376.968. Administration of pool by insurer or insurers by competitive bids--insurer's qualifications--board to establish criteria for bid content.

Administration of pool by insurer or insurers by competitivebids--insurer's qualifications--board to establish criteria forbid content.

376.968. The board shall select an insurer or insurersthrough a competitive bidding process to administer the pool.The board shall evaluate bids submitted based on criteriaestablished by the board which shall include:

(1) The insurer's proven ability to handle individualaccident and health insurance;

(2) The efficiency of the insurer's claim-paying procedures;

(3) An estimate of total charges for administering the plan;

(4) The insurer's ability to administer the pool in acost-efficient manner.

(L. 1990 H.B. 998 § 4 subsec. 1)

Effective 1-1-91