Texas Department of Insurance
Proposed Action on Rules
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket No. 2484
scheduled for April 26, 2001 at 9:30 a.m., in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby
Jr. State Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, will consider
a proposal made in a staff petition. Staff's petition seeks amendment of the
Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual), to adopt new and/or
adjusted 2001 model Private Passenger Automobile Physical Damage Rating Symbols
and revised identification information. Staff's petition (Ref. No. A-0301-03-I),
was filed on March 8, 2001.
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 listed 2001 model vehicles.
A copy of the petition, including an exhibit with the full text of the
proposed amendments to the Manual is available for review in the office of
the Chief Clerk of the Texas Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street,
Austin, Texas. For further information or to request copies of the petition,
please contact Angie Arizpe at (512) 463-6326; refer to (Ref. No. A-0301-03-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, Texas Department of Insurance, P. O. Box 149104, MC 113-2A,
Austin, Texas 78714-9104. An additional copy of comments is to be submitted
to Marilyn Hamilton, Associate Commissioner, Property & Casualty Program,
Texas Department of Insurance, P. O. Box 149104, MC 104-PC, Austin, Texas
78714-9104.
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).
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal
counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's authority.
TRD-200101419
Lynda Nesenholtz
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: March 9, 2001
ADOPTION OF NEW AND/OR ADJUSTED 1999, 2000, AND 2001 MODEL PRIVATE PASSENGER
AUTOMOBILE PHYSICAL DAMAGE RATING SYMBOLS FOR THE TEXAS AUTOMOBILE RULES AND
RATING MANUAL
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket No. 2481
held at 9:00 a.m., March 7, 2001 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 1999, 2000, and 2001 model Private
Passenger Automobile Physical Damage Rating Symbols and revised identification
information. Staff's petition (Ref. No. A-0101-01-I) was published in the
February 2, 2001, issue of the
Texas Register
(26 TexReg 1179).
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 1999, 2000, and 2001 model year of the listed vehicles.
The amendments as adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance are shown in
exhibits on file with the Chief Clerk under Ref. No. A-0101-01-I, which are
incorporated by reference into Commissioner's Order No. 01-0213.
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.
This agency hereby certifies that the amendments as adopted have been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's authority.
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-200101492
Lynda Nesenholtz
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: March 13, 2001
Final Action on Rules