Subdivision 1. Required activity. Each insurer shall perform the following activities:
(1) maintain membership in and report loss experience data to a licensed data service organization in accordance with the statistical plan and rules of the organization as approved by the commissioner;
(2) establish a plan for merit rating which shall be consistently applied to all insureds, provided that members of a data service organization may use merit rating plans developed by that data service organization;
(3) provide an annual report to the commissioner containing the information and prepared in the form required by the commissioner;
(4) keep a record of the premiums and losses paid under each workers' compensation policy written in Minnesota in the form required by the commissioner;
(5) provide to the association, upon request, information about its insurance premiums, losses, and operations which the association shall request in order to prepare and file with the commissioner and the Rate Oversight Commission the filings required by this chapter; and
(6) pay to the association its equitable share of the costs of preparing the filing with the commissioner and the Rate Oversight Commission required by this chapter.
Subd. 2. Permitted activity. In addition to any other activities not prohibited by this chapter, insurers may:
(1) through licensed data service organizations, individually, or with insurers commonly owned, managed, or controlled, conduct research and collect statistics to investigate, identify, and classify information relating to causes or prevention of losses;
(2) develop and use classification plans and rates based upon any reasonable factors; and
(3) develop rules for the assignment of risks to classifications.
1981 c 346 s 31; 1995 c 231 art 2 s 16
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance
Chapter 79 — Workers' Compensation Insurance
Section 79.074 — Discrimination.
Section 79.081 — Mandatory Deductibles.
Section 79.085 — Safety Programs.
Section 79.095 — Appointment Of Actuary.
Section 79.096 — Access To Rate-making Data.
Section 79.10 — Review Of Acts Of Insurers.
Section 79.211 — Certain Premium Determination Practices.
Section 79.251 — Administration Of Assigned Risk Plan.
Section 79.252 — Assigned Risk Plan.
Section 79.253 — Assigned Risk Safety Account.
Section 79.255 — Workers' Compensation Insurance; Lessors Of Employees.
Section 79.34 — Creation Of Reinsurance Association.
Section 79.35 — Duties; Responsibilities; Powers.
Section 79.36 — Additional Powers.
Section 79.361 — Post-1992 Distribution Of Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association Surplus.
Section 79.362 — Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association Excess Surplus Distribution.
Section 79.363 — Distribution Of Excess Surplus.
Section 79.37 — Board Of Directors.
Section 79.38 — Plan Of Operation.
Section 79.39 — Applicability Of Chapter 79.
Section 79.40 — Premium Inclusion In Ratemaking.
Section 79.53 — Premium Calculation.
Section 79.531 — Negligently Paid Claims.
Section 79.55 — Standards For Rates.
Section 79.56 — Filing Rates And Rating Information.
Section 79.561 — Disapproval Of Rates Or Rating Plans.
Section 79.59 — Insurers And Data Service Organizations; Prohibited Activities.
Section 79.60 — Insurers; Required And Permitted Activity.
Section 79.61 — Data Service Organizations; Required And Permitted Activity.
Section 79.62 — Data Service Organizations; Licensing, Examination.