WSR 98-09-054
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
[Filed April 16, 1998, 11:46 a.m.]
withdrawal of bulletins and technical assistance advisories
The Office of the Insurance Commissioner has issued 169 Bulletins and Technical Assistance Advisories in the past 47 years. These Bulletins and Technical Assistance Advisories are designed to clarify state laws and/or state regulations. The Insurance Commissioner has conducted a review of all of the Bulletins and Technical Assistance Advisories. This review was one component of the Commissioner's ongoing regulatory improvement process. The Bulletins and Technical Assistance Advisories were reviewed to ensure clarity, effectiveness, and efficiency. Particular attention was paid to any changes in the underlying laws or rules that have caused the Bulletin or Technical Assistance Advisory to become obsolete, duplicative, or confusing. If a Bulletin or Technical Assistance Advisory no longer achieves intended objectives, it will be revised or withdrawn. At this time, the Commissioner is pleased to take another step in the regulatory improvement process by immediately withdrawing the following 103 Bulletins and Technical Assistance Advisories:
| 9/11/50 | Coupon, Accumulation and Bonus Policies |
| 10/20/50 | Washington Insurance Examining Bureau |
| 9/24/54 | RCW 48.21.110-Payment of Benefits |
| 3/12/62 | Fictitious Groupings - Third Party Liability Insurance |
| 8/20/62 | Interpretation of Application of RCW 48.01.030 and RCW 48.30.260 |
| 66-1 | Underwriting Practices of Individual Accident and Health Policies |
| 7/21/66 | Adoption of the 1965 Commissioner's Disability Table |
| 11/1/67 | Credit Life and Credit Accident and Health Insurance |
| 2/3/69 | Guidelines to be followed by Companies offering Life Insurance Plans to College Students under a Premium Financing Arrangement |
| 69-3 | The Insurance Premium Finance Company Act |
| 6/4/69 | New Laws Pertaining to Health Care Service Contractors |
| 6/16/77 | Insurers Writing Insurance for Washington School Districts |
| 70-1 | Reporting of Total Loss Vehicle Claims |
| 71-1 | Document Fee for Filing Forms |
| 71-4 | Filing Requirements and Penalties |
| 73-1 | Adherence to Filing Requirements |
| 73-2 | Issuance of Insurance Agents' Licenses |
| 73-3 | Items Relating to Disability Insurance |
| 73-4 | Deceptive Advertising and "Nursing-Home" Benefits |
| 73-5 | (1) Amended Non-Renewal Law
(2) Uninsured Motorists Provisions |
| 73-6 | Washington's Automobile Personal Injury Protection Endorsement |
| 73-7 | Speed-up in Licensing Procedures |
| 74-1 | Reductions in Automobile Insurance Rates During the Energy Crisis |
| 74-2 | Property Insurance Filings |
| 74-3 | (1) Extension of Credit by Agents & Brokers
(2) Brokers, Only, May Charge Fees |
| 74-4 | Automobile Insurers to Notify Policyholders and Agents of Availability of Reduced Premiums |
| 74-5 | Acceptance of Experience or Schedule Rating for Property Insurance (Fire) Coverage of Business Package Policies |
| 74-6 | Improper Adjustment of Claims Under the Comparative Negligence Statute |
| 75-1 | Insurance Code Provisions Affecting Title Insurers and their Agents |
| 76-1 | Citizen Band Radios as Excluded "Devices for the Reproduction of sound" under the Unscheduled Personal Property Provision of Homeowners Policies |
| 76-4 | Private Passenger Automobile Insurance Market |
| 77-1 | Unfair and Deceptive Practices with Respect to Credit Insurance |
| 77-2 | Individual Disability Insurance Minimum Standards and Disclosure Requirements |
| 77-3 | Return of Policy for Refund of Premium |
| 77-4 | Right of Debtor to Select Agent, Broker or Insurer |
| 77-5 | Individual Disability Insurance Minimum Standards and Disclosure Regulation |
| 77-6 | Acceptance of Experience or Schedule Rating for Property Insurance (Fire) Coverages of Business Package Policies |
| 77-7 | Disclosure Requirements with Respect to Deposit-Term-Type Insurance |
| 77-8 | Interpretation of the Individual Insurance Minimum and Disclosure Requirements |
| 77-9 | Replacements Involving Tax Sheltered Annuities |
| 78-2 | Minimum Guidelines for Readable Automobile Policies |
