§ 1223. Making of rates
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 40 P.S. Insurance
40 P.S. § 1223
§ 1223. Making of rates
(1) Manual, minimum, class rates, rating schedules or rating plans, shall be made and adopted, except in the case of specific inland marine rates on risks specially rated, and except in the case of special rates on other than inland marine risks where manual, minimum, class rates, rating schedules or rating plans are not applicable.
(3) Due consideration shall be given to past and prospective loss experience within and outside this Commonwealth, to physical hazards, to safety and loss prevention factors, to underwriting practice and judgment to the extent appropriate, to the conflagration and catastrophe hazards, to a reasonable margin for underwriting profit and contingencies, to dividends, savings or unabsorbed premium deposits allowed or returned by insurers to their policyholders, members or subscribers, to past and prospective expenses both countrywide and those specially applicable to this Commonwealth, and to all other relevant factors within and outside this Commonwealth; and in the case of fire insurance rates consideration shall be given to the experience of the fire insurance business during a period of not less than the most recent five year period for which such experience is available.
Credits
1947, June 11, P.L. 551, § 3. Reenacted and amended 1961, Aug. 23, P.L. 1053, § 1.
40 P.S. § 1223, PA ST 40 P.S. § 1223
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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