§ 27-1-25 — Rate Filings and Related Actuarial Information for Homeowners Insurance Coverage to Be Public Information

(a) Except as limited in subsection (c), all rate filings and related actuarial information for homeowners insurance coverage in Alabama filed after September 1, 2011, shall be treated as public information.
(b) All rate filings and related actuarial information for homeowners insurance coverage shall be available to the public for review at the office of the Commissioner of Insurance in Montgomery, Alabama, and shall be available via the Internet through the website of the Department of Insurance.
(c) Any proprietary actuarial risk analysis or forecasting information or information otherwise restricted by statute or regulation included in a rate filing or related actuarial information is considered to be a commercially valuable trade secret under Chapter 27 of Title 8, and shall be confidential. The department, absent a court order, shall not release this confidential information. Any such information shall be submitted under separate cover and clearly state the desires of the party filing the information as to its confidentiality. The information shall be maintained by the department separate and distinct from all of the records available for public inspection. Notice of at least 10 business days shall be given to the applicable entity if such information is requested by court order from the department.

Legislative History

Act 2011-644, p. 1640, §3.)