Sec. 2211.056. FILING AND APPROVAL OF RATES. (a) The association shall file with the commissioner for approval the proposed rates and supplemental rate information to be used in connection with the issuance of insurance policies or endorsements.
(b) The association shall set rates in an amount sufficient to:
(1) carry all claims to maturity; and
(2) meet the expenses incurred in the writing and servicing of the business.
(c) Not later than the 60th day after the date the association files the proposed rates, the commissioner shall enter an order approving or disapproving, wholly or partly, the proposed rates. The commissioner may, on notice to the association, extend the period for entering an order under this section an additional 30 days.
(d) An order disapproving a rate must state:
(1) the grounds for the disapproval; and
(2) the findings in support of the disapproval.
(e) The association may not issue an insurance policy or endorsement until the commissioner approves the rates to be applied to the policy or endorsement.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Property and Casualty Insurance
Subtitle G - Pools, Groups, Plans, and Self-Insurance
Subchapter B. Establishment and Administration of Fair Plan
Section 2211.051. Establishment of Fair Plan
Section 2211.052. Administration of Fair Plan; Composition of Governing Committee
Section 2211.0521. Meetings of Governing Body
Section 2211.053. Amendments to Plan of Operation
Section 2211.054. Contents of Plan of Operation
Section 2211.055. Association Duties With Respect to Policies
Section 2211.056. Filing and Approval of Rates
Section 2211.057. Powers of Commissioner