Adopted Action on Rules
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket Number
2410 held at 9:00 a.m., July 27, 1999 in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby
Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, adopted
amendments proposed by Staff to the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual
(the Manual). The amendments consist of new and/or adjusted 1998, 1999, and
2000 model Private Passenger Automobile Physical Damage Rating Symbols and
revised identification information. Staff's petition (Reference Number A-0599-06-I)
was published in the June 11, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 4479).
The new and/or adjusted symbols for the Manual's Symbols and Identification
Section reflect data compiled on damageability, repairability, and other relevant
loss factors for the 1998, 1999, and 2000 model years of the listed vehicles.
The amendments as adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance are shown in
exhibits on file with the Chief Clerk under Reference Number A-0599-06-I,
which are incorporated by reference into Commissioner's Order Number 99-1097.
The Commissioner of Insurance has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant
to the Insurance Code, Articles 5.10, 5.96, 5.98, and 5.101.
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96,
which exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001
(Administrative Procedure Act).
Consistent with the Insurance Code, Article 5.96(h), the Department will
notify all insurers writing automobile insurance of this adoption by letter
summarizing the Commissioner's action.
IT IS THEREFORE THE ORDER of the Commissioner of Insurance that the Manual
is amended as described herein, and the amendments are adopted to become effective
on the 60th day after publication of the notification of the Commissioner's
action in the
Texas Register
.
TRD-9904718
Lynda H. Nesenholtz
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: August 2, 1999
The Commissioner of Insurance at a public hearing held July 27, 1999, at
9:00 a.m. under Docket Number 2411 in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby Jr.
State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas adopted amendments
proposed by Staff to residential property Endorsements, HO-190, Texas Homeowner
Policy Sworn Statement In Proof Of Loss and TDP-014, Texas Dwelling Policy
Sworn Statement In Proof Of Loss. Staff's petition was filed on June 9, 1999;
notice of this petition (Reference Number P-0699-08-I) was published in the
June 25, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 4843).
The Commissioner adopted the proposal as noticed in the June 25, 1999,
issue of the
Texas Register
. The amendments
to Endorsements, HO-190, Texas Homeowner Policy Sworn Statement In Proof Of
Loss and TDP-014, Texas Dwelling Policy Sworn Statement In Proof Of Loss,
remove the preprinted century "__________, 19__" and replace it with "__________,
____." (Month) (Year)
The Commissioner of Insurance has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant
to the Insurance Code, Articles 5.35, 5.96, and 5.98.
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96,
which exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001
(Administrative Procedure Act).
Consistent with the Insurance Code, Article 5.96(h), the Department will
notify all insurers writing residential property insurance of this adoption
by letter summarizing the Commissioner's action.
IT IS THEREFORE THE ORDER of the Commissioner of Insurance that Endorsements
HO-190, and TDP-014 are amended as described herein, and are adopted to become
effective October 1, 1999.
TRD-9904784
Lynda H. Nesenholtz
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: August 4, 1999