Sec. 478.
(1) On or before October 1 of each year, the NAIC shall file a report of its activities with the commissioner and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on insurance issues. The report shall include all of the following:
(a) A summary of the activities of the NAIC during the preceding year.
(b) A fiscal report, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and on a form approved by the commissioner, stating each category of personal, operating, and capital expenditures, and each category of revenue from all sources for the NAIC's preceding fiscal year, and anticipated expenses and revenues for the current and succeeding fiscal years. The fiscal report shall include for each fiscal year statements of expenditures by major program; an audit opinion of the association's fiscal report; the salaries and other compensation for the association's officers; the salaries and other compensation of the professional and managerial employees receiving the highest 5 salaries; the salary range and other compensation of all other professional and managerial employees; and other information as may be requested on or before August 1 of each year by the commissioner or the senate and house of representatives standing committees on insurance issues.
(c) A list of each proposed or required NAIC standard, identified by name and version, to be enacted, adopted, or followed in order for a state to receive or continue its status as an NAIC accredited state, including a detailed explanation of how each NAIC standard benefits the public interest and why alternative means, less restrictive of state sovereignty and innovation, would not accomplish an equal or greater benefit to the public interest.
(d) A list of each NAIC standard adopted or proposed to be adopted during the preceding calendar year, identified by name and version, that is not required or proposed to be required for a state to receive or continue its status as an NAIC accredited state.
(e) A description of the policies and procedures in effect with the NAIC that are designed to ensure that a state's accreditation status is determined solely based on the merits of a state's regulatory effectiveness, a statement on whether the NAIC has complied with those policies and procedures, and a detailed explanation of any noncompliance with those policies and procedures.
(f) A description of the policies and procedures designed to ensure that the NAIC conducts its deliberations and makes its decisions in meetings that are open to the public and in a manner that provides fair notice and a fair opportunity for all affected persons to be heard; a statement on whether the NAIC has complied with those policies and procedures; and a detailed explanation of any noncompliance with those policies and procedures.
(2) On or before March 15 of each year, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on insurance issues shall review the NAIC report filed under subsection (1). The committees may provide an opportunity for consumers, the commissioner and other state regulators, insurers, and any other interested person to be heard on matters relating to the NAIC and any other matter relative to the efficient and effective regulation of insurers. The committees may explore the feasibility of conducting legislative oversight hearings together with the legislative committees of other states that have jurisdiction over insurance matters. The committees may transmit the record of their oversight review to the national conference of insurance legislators, the NAIC, and the commissioner on or before July 1 of each year.
History: Add. 1998, Act 279, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Popular Name: Act 218
Last modified: October 10, 2016