§431K-6 - Purchasing groups; exemption from certain laws relating to the group purchase of insurance. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§431K-6]  Purchasing groups; exemption from certain laws relating to the group purchase of insurance.  A purchasing group meeting the criteria established under the provisions of the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986, P.L. 99-563, shall be exempt from any law of this State relating to the creation of groups for the purchase of insurance, prohibition of group purchasing or any law that would discriminate against a purchasing group or its members.  In addition, an insurer shall be exempt from any law of this State which prohibits providing, or offering to provide, to a purchasing group or its members advantages based on their loss and expense experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages or other matters.  A purchasing group shall be subject to all other applicable laws of this State. [L 1987, c 180, pt of §1]