JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Insurance companies that sent cancellation notices for policies that won't meet requirements of the federal health care law have until Dec. 31 to file and extend those policies in Alaska.

State insurance director Bret Kolb said Friday that if carriers opt to do this, coverage would be extended one year under the existing policies.

He said by email that the division is working with companies operating in Alaska but did not say if any indicated that they wanted to extend existing plans, recommending instead reaching out to the individual companies.

A spokeswoman for Premera...