Proposed Action
The Commissioner of Insurance at a hearing scheduled under Docket Number
2337 on March 25, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby Jr.,
State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, will consider
the petition of Gary L, Wickert of Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L. L.
P. The petition seeks the adoption of amendments to Endorsement WC 42 03
04-Texas Waiver of Our Right to Recover From Others Endorsement as contained
in the Texas Basic Manual of Rules, Classifications and Experience Rating
Plan for Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance. The proposed
changes to the endorsement specify that the existence of a waiver of subrogation
endorsement waives only the claim for past benefits paid, not its right to
a statutory credit.
The Commissioner has jurisdiction of this matter pursuant to the Insurance
Code, Article 5.56, 5.57 and 5.96.
A copy of the petition containing the full text of the proposed changes
to the Texas Waiver of Our Right to Recover From Others Endorsement is available
for review in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Texas Department of Insurance,
333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78714-9104. For further information or
to request copies of the petition, please contact Angie Arizpe at (512) 322-4147,
(refer to Reference Number W-1297-42).
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96,
which exempts action taken under this article from the requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code, Title 10, Chapter 2001).
TRD-9801595
Caroline Scott
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: February 4, 1998
The Commissioner of Insurance will hold a public hearing under Docket Number
2339 on March 25, 1998, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 100 of the Texas Department
of Insurance Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, to consider
a petition by the staff of the Texas Department of Insurance proposing amendments
to the Texas Statistical Plan for Residential Risks. The proposed changes
are necessary in order to comply newly adopted discounts for wind and hail
resistant roofing materials and to include the ability to capture greater
levels of detail as to the cause of loss for claims. Staff's petition (Reference
P-0298-03-I) was filed on February 3, 1998.
The petition proposes amendments to the Texas Statistical Plan for Residential
Risks to add fields for roof construction, hail resistant roof premium discounts,
and cause of losses.
The Commissioner has jurisdiction of this matter pursuant to the Insurance
Code, Articles 5.96 and 21.69.
Copies of the full text of the staff petition and the proposed amendments
are available for review in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Texas Department
of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78714-9104. For further
information or to request copies of the petition and proposed amendments,
please contact Sylvia Gutierrez at (512) 463-6326 (refer to Reference Number
P-0298-03-I).
Comments on the proposed changes must be submitted in writing within 30
days after publication of the proposal in the Texas Register to the Office
of the Chief Clerk, P.O. Box 149104, MC113-2A, Austin, Texas 78714-9104.
An additional copy of the comment should be submitted to C.H. Mah, Associate
Commissioner for Technical Analysis, P.O. Box 149104, MC105-5G, Austin, Texas
78714-9104.
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96,
which exempts action taken under this article from the requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code, Title 10, Chapter 2001).
TRD-9801596
Caroline Scott
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: February 4, 1998
The Commissioner of Insurance will hold a public hearing under Docket Number
2338 on March 25, 1998, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby,
Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, to consider
a petition by the staff of the Texas Department of Insurance proposing amendments
to the Texas Private Passenger Automobile Statistical Plan. The amendment
in the staff petition which adds a field to gather statistical experience
on the use of the youth group member discount is necessary to implement Article
5.03-5 of the Texas Insurance Code, enacted through H.B. 1498 passed by the
75th Legislature, which provides that an insurer may grant a discount for
certain automobile insurance premiums for members of certain youth groups
if necessary qualifications are met. Amendments are also proposed to an existing
field to distinguish between youth driver training commercially provided
and parent or guardian provided training. This proposal is the result of
comments heard at a January 29, 1998 hearing in which a premium discount
was approved for parent or guardian provided youth driver training. Staff's
petition (Reference A-0298-02-I) was filed on February 3, 1998.
The petition proposes amendments to the Texas Private Passenger Automobile
Statistical Plan to add a field to gather statistical experience on the use
of the "youth group member" discount and to add additional codes to an existing
field, "driver training discount", to distinguish between data concerning
commercially provided and parent or guardian provided youth driver training.
These amendments will only affect the Quarterly Detailed Experience module
of the Texas Private Passenger Automobile Statistical Plan.
The Commissioner has jurisdiction of this matter pursuant to the Insurance
Code, Articles 5.96 and 21.69.
Copies of the full text of the staff petition and the proposed amendments
are available for review in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Texas Department
of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78714-9104. For further
information or to request copies of the petition and proposed amendments,
please contact Sylvia Gutierrez at (512) 463-6326 (refer to Reference Number
A-0298-02-I).
Comments on the proposed changes must be submitted in writing within 30
days after publication of the proposal in the
Texas
Register
to the Office of the Chief Clerk, P. O. Box 149104, MC113-2A,
Austin, Texas 78714-9104. An additional copy of the comment should be submitted
to C.H. Mah, Associate Commissioner for Technical Analysis, P.O. Box 149104,
MC105-5G, Austin, Texas 78714-9104.
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96,
which exempts action taken under this article from the requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code, Title 10, Chapter 2001).
TRD-9801597
Caroline Scott
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: February 4, 1998
Proposed Action
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