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 The text of the material being adopted will not be published, but may be examined in the offices of the Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe, Austin.)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. Issued in Austin, Texas, on April 29, 1996. TRD-9606103 Alicia M. Fechtel General Counsel and Chief Clerk Texas Department of Insurance Effective date: July 1, 1996 Filed: April 29, 1996 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. Issued in Austin, Texas, on April 29, 1996. TRD-9606102 Alicia M. Fechtel General Counsel and Chief Clerk Texas Department of Insurance Effective date: July 1, 1996 Filed: April 29, 1996 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 notice of proposed actions by the Texas Board of Insurance. Notice of action proposed under Article 5.96 must be published in the Texas Register not later than the 30th day before the board adopts the proposal. Notice of action proposed under Article 5.97 must be published in the Texas Register not later than the 10th day before the Board of Insurance adopts the proposal. The Administrative Procedure Act, the Government Code, Chapters 2001 and 2002, does not apply to board action under Articles 5.96 and 5.97. The complete text of the proposal summarized here may be examined in the offices of the Texas Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78714- 9104.) The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket Number 2223 scheduled for 9:00 a.m., June 20, 1996 in Room 100 of the Texas Department of Insurance 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), Rule 135, Endorsement 4R. Mobilowners Policy, and Endorsement TE 20 17, all of which pertain to exclusion of the perils of windstorm, hurricane, hail, and flood from policies covering mobile homes. Staff's petition (Reference Number A-0496-15-I) was filed on April 29, 1996. Endorsement 4R. (to be redesignated 4R-1) for the Mobilowners Policy, and Endorsement TE 20 17 (to be redesignated TE 20 17A) for the Business Auto, Garage, or Truckers Coverage Form were adopted for purposes explained in Commissioner's Order Number 95-1108, dated October 25, 1995. Each endorsement provides that it may be attached only to policies covering property located in 14 specified counties, which were then the only designated catastrophe areas listed in the Texas Catastrophe Property Insurance Association Manual. Additional territory is now being so designated, so the above endorsements should be amended to allow their attachment "to policies covering property located in the designated catastrophe areas as provided for in the Texas Catastrophe Property Insurance Association Manual." Manual Rule 135, Sections I. 10 and II.J also need amendment to conform to the language of the endorsements in this regard. Staff proposes an additional amendment to Endorsement 4R. to preclude the possibility that this endorsement might be construed to expand theft coverage beyond that provided by the basic Mobilowners Policy. This proposed amendment consists of the addition of the following language after the words "attempted theft": "if such loss would otherwise be covered by the policy." A copy of the petition containing 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 Sylvia Gutierrez at (512) 463-6326; refer to (Reference Number A-0496-15-I). The written comments should be directed to 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 David Durden, Deputy Commissioner, Property and Casualty Insurance Lines, Texas Department of Insurance, P.O. Box 149104, MC 104-5A, 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 within the agency's authority to adopt. Issued in Austin, Texas, on May 1, 1996. TRD-9605985 Alicia M. Fechtel General Counsel and Chief Clerk Texas Department of Insurance For further information, please call: (512) 463-6327