Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-20.5

Current through Register Vol. 47, No.14, January 8, 2025

Rule 191-20.5 - Rate or manual rule filing

(1) Every insurer shall determine and file its final rates with the commissioner pursuant to provisions of Iowa Code chapter 515F, except for insurers of workers' compensation that are specifically excluded by Iowa Code section 515F.3(2) and residual market mechanisms.

a. Advisory organizations, defined in Iowa Code section 515F.2 and licensed pursuant to Iowa Code section 515F.8, may file on behalf of their member and subscriber companies prospective loss costs, supplementary rating information and supporting information as defined in Iowa Code section 515F.2. Advisory organization filings shall be filed and made effective in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code sections 515F.4 through 515F.6 or 515F.2 3 through 515F.25 that apply to the filing and approval of rates and supplementary rating information.

b. An insurer may satisfy its obligation to make rate filings and supplementary rating information by becoming a participating insurer of a licensed advisory organization that makes reference filings of advisory prospective loss costs and by authorizing the commissioner to accept such filings on its behalf, subject to any modifications filed by the insurer. The insurer's rates shall be the prospective loss costs filed by the advisory organization that have been put into effect in accordance with paragraph 20.5(1)"a," combined with the loss cost adjustments that are filed in accordance with paragraph 20.5(1)"a."

c. If an insurer has previously filed forms modifying coverage provided by the applicable advisory organization forms, such fact should be noted in the rate filing.

(2) Rate filings shall reflect that due consideration has been given to the factors enumerated in Iowa Code section 515F.4(1), and shall be accompanied by supporting statistical exhibits. In addition, each filing shall note the date of the last revision of rates affecting this coverage and briefly describe the nature of that revision. Such filings shall identify each page filed by placing their own name thereon.

(3) If a company filing rates used the manuals of an advisory organization in its filings, any portion of the manuals of the advisory organization that will not be followed by the filing must be clearly shown as deleted or amended by use of an appropriately numbered exception page.

(4) For residual market mechanisms, insurers making filings on their own behalf shall identify the submission as an independent filing or a deviation from the previously filed form, rate, or rule. A deviation filing is a submission that represents modification of a form or rate or rule previously filed by an authorized rating organization or advisory organization on behalf of its member and subscriber companies. An insurer shall note in its filing if it has previously filed forms modifying coverage provided by the applicable standard forms.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-20.5

Amended by IAB May 5, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 23, effective 6/9/2021

Adopted by IAB March 20, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 19, effective 4/24/2024