Notification Pursuant to the Insurance Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter L
(Editor's Note: As required by the Insurance Code, Article 5.96 and 5.97, the 
Texas Register publishes notices of actions taken by the Department of Insurance 
pursuant to Chapter 5, Subchapter L, of the Code. Board action taken under these 
articles is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.
These actions become effective 15 days after the date of publication or on a 
later specified date.
The text of the material being adopted will not be published, but may be 
examined in the offices of the Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe, Austin.)

The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket Number 2211 held 
at 10:00 a.m., April 18, 1996 in Room 100 of the Texas Department of Insurance 
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 1992 through 1996 model Private 
Passenger Automobile Physical Damage Rating Symbols and revised identification 
information. Staff's petition (Reference Number A-0296-03-I) was published in 
the March 5, 1996, issue of the Texas Register (21 TexReg 1776).
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 various model years of the listed vehicles. The 
exhibit attached to staff's petition omits symbols used by Insurance Services 
Office (ISO) for multi-purpose and utility type vehicles for 1994 and prior year 
models, which will continue to be rated according to the traditional method set 
forth in the Manual, page 2 of the Symbol and Identification Section. For 1995 
and later year models, excluding customized vehicles, the symbol for each multi-
purpose and utility type vehicle must be used in the same manner as the symbol 
for a private passenger auto, as required by Commissioner's Order Number 95-
0607, effective September 1, 1995. The operative provisions of that order have 
been printed in the Manual.
The amendments as adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance are shown in exhibits 
on file with the Chief Clerk under Reference Number A-0296-03-I, which are 
incorporated by reference into Commissioner's Order Number 96-0469.
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 effective July 1, 
1996.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal 
counsel and found to be within the agency's authority to adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on April 29, 1996.
TRD-9605915
Alicia M. Fechtel
General Counsel and Chief
Texas Department of Insurance
Effective date: July 1, 1996
For further information, please call: (512) 463-6328

The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket Number 2212 held 
at 10:00 a.m., April 18, 1996 in Room 100 of the Texas Department of Insurance 
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 1996 model Private Passenger 
Automobile Physical Damage Rating Symbols and revised identification 
information. Staff's petition (Reference Number A-0296-06-I) was published in 
the March 12, 1996, issue of the Texas Register (21 TexReg 2099).
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 various 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-0296-06-I, which are 
incorporated by reference into Commissioner's Order Number 96-0470
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 effective July 1, 
1996.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal 
counsel and found to be within the agency's authority to adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on April 29, 1996.
TRD-9605916
Alicia M. Fechtel
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Effective date: July 1, 1996
For further information, please call: (512) 463-6327