2011 Connecticut Code
Title 38a Insurance
Chapter 700 Property and Casualty Insurance
Sec. 38a-387. (Formerly Sec. 38-344). Special surety or guaranty filings. Order to suspend or modify filing requirements.

      Sec. 38a-387. (Formerly Sec. 38-344). Special surety or guaranty filings. Order to suspend or modify filing requirements. (a) Any special filing with respect to a surety or guaranty bond required by law or by court or executive order or by order, rule or regulation of a public body, not covered by a previous filing, shall become effective when filed and shall be deemed to meet the requirements of sections 38a-363 to 38a-388, inclusive, until such time as the commissioner reviews the filing and so long thereafter as the filing remains in effect.

      (b) If, within forty-five days after a special surety or guaranty filing subject to subsection (a) of this section has become effective, the commissioner finds that such filing does not meet the requirements of sections 38a-363 to 38a-388, inclusive, he shall send to the insurer which made such filing written notice of disapproval, specifying therein in what respects he finds such filing fails to meet the requirements of said sections and stating, within a reasonable period thereafter, when such filing shall be deemed no longer effective. Such disapproval shall not affect any contract made or issued prior to the expiration of the period set forth in such notice.

      (c) Under such regulations as he adopts the commissioner may, by written order, suspend or modify the requirement of filing as to any kind of insurance, subdivision or combination thereof, or as to classes of risks, the rates for which cannot practicably be filed before they are used. Such orders and regulations shall be made known to such insurers.

      (d) Upon the written application of the insured, stating his reasons therefor, filed with and approved by the commissioner, a rate in excess of that provided by a filing otherwise applicable may be used on any specific risk.

      (1972, P.A. 273, S. 26; P.A. 82-353, S. 14, 26; P.A. 92-60, S. 16.)

      History: P.A. 82-353 eliminated the provisions re filing of manual of classifications, rules, rates, rating plans and modifications, review of filings and the waiting period and added a provision re disapproval of special surety or guaranty filings, effective July 1, 1983; Sec. 38-344 transferred to Sec. 38a-387 in 1991; P.A. 92-60 made technical corrections for statutory consistency.

      See Secs. 38a-676 and 38a-688 re review of rates for commercial risk insurance and personal risk insurance.

      Annotations to former section 38-344:

      Cited. 169 C. 267. Cited. 186 C. 507.