Language Access In Insurance Documents
Current law allows insurance policies to be translated to and issued in a language other than English if the insurer certifies that the English-language policy that is translated complies with state insurance laws. Section 1 of the bill requires the insurer to also certify that the policy has been correctly translated by a certified translator or, if a certified translator is not available to translate the policy to the particular language, by a professional translator who certifies that the translation is correct.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)