(a) Every insurer of personal risk insurance shall file with the commissioner all rates, supplementary rate information, supporting information, policy forms, and endorsements at least thirty (30) days before the proposed effective date.(b) The commissioner may give written notice, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the filing, that the commissioner needs additional time, not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the notice, to consider the filing.(c) Upon written application by the insurer, the commissioner may authorize rates to be effective before the expiration of the waiting period or an extension of the waiting period.(d)(1) A filing shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this part and to become effective unless disapproved by the commissioner before the expiration of the waiting period or an extension of the waiting period.(2) Whenever a filing made pursuant to this section is not accompanied by sufficient supporting information, the commissioner shall inform the insurer as to what information is required to complete the filing.(3) The filing shall not be deemed to be made until the information is furnished.Acts 1983, ch. 66, § 6.
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