2009 House Bill 4427

Require annual MCCA audits

Introduced in the House

Feb. 24, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Kate Segal (D-62)

To require an independent annual audit of the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, and impose on MCCA the same duty to comply with the state the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act as public bodies. MCCA is the private entity established to provide reinsurance to cover the liability of individual auto insurance companies to pay unlimited medical claims above $400,000 per incident, as required by the state no-fault auto insurance law.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

March 26, 2009

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

April 1, 2009

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not contain the audit provision (which is now in House Bill 4429).

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 65 to 44 (details)

To impose on the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association the same duty to comply with the state the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act as public bodies. MCCA is the private entity established to provide reinsurance to cover the liability of individual auto insurance companies to pay unlimited medical claims above $400,000 per incident, as required by the state no-fault auto insurance law.

Received in the Senate

April 2, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform