Sec. 21.96.070. Insurance tax education credit.
(a) A taxpayer is allowed a credit against the tax due under AS 21.09.210 or AS 21.66.110 for contributions of cash or equipment accepted (1) for direct instruction, research, and educational support purposes, including library and museum acquisitions, and contributions to endowment, by an Alaska university foundation or by a nonprofit, public or private, Alaska […]
Sec. 21.96.080. Electronic transactions.
(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this title, the director may, by regulation or by order, provide for the electronic transaction of any information or written communication under this title. (b) An electronic transaction under this section must comply with AS 09.80.
Sec. 21.96.090. Risk retention groups and purchasing groups.
(a) A risk retention group or a purchasing group formed under and in compliance with 15 U.S.C. 3901 – 3906 (Liability Risk Retention Act) shall register with the director and shall at all times transact business in compliance with federal law and with the laws of this state that are not preempted by federal law. […]
Sec. 21.96.100. Appointment of independent counsel; conflicts of interest; settlement.
(a) If an insurer has a duty to defend an insured under a policy of insurance and a conflict of interest arises that imposes a duty on the insurer to provide independent counsel to the insured, the insurer shall provide independent counsel to the insured unless the insured in writing waives the right to independent […]
Sec. 21.96.110. Viatical settlement transactions.
(a) The director shall regulate the transaction of viatical settlement contracts for the protection of viators, insureds, and insurers. The authority of the director under this subsection extends to the regulation of transactions between a viator and a viatical settlement provider and between a viator and a person acting as an agent in viaticating a […]
Sec. 21.96.120. Waiver for state innovation.
The director may apply to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. 18052 for a waiver of applicable provisions of P.L. 111-148 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) with respect to health insurance coverage in the state for a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2017. The director […]
Sec. 21.96.200. Good faith estimate.
Upon request of a covered person who is receiving nonemergency health care services, a health care insurer shall provide a good faith estimate of the amount of the reasonably anticipated charges for treating the patient’s specific condition under AS 18.23.400(g).
Sec. 21.97.010. Particular provisions prevail.
Provisions of this title relative to a particular kind of insurance or a particular type of insurer or to a particular matter prevail over provisions relating to insurance in general or insurers in general or to a particular matter in general.
Sec. 21.97.020. General civil penalty.
A person determined by the director, following an appropriate hearing as provided in AS 21.06.170 – 21.06.230, to have wilfully violated a provision of this title or a regulation adopted under it is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.
Sec. 21.97.030. Material incorporated by reference.
The director may adopt a regulation that incorporates by reference the Financial Analysis Handbook published by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Under AS 44.62.245(a)(2), in adopting or amending a regulation that incorporates the Financial Analysis Handbook published by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the director may incorporate future amended versions of the Financial […]