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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
An advisory organization, in addition to other activities not prohibited, is authorized on behalf of its members and subscribers to:
1. Develop statistical plans including territorial and class definitions;
2. Collect statistical data from members, subscribers or any other source;
3. Prepare and distribute prospective loss costs;
4. Prepare and distribute factors, calculations or formulas pertaining to classification, territory, increased limits and other variables;
5. Prepare and distribute manuals of rating rules and rating schedules that do not include final rates, expense provisions, profit provisions or minimum premiums;
6. Distribute information that is required or directed to be filed with the superintendent;
7. Conduct research and on-site inspections in order to prepare classifications of public fire defenses;
8. Consult with public officials regarding public fire protection as it would affect members, subscribers and others;
9. Conduct research and collect statistics in order to discover, identify and classify information relating to causes or prevention of losses;
10. Prepare policy forms and endorsements and consult with members, subscribers and others relative to their use and application;
11. Conduct research and on-site inspections for the purpose of providing risk information relating to individual structures;
12. Collect, compile and distribute past and current prices of individual insurers, and publish such information;
13. File final rates, at the direction of the superintendent, for residual market mechanisms; and
14. Furnish any other services, as approved or directed by the superintendent, related to those enumerated in this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A. Maine Insurance Code § 2321-D. Advisory organizations; permitted activity - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-24-a-maine-insurance-code/me-rev-st-tit-24-a-sect-2321-d/
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