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Every rating organization and every insurer which makes its own rates shall, within a reasonable time after receiving written request therefor and upon payment of such reasonable charge as it may make, furnish to any insured affected by a rate made by it, or to the authorized representative of such insured, all pertinent information as to such rate. Every rating organization and every insurer which makes its own rates shall provide within this Commonwealth reasonable means whereby any person aggrieved by the application of its rating system may be heard, in person or by his authorized representative, on his written request to review the manner in which such rating system has been applied in connection with the insurance afforded him. If the rating organization or insurer fails to grant or reject such request within thirty days after it is made, the applicant may proceed in the same manner as if his application had been rejected. Any party affected by the action of such rating organization or such insurer on such request may, within thirty days after written notice of such action appeal to the commissioner, who, after a hearing held upon not less than ten days written notice to the appellant and to such rating organization or insurer, may affirm or reverse such action.
Every rating organization and every insurer which makes its own rates shall supply or permit to be copied the data, and shall file the reports, as required by the act, approved the twenty-seventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred twenty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 450) entitled “An act relating to fires and fire prevention; imposing duties and conferring powers upon the State Police; authorizing the appointment of the chiefs of fire departments and certain public officers and others as assistants to said State Police, and defining their powers and duties; providing for the investigation of the cause, origin, and circumstance of fires and the inspection of all, and the removal or change of, certain buildings; imposing duties on school authorities and on certain corporations, associations, and fire rating agencies; providing for the attendance of witnesses before the said State Police, and the enforcement of its orders; and prescribing penalties”, 1 or its amendments or supplements.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 40 P.S. Insurance § 1229. Information to be furnished insureds and state police; hearings and appeals of insureds - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-40-ps-insurance/pa-st-sect-40-1229/
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