| 78-3 | Use of Binders in furnishing Property Insurance in Connection with a Loan |
| 78-4 | Uniform Health Insurance Claims Forms |
| 78-5 | Medicare Supplement Disclosure Forms |
| 78-9 | Matters Affecting Health Service Contractors |
| 78-10 | Uniform Health Insurance Claim Forms |
| 79-1 | Implementation of the President's Anti-Inflation Program |
| 79-2 | Discontinuance of Temporary Life Insurance Agents' Licenses |
| 79-5 | Change in the Law with Respect to Legal Process Against Surplus Line Insurers |
| 79-6 | The Anti-Inflation Program |
| 79-7 | Advancement of funds by Title Insurance Companies as Agents as Rebating |
| 80-1 | New Laws Affecting Automobile Insurers |
| 80-2 | Mount St. Helens Eruption Claims Advice |
| 81-1 | Agents' Licensing Violations |
| 81-2 | Charging of Fees by Licensees |
| 81-3 | Regulations Applicable to Life Insurance and Annuities |
| 81-4 | Licensing Requirements for Adjusters |
| 81-5 | New Laws Relating to Automobile Insurance |
| 82-1 | Benefits for Registered Nurses' Services |
| 82-3 | Wood-burning Stoves and Fireplaces in Mobile Homes |
| 82-4 | New Standard Nonforfeiture and Valuation Laws |
| 82-5 | 1982 Premium Tax Changes |
| 82-8 | Cancellation of Previously Approved Tax Exemptions |
| 83-1 | Mandatory Coverage for Reconstructive Breast Surgery |
| 83-3 | Summary of 1983 Legislation Affecting Health Care Service Contractors and Health Maintenance Organizations |
| 83-5 | Mandatory Offering of Certain Coverages |
| 83-6 | Over-Insurance of Property |
| 84-1 | Multiple Employer Trusts (METs) - an Alert to Agents and Brokers |
| 84-2 | Commissioner's Annuity Reserve Valuation Method -- Single Premium Deferred Annuities & Related Insurance and Annuity Contracts |
| 84-3 | Home Health Care and Hospice Care |
| 84-4 | Group Coverage for Mental Health Treatment |
| 84-5 | UB-82 Hospital Billing Form |
| 85-1 | Legislative Changes Requiring Prompt Attention |
| 85-3 | Group Coverage for Mental Health Treatment |
| 85-4 | Statement of Opinion on Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves |
| 85-5 | Market Availability Survey |
| 86-1 | Cancellation of Agency Appointments |
| 86-3 | Changes to the Cancellation and Nonrenewal Laws |
| 86-4
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Insurance Premium Tax Rates, Regulatory Operating Fee and Rates and Forms Filing Fees |
| 86-5 | Group Coverage for Mental health Treatment |
| 86-7 | Long-Term Care Insurance: (1) Prohibited Practices, (2) Forms |
| 86-9 | Administrative Alternatives for Implementation of Changes to Coordination of Benefits Rules |
| 87-1 | Group Annuity Policies Issued to Financial Institutions |
| 87-2 | Insurance Education Regulation |
| 87-3 | Legislative Changes Requiring Prompt Attention |
| 88-1 | Liability Experience - 1987 Annual Reports WAC 284-07-010, 284-07-014, and 284-07-024 |
| 88-2 | Washington State Health Insurance Pool |
| 89-5 | Notice - Washington Health Insurance Pool Board of Directors |
| 89-6 | Notice - Washington Health Insurance Pool Board of Directors |
| 90-1 | Licensing Violations and Distinctions Between Agents and Brokers |
| 91-1 | Operation Desert Storm -- Reduced Automobile Insurance Costs to the Military Personnel Involved Therein |
| 91-3 | Licensing Requirements for Licensees who Maintain more than one Place of Business in the State |
| 91-5 | Operation Desert Storm -- Reinstatement of Health Insurance Coverage for Veterans |
| 91-9 | Excess Loss/Stop Loss Coverage Written by Life & Disability Insurers |
| 92-1 | Telephone Approvals and/or Disapprovals |
| 5/18/94 | Implementation of Portability and Pre-Existing Condition Rules |
| 94-4 | Guaranteed Continuity of Coverage -Cancellation or Non-Renewal of Coverage -Ceasing Sale of Contract Form - Rate Increases on Discontinued Forms |
| 94-6 | Administrative Alternatives for Implementation of changes to Coordination of Benefits Rules |
| 94-7 | Published Policies |
| 95-1 | Health Care Provider Selection, Termination, and Dispute Resolution Procedures |
| 95-3 | Initiative 607 - Denturism |
| 95-4 | Use of Certain "Lifestyle" Rating Factors |
| 95-7 | Use of Certain "Lifestyle" Rating Factors |