1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to insurance; directing the commissioner of commerce to assist with certain 
1.3 	property, casualty, or liability insurance claims.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. INSURANCE CLAIMS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner; responsibilities. The commissioner of commerce must 
1.7 	provide assistance to the public in order to ensure the timely resolution of property, casualty, 
1.8 	and liability claims for businesses affected by civil unrest during the peacetime emergency 
1.9 	declared by Executive Order 20-64. The commissioner must provide assistance via telephone 
1.10 	and publicly release information regarding the claims submission process. The commissioner 
1.11 	must accept, review, and work to resolve complaints regarding the handling of claims related 
1.12 	to businesses affected by civil unrest during the peacetime emergency declared by Executive 
1.13 	Order 20-64.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Insurers; responsibilities. By January 1, 2021, an insurer that writes property, 
1.15 	casualty, or liability insurance in Minnesota must submit to the commissioner of commerce 
1.16 	the number of claims related to businesses affected by civil unrest during the peacetime 
1.17 	emergency declared by Executive Order 20-64 that it has rejected or has yet to fulfill. The 
1.18 	commissioner must review the information submitted under this subdivision for compliance 
1.19 	with relevant statutes and regulations.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.