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A. The superintendent may direct an insurer writing homeowners insurance, private passenger non-fleet automobile insurance or other lines, kinds or classes of noncommercial insurance in New Mexico to file with the superintendent underwriting guidelines that determine the acceptance of applicants and tiering guidelines that determine the placement of applicants and insureds into rating tiers, regardless of whether such tiers exist within the insurer or within a group of insurers under common ownership or management.
B. The superintendent, after notice and hearing, may order an insurer to cease using underwriting or tiering guidelines that are unfairly discriminatory or that fail to place applicants and insureds into tiers in a clear, objective, risk-based and mutually exclusive manner.
C. Filings made pursuant to this section shall be considered confidential trade secrets under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 59A. Insurance Code § 59A-17-5.1. Underwriting guidelines - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-59a-insurance-code/nm-st-sect-59a-17-5-1/
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