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2019 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XXII - Corporations
Chapter 174a - Regulation of Rates for Fire, Marine and Inland Marine Insurance, and Rating Organizations
Section 2 - Purpose; Construction
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 174a § 2 (2019)
Section 2. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public welfare by regulating insurance rates to the end that they shall not be excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory, and to authorize and regulate co-operative action among insurers in rate making and in other matters within the scope of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter is intended (1) to prohibit or discourage reasonable competition, or (2) to prohibit, or encourage, except to the extent necessary to accomplish the aforementioned purpose, uniformity in insurance rates, rating systems, rating plans or practices. This chapter shall be liberally interpreted to carry into effect the provisions of this section.
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