Washington SB6248 regulates travel insurance sales, marketing, and provider licensing.

Washington SB6248 establishes a legal framework for selling travel insurance in the state. It mandates that the minimum deductible and out-of-pocket expenses for catastrophic plans be adjusted annually based on the consumer price index for medical care. The bill prohibits using negative option or opt-out methods for selling travel insurance and bans marketing blanket travel insurance as free. It also requires travel insurance providers to pay premium tax and mandates that travel insurance policies include specific disclosures.

Washington SB6248 regulates travel insurance sales, marketing, and provider licensing.

Washington SB6248 establishes a legal framework for selling travel insurance in the state. It mandates that the minimum deductible and out-of-pocket expenses for catastrophic plans be adjusted annually based on the consumer price index for medical care. The bill prohibits using negative option or opt-out methods for selling travel insurance and bans marketing blanket travel insurance as free. It also requires travel insurance providers to pay premium tax and mandates that travel insurance policies include specific disclosures.