S 710 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to preventing fraud

This bill amends Massachusetts insurance laws to prevent companies from using expired time limits to deny claims based on fraud. It specifically targets life and accident or health insurance policies, allowing insurers to challenge claims if they discover intentional deception within three years of finding the fraud. The legislation clarifies that accidental mistakes by applicants do not count as fraud and ensures that policies cannot become unchallengeable before this new three-year window is established.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Mar 11, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Financial Services
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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