Ch. 35

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) EACH FILING SHALL STATE ITS PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE AND
SHALL INDICATE THE CHARACTER AND EXTENT OF THE COVERAGE
CONTEMPLATED.

(B) SUPPORTING INFORMATION.

(1) (I) IF A FILING IS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY THE INFORMATION ON
WHICH THE INSURER SUPPORTS THE FILING AND THE COMMISSIONER DOES NOT
HAVE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE FILING MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE THE
INSURER TO PROVIDE SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR THE FILING WITHIN 60
DAYS.

(II) IF THE COMMISSIONER REQUIRES THE FILER TO PROVIDE
SUPPORTING INFORMATION, THE WAITING PERIOD UNDER SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS
SECTION BEGINS ON THE DATE THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED.

(2) THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN SUPPORT OF A FILING MAY

INCLUDE:

(I) THE JUDGMENT OF THE FILER;

(II) THE FILER'S INTERPRETATION OF ANY STATISTICAL DATA

RELIED ON;

(III) THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER FILERS; AND

(IV) ANY OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS.

(C) EXPERIENCE OF FILER.

EACH FILING SHALL INCLUDE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE FILER.

(D) PUBLIC INSPECTION.

A FILING AND ANY SUPPORTING INFORMATION SHALL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC
INSPECTION AS SOON AS FILED.

(E) FILINGS BY RATING ORGANIZATION.

AN INSURER MAY SATISFY ITS OBLIGATION TO MAKE FILINGS BY;

(1) BEING A MEMBER OF OR SUBSCRIBER TO A LICENSED RATING
ORGANIZATION THAT MAKES FILINGS; AND

(2) AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER TO ACCEPT FILINGS ON ITS
BEHALF FROM THE RATING ORGANIZATION.

(F) REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER.

THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REVIEW EACH FILING AS SOON AS REASONABLY
POSSIBLE AFTER IT IS MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE.

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