Mississippi § 83-71-109 - Insurer or insurance professional taking adverse action on the basis of a medical condition insurer or insurance professional knows is abuse-related required to provide explanation for action.

§ 83-71-109. Insurer or insurance professional taking adverse action on the basis of a medical condition insurer or insurance professional knows is abuse-related required to provide explanation for action.

An insurer or insurance professional that takes an action that adversely affects an applicant or insured on the basis of a medical condition that the insurer or insurance professional knows or has reason to know is abuse-related shall explain the reason for its action to the applicant or insured in writing and shall be able to demonstrate that its action and any applicable policy provision: Does not have the purpose or effect of treating abuse status as a medical condition or underwriting criterion; Is not based upon any actual or perceived correlation between a medical condition and abuse; Is otherwise permissible by law and applies in the same manner and to the same extent to all applicants and insureds with a similar medical condition or disability without regard to whether the condition is abuse-related; and Except for claims actions, is based on a determination, made in conformance with sound actuarial principles and otherwise supported by actual or reasonably anticipated experience, that there is a correlation between the medical condition and a material increase in insurance risk.