Section 500.1615 - Policy forms and certificates of insurance; filing; schedule of premium rates; withdrawal of approval.
THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956 (EXCERPT)
Act 218 of 1956
500.1615 Policy forms and certificates of insurance; filing; schedule of premium rates; withdrawal of approval.
Sec. 1615.
(1) All policy forms and certificates of insurance to be delivered or issued for delivery in this state and the schedules of premium rates pertaining to them shall be filed with the commissioner.
(2) Within 30 days after the filing of the policy forms and certificates of insurance, the commissioner shall disapprove a form that does not conform to this act. Within 30 days of filing, the commissioner shall disapprove a schedule of premium rates pertaining to the form if it does not conform to the standard set forth in subsection (5).
(3) If the commissioner disapproves a form or schedule of premium rates, the commissioner shall promptly notify the insurer in writing of the disapproval, and the insurer shall not issue or use the form or schedule. The commissioner shall specify the reasons for disapproval in the notice and state that a hearing will be granted upon request pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(4) Unless the commissioner disapproves the form or schedule of premium rates as provided in this section or gives written approval of the form or schedule within 30 days after the filing, the form or schedule is considered approved 31 days after the filing.
(5) A schedule of premium rates shall provide for premiums that are not unreasonable in relation to the benefits provided by the form to which the schedule applies. A premium rate or schedule of premium rates is reasonable for purposes of this section if the rate or schedule of rates produces or may reasonably be expected to produce a loss ratio of 60% or greater. This subsection does not prohibit the commissioner from approving other loss ratios he or she finds reasonable.
(6) The commissioner may withdraw approval of an approved form or schedule of premium rates when the commissioner would be required to disapprove the form or schedule of premium rates if it were filed at the time of the withdrawal. The withdrawal shall be in writing and shall specify the reasons for withdrawal and the effective date of the withdrawal. An insurer adversely affected by a withdrawal may, within 30 days after receiving the written notification of the withdrawal, request a hearing pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to determine whether the withdrawal should be annulled, modified, or confirmed. Unless the commissioner grants an extension in writing in the withdrawal or subsequently grants an extension, the withdrawal, in the absence of a request for hearing, shall become effective prospectively and not retroactively, 91 days after delivery of the notice of withdrawal and, if the request for hearing is filed, 91 days after delivery of written notice of the commissioner's determination.
History: Add. 2002, Act 655, Eff. Mar. 23, 2003
Popular Name: Act 218