Miss. Code Ann. § 83-71-109: Insurer or insurance professional taking adverse action on the basis of a medical condition insurer or insurance professional knows is abuse-related required to provide explanation for action.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 83. Insurance
- Chapter 71. Unfair Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Health, Life, and Disability Income Insurance
- Discrimination Against Subjects of Abuse in Disability Income Insurance
An insurer or insurance professional that takes an action that adversely affects an applicant or insured on the basis of a medical condition that the insurer or insurance professional knows or has reason to know is abuse-related shall explain the reason for its action to the applicant or insured in writing and shall be able to demonstrate that its action and any applicable policy provision:
(a) Does not have the purpose or effect of treating abuse status as a medical condition or underwriting criterion;
(b) Is not based upon any actual or perceived correlation between a medical condition and abuse;
(c) Is otherwise permissible by law and applies in the same manner and to the same extent to all applicants and insureds with a similar medical condition or disability without regard to whether the condition is abuse-related; and
(d) Except for claims actions, is based on a determination, made in conformance with sound actuarial principles and otherwise supported by actual or reasonably anticipated experience, that there is a correlation between the medical condition and a material increase in insurance risk.
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