Concerning the regulation of insurance companies, and, in connection therewith, requiring the commissioner of insurance to hold certain hearings within sixty days after a party's request for a hearing; prohibiting the imposition of an administrative fee in association with certain administrative hearings; allowing the commissioner of insurance to award treble damages and attorney fees to an insured party if an insurer breaches the terms of an enforceable policy held by the insured party; making determinations that arise pursuant to certain administrative hearings admissible as evidence in any subsequent civil action; prohibiting the imposition of fees on plaintiffs to recover costs associated with certain jury trials involving insurance claims; prohibiting defendant insurers from filing motions for summary judgment, directed verdicts, judgments on the pleadings, or any other alternative outcomes in certain cases involving insurance claims when the plaintiff has requested a jury trial; requiring a court to assess treble damages, court costs, and attorney fees against an insurer that denies an insurance claim in bad faith; and specifying an insurer's unilateral change to or cancellation of a prepaid policy is an unfair or deceptive insurance practice.
