§ 27-44-11 — § 27-44-11. Rating organizations — Permitted activity.

Rhode Island § 27-44-11

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 27: Insurance
• Ch. 27-44: Casualty, Liability and Fire and Marine Insurance Rating

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§ 27-44-11. Rating organizations — Permitted activity.

Any rating organization, in addition to other activities not prohibited, is authorized to:

(1) Develop statistical plans including territorial and class definitions;

(2) Collect statistical data from members, subscribers, or any other source;

(3) Prepare, distribute, and file rates and supplementary rate information;

(4) Distribute information that is filed with the director and open to public inspection;

(5) Conduct research and on-site inspections in order to prepare classifications of public fire defenses;

(6) Consult with public officials regarding public fire protection as it would affect members, subscribers, and others;

(7) Conduct research and collect statistics in order to discover, identify, and classify information relating to causes or prevention of losses;

(8) Prepare and file policy forms and endorsements and consult with members, subscribers, and others relative to their use and application;

(9) Conduct research and on-site inspections for the purpose of providing risk information relating to individual structures;

(10) Collect, compile, and distribute past and current prices of individual insurers if that information is made available to the general public; and

(11) Furnish any other services related to those enumerated in this section.

Legislative History

P.L. 1988, ch. 635, § 1.