2007 House Bill 4678

Expand MCCA board

Introduced in the House

April 26, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Richard LeBlanc (D-18)

To increase the membership of the five-member Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) board to include one member representing insurance agents, and three members representing the general public. MCCA is the entity established to provide reinsurance to cover the liability of individual auto insurance companies to pay unlimited medical claims, as required by the state no-fault auto insurance law. Its board is now comprised of the companies to which it provides reinsurance.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

Dec. 6, 2007

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Feb. 21, 2008

Amendment offered by Rep. Joe Hune (R-47)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5453, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 5453 would allow a person age 65 or older who is on Medicare to waive the mandatory unlimited personal injury protection (PIP) auto insurance coverage provided by the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-93)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4070, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4070 would regulate but not ban the use of “credit scoring” by insurance companies, in which a person’s credit history is used to give discounts or deny coverage.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 62 to 46 (details)

Motion by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D-12)

To give the bill immediate effect.

The motion failed 61 to 47 (details)

Received in the Senate

Feb. 26, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform