unemployment Tax Act) or determines that approval is not necessary. (b) The commissioner of labor and workforce development shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing within 30 days after the United States Secretary of Labor approves or does not approve the changes to the unemployment insurance laws of this state. * Sec. 18. If secs. 10 - 12 of this Act take effect, they take effect on January 1, 2027, or the day after the United States Secretary of Labor approves the changes to the unemployment insurance laws of this state, whichever is later. * Sec. 19. Sections 15 and 16 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). * Sec. 20. Except as provided in secs. 18 and 19 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2027.
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