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...An employer making deposits to an employee's medical savings account on a periodic installment basis may advance to the employee, interest free, an amount needed to cover the employee's eligible medical expenses when such expenses exceed the amount then available in the employee's account, if the employee agrees to repay the advance from future installments or upon the termination of employment. If such an advance ca...

...Funds disbursed from a medical savings account pursuant to a filing for protection by an account holder under Title 11 of the United States Code shall not be included in the account holder's Ohio adjusted gross income for the year of disbursement in determining taxes due under Chapter 5747. of the Revised Code.

...se of policies, plans, and contracts of health coverage. The superintendent shall make the brochure available, upon request, to consumers, insurers, and other third-party payers. The superintendent may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Health care insurer" means any person legally engaged in the business of providing sickness and accident insurance contracts in this state, a health insuring corporation organized under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code, or any legal entity that is self-insured and provides health care benefits to its employees or members. (2) "Small employer" has the same meaning as in section 3...

...The superintendent of insurance may include coordination of benefits regarding medical savings accounts in the rules on coordination of benefits adopted under section 3902.14 of the Revised Code.

...pose of qualifying to do business as a public insurance adjuster in this state, as determined by the superintendent, and that has been engaged in business as a bona fide lending institution for at least five years, and any member of an affiliated group, as defined by division (B)(3)(e) of section 5739.01 of the Revised Code, associated with a lending institution, which member has been a member of the affiliated...

...ration shall act within this state as a public insurance adjuster, or receive, directly or indirectly, compensation for services rendered in the adjustment of any claim or claims under the types of insurance policies set forth in section 3951.01 of the Revised Code, unless he, or it, is the holder of a certificate of authority to act as a public insurance adjuster, issued pursuant to sections 3951.01 to 3951.09, inc...

...icate of authority as agent, broker, or public insurance adjuster has been issued previously by the superintendent of this state or by the insurance department of any state to the individual applicant, and, if the applicant be an individual, whether any such certificate has been issued previously to any firm, association, or partnership of which the individual was or is an officer or director, and, if the applicant b...

...s trustworthy and competent to act as a public insurance adjuster in such manner as to safeguard the interest of the public and who has complied with the prerequisites herein described. A certificate of authority issued to a firm, association, partnership, or corporation shall authorize only the members of the firm, association, or partnership or the officers and directors of the corporation, specified in the certifi...

... a certificate of authority to act as a public insurance adjuster, require such applicant or in the case of a firm, association, partnership, or corporation, such of its employees, members, officers, or directors, who are to be individually authorized to act under its certificate of authority, to submit to a written examination. Examinations shall be held in such place in this state and at such time as the superinten...

...e superintendent by the applicant for a public insurance adjuster's certificate of authority before the initial application is granted. If the applicant is a firm, association, partnership, or corporation, the fee shall be paid for each person specified in the application. (B) A firm, association, partnership, or corporation to which a certificate of authority has been issued by the superintendent may at any time ...

...mpetency or untrustworthiness to act as public insurance adjuster; (E) Obtained from any claimant an assignment of a claim. Before the superintendent revokes, suspends, or refuses to issue any certificate of authority, written notice of the grounds therefor and the time and place of the hearing must be given to the applicant. Full opportunity shall be given at such hearing to the person, firm, association, partners...

...No holder of a certificate of authority shall make any misrepresentations of facts or advise any insured or insurer on any question of law or perform any service constituting the practice of law, nor shall any such holder of a certificate of authority in handling a claim, advise any insured or insurer to refrain from retaining counsel to protect his or its interests.

... Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code as a public insurance adjuster in a state that does not issue that license or certificate.

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.

... a certificate of authority to act as a public insurance adjuster, who adjusts any insurance losses without previously having obtained the required certificate of authority or who adjusts any insurance loss after his, or its, certificate of authority has been revoked, shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars for each loss adjusted without such certificate of authority. (B) The pena...

...ion 3956.04 of the Revised Code. (F) "Health benefit plan" means any hospital or medical expense policy or certificate, or health insuring corporation subscriber policy, contract, certificate, or agreement, or any other similar health or sickness and accident insurance policy or contract. "Health benefit plan" does not include: (1) Accident only insurance; (2) Credit insurance; (3) Dental only insurance; (4...

...apter may be cited as the Ohio life and health insurance guaranty association act.

... of contractual obligations under life, health, and annuity policies, plans, or contracts specified in division (C) of section 3956.04 of the Revised Code, due to the impairment or insolvency of the member insurer that issued the policies, plans, or contracts. To provide this protection, the Ohio life and health insurance guaranty association, an association of member insurers, is created to pay benefits and to conti...

...provides coverage, by the Ohio life and health insurance guaranty association, for the policies and contracts specified in division (C) of this section to all of the following persons: (1) Persons, regardless of where they reside, except for nonresident certificate holders or enrollees under group policies or contracts, who are the beneficiaries, assignees, or payees, including health care providers rendering servi...

...This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose as set forth in section 3956.03 of the Revised Code.

...iation to be known as the Ohio life and health insurance guaranty association. All member insurers shall be and remain members of the association as a condition of their license or authority to transact the business of insurance or health insuring corporation business in this state. The association shall perform its functions under the plan of operation established and approved under section 3956.10 of the Revised Co...

...ing to the guaranty association are not public records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code, are confidential, and are not subject to inspection or disclosure. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to the plan of operation required under section 3956.10 of the Revised Code, other information required to be filed with the superintendent of insurance under this chapter, and any other documents required...

...board of directors of the Ohio life and health insurance guaranty association shall consist of not less than nine nor more than eleven member insurers serving terms as established in the plan of operation. A majority of the members of the board shall be representatives of member insurers domiciled in this state. Three of the members of the board shall be representatives of the three member insurers that write the lar...

...t policy or contract liens to be in the public interest; (2)(a) Impose temporary moratoriums or liens on payments of cash values and policy loans, or any other right to withdraw funds held in conjunction with policies or contracts, in addition to any contractual provisions for deferral of cash or policy loan value; (b) In addition, in the event of a temporary moratorium or moratorium charge imposed by the receiv...