November 03, 2015
On Oct. 6, 2015, Gov. Brown signed SB 575 into law, giving consumers new protections concerning non-forfeiture benefits under their long-term care contracts. The new law protects consumers, specifically the elderly and their caregivers, by requiring long-term care insurers to provide annual notification of the availability of non-forfeiture benefits and contingent benefits to the insured and the insured's designated backup contact. The notification must include the availability of the non-forfeiture benefit, the dollar amount of the non-forfeiture benefit and the name, address and telephone number of the insurer for questions about the benefit. Insurers must send the first annual revised notice to affected policyholders by July 1, 2016.
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