STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1483

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.R. No. 116

       S.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R. No. 116, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE THE USE OF ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF INSURANCE NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Insurance Commissioner to convene a working group to explore the use of electronic transmission of insurance notices and documents.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

     Your Committee finds that while Hawaii has adopted the model Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the act does not apply to insurance documents and notices, even though consumers have indicated a preference to obtain notices and documents by electronic means.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 116, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair