§ 27-9-8.1 — § 27-9-8.1. Advisory organization — Permitted activity.

Rhode Island § 27-9-8.1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 27: Insurance
• Ch. 27-9: Casualty Insurance Rating

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§ 27-9-8.1. Advisory organization — Permitted activity.

Any advisory organization, in addition to other activities not prohibited, is authorized, on behalf of its members and subscribers, to:

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

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

(3) Prepare and distribute prospective loss costs which may include provisions for special assessments;

(4) Prepare and distribute factors, calculations, or formulas pertaining to classification, territory, increased limits, and other variables;

(5) Prepare and distribute manuals of rating rules and rating schedules that do not include final rates, expense provisions, profit provisions, or minimum premiums;

(6) Distribute information that is required or directed to be filed with the director;

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

(8) Conduct research and collect information to determine the impact of statutory changes upon prospective loss costs and special assessments;

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

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

(11) Conduct on-site inspections to determine rating classifications for individual insureds;

(12) Establish a committee that may include insurance company representatives to review the determination of the rating classification for individual insureds and suggest modifications to the classification system;

(13) Collect, compile, and distribute past and current prices of individual insurers and publish that information;

(14) Collect and compile exposure and loss experience for the purpose of individual risk experience ratings; and

(15) Furnish any other services, as approved by the director, related to those services enumerated in this section.

Legislative History

P.L. 1998, ch. 148, § 5.