Only four insurance-related measures were enacted by the Hawaii Legislature in the recently concluded 2019 session. The legislation is as follows:

    HB 273 – This bill establishes an exemption for insurers issuing group policies from the required annual privacy notice to individual customers under certain circumstances. The bill was transmitted to the Governor on April 24, 2019. 

    SB 25 – Related to health insurance, the measure amends portions of the Hawaii Insurance Code under title 24 to update and improve existing code provisions. It allows the Insurance Division to create stopgap measures to implement the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Health Benefit Plan. The bill was enrolled to the governor on May 6, 2019. 

    SB 1210 – This bill meets the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) accreditation requirements by adopting the NAIC Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Act and adopting revisions to the NAIC Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act. The bill was enrolled to the governor on May 6, 2019. 

    SB 1211 – The legislation removes the requirement that a vehicle protection product warrantor and a service contract provider submit to the Insurance Commissioner a copy of each warranty or service contract form proposed for use in the State. The governor has signed this bill.