SB 15

Abstract

Private family leave insurance. Establishes family leave insurance as a class of insurance. The bill defines "family leave insurance" as an insurance policy issued to an employer related to a benefit program provided to an employee to pay for the employee's income loss due to (i) the birth of a child or adoption of a child by the employee; (ii) placement of a child with the employee for foster care; (iii) care of a family member of the employee who has a serious health condition; or (iv) circumstances arising out of the fact that the employee's family member who is a service member is on active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty. Under the bill, family leave insurance may be written as an amendment or rider to a group disability income policy, included in a group disability income policy, or written as a separate group insurance policy purchased by an employer. The bill prohibits delivery or issue for delivery of a family leave insurance policy unless a copy of the form and the rate manual showing rates, rules, and classification of risks have been filed with the State Corporation Commission. The bill prohibits an individual certificate and enrollment form from being used in connection with a group family leave insurance policy unless the form for the certificate and enrollment form have been filed with the Commission. The bill provides that "life and annuities insurance agent" means an agent licensed in the Commonwealth to sell, solicit, or negotiate, among other types of insurance, family leave insurance on behalf of insurers licensed in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 1156.

Insurance; paid family leave. Establishespaid family leave as a class of insurance. The bill defines "paidfamily leave insurance" as an insurance policy issued to an employerrelated to a benefit program provided to an employee to pay for theemployee's income loss due to (i) the birth of a child or adoptionof a child by the employee; (ii) placement of a child with the employeefor foster care; (iii) care of a family member of the employee who has a serious health condition; or (iv) circumstances arising outof the fact that the employee's family member is on covered activeduty or has been notified of an impending call or order to coveredactive duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under the bill,paid family leave coverage may be written as an amendment to a groupdisability income policy, included in a group disability income policy,or written as a separate group policy purchased by an employer.