§ 515A.9 — Information to be furnished insureds — hearings and appeals of insureds

Iowa § 515A.9

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 515A: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LIABILITY INSURANCE RATES

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Every rating organization and every insurer which makes its own rate shall, within
a reasonable time after receiving written request therefor and upon payment of such
reasonable charge as it may make, furnish to any insured affected by a rate made by it, or to
the authorized representative of such insured, all pertinent information as to such rate. Every
rating organization and every insurer which makes its own rates shall provide within this
state reasonable means whereby any person aggrieved by the application of its rating system
may be heard, in person or by the person’s authorized representative, on the person’s written
request to review the manner in which such rating system has been applied in connection
with the insurance afforded the person. Such review of the manner in which a rating system
has been applied is not a contested case under chapter 17A. If the rating organization or
insurer fails to grant or reject such request within thirty days after it is made, the applicant
may proceed in the same manner as if the application had been rejected. Any party affected
by the action of such rating organization or such insurer on such request may, within thirty
days after written notice of such action, appeal to the commissioner, who, after a hearing held
upon not less than ten days’ written notice to the appellant and to such rating organization or
insurer, may affirm or reverse such action. Such appeal to the commissioner of the manner
in which a rating system has been applied is not a contested case under chapter 17A.

Legislative History

[C50, 54, 58, 62, §515A.9, 515B.9; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515A.9]