2009 House Bill 4426

Require annual MCCA audits

Introduced in the House

Feb. 24, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Lee Gonzales (D-49)

To require an independent annual audit of the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, require MCCA to comply with the state the state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act (which otherwise apply only to public bodies), increase the membership of the MCCA board from five to six with one member to represent the general public, and give the state the power to disapprove any premium the MCCA board sets. 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-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

April 1, 2009

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 67 to 42 (details)

Received in the Senate

April 2, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform