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HOUSE BILL 1742
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives Paris, R. Johnson, Wood, Riley, Wilson, Ludwig, Orr, Mielke, Brumsickle, Broback, Chandler, Vance, Wynne, Wineberry, Horn, Tate, Moyer, Betrozoff, D. Sommers, Padden and Roland.
Read first time February 7, 1991. Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
AN ACT Relating to insurance brokers; and adding a new section to chapter 48.30 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 48.30 RCW to read as follows:
It is an unfair practice for any commercial property and casualty insurance company to refuse consideration of a completed application for coverage of a commercial property or casualty risk that meets the insurer's underwriting standards, for the sole reason that the application was submitted by a broker who has not previously been appointed an agent for the insurer.