California commissioner announces new legislation for long term care insurance

Long Term Care Insurance

AB 999 has been passed by a vote of five to three. The California Department of Insurance has issued a press release that detailed Commissioner Dave Jones’s announcement regarding the passing of AB 999, which was authored by Assembly Aging and Long Term Care Committee Chair, Mariko Yamada (D-Davis). Commissioner Jones had sponsored the bill, as did the California Department of Insurance. It has been written to increase consumer protection from the risk of excessive premium rate volatility, through the modification of the existing calculation process for the rates for…

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