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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 14. Insurance
Agency 5. State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance
Chapter 345. Rules Governing Rate Stabilization