Texas Department of Insurance

Final Action on Rules

EXEMPT FILING NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE INSURANCE CODE CHAPTER 5, SUBCHAPTER L, ARTICLE 5.96 ADOPTION OF NEW AND/OR ADJUSTED 2004 MODEL PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE PHYSICAL DAMAGE RATING SYMBOLS FOR THE TEXAS AUTOMOBILE RULES AND RATING MANUAL

The Commissioner of Insurance adopted amendments proposed by Staff to the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual). The amendments consist of new and/or adjusted 2004 model Private Passenger Automobile Physical Damage Rating Symbols and revised identification information. Staff’s petition (Ref. No. A-1103-21-I) was published in the November 14, 2003 issue of the Texas Register (28 TexReg 10291).

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 2004 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-1103-21-I, which are incorporated by reference into Commissioner’s Order No. 03-1261.

The Commissioner of Insurance has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Insurance Code Articles 5.10, 5.96, 5.98, and 5.101.

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-200308679

Gene C. Jarmon

General Counsel and Chief Clerk

Texas Department of Insurance

Filed: December 18, 2003