PROPOSED ACTIONS
The Commissioner of Insurance will hold a public hearing under Docket Number
2407 on June 1, 1999 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 Commercial Lines Statistical Plan. The proposed changes are necessary
in order to (a) make revisions to company reporting instructions to correct
the name and address of TDI's Commercial Lines Statistical Agent, (b) require
that unused portions of numeric and alphanumeric fields be zero filled, (c)
require that insurers report data via diskette in ASCII fixed-length format
only, (d) remove references to Annual Statement Line 25 (Glass), (e) add a
footnote for Commercial Automobile Employer's Non-ownership classes to indicate
that these classes are not applicable for Liability Assigned Risks, (f) update
General Liability Premises & Operations and Products & Completed Operations
classes, exposure bases and codes, (g) add ISO Texas Fire Subline Codes, (h)
modify descriptions for Time Element coverage codes on run-off transactions,
(i) add Basic Group II construction definitions and rating categories, (j)
clarify that construction definitions and classes for all coverages other
than those including wind should reflect fire construction criteria, (k) add
class codes for Bobtail and Deadhead coverages as part of Special Types, (l)
add class codes for Commercial Automobile Special Types under Leasing and
Rental Concerns and for short term motorcycles, motorbikes and similar vehicles,
(m) add a class code under Commercial Automobile Special Types for Rental
Car Companies, and (n) make minor editorial changes to various fields and
statistical codes for clarification purposes. Staff's petition (Reference
P-0499-04-I) was filed on April 19, 1999.
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) 463-6327 (refer to Reference Number
P-0499-04-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, MC 113-2A,
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,
MC 105-105-5G, 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-9902345
Lynda H. Nesenholtz
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 21, 1999
The Commissioner of Insurance will hold a public hearing under Docket Number
2408 on June 1, 1999 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 (a) add a field and statistical codes for the Texas Windstorm
Insurance Association (TWIA) Building Code Credits, (b) add additional Optional
Credits statistical codes for Dwelling coverage, (c) add a field and statistical
codes for Law and Ordinance Coverage, (d) remove the Texas Place Code Listing
from the Statistical Plan and reference it as a separate document, and (e)
make minor editorial changes to various fields and statistical codes for clarification
purposes. Staff's petition (Reference P-0499-05-I) was filed on April 19,
1999.
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) 463-6327 (refer to Reference Number
P-0499-05-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, MC 113-2A,
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,
MC 105-105-5G, 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-9902346
Lynda H. Nesenholtz
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 21, 1999
The Commissioner of Insurance will hold a public hearing under Docket Number
2409 on June 1, 1999 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 American Insurance Association (AIA) proposing amendments to the Texas
Statistical Plan for Residential Risks. The changes are being proposed in
order to reduce statistical reporting burdens and to simplify some reporting
requirements. The changes proposed are: (a) to limit reporting requirements
for "roof construction" to policies which receive a premium credit for hail-resistant
roofs; (b) to combine roof construction types "aluminum", "steel", "copper",
and "roll roofing" into one category termed "metal"; and (c) to eliminate
"recycled roofing products" and "single ply membrane systems" from the list
of roof construction options. AIA's petition (Reference P-0499-03) was filed
on April 19, 1999.
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 AIA 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) 463-6327 (refer to Reference Number
P-0499-03).
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, MC 113-2A,
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,
MC 105-105-5G, 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-9902344
Lynda H. Nesenholtz
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: April 21, 1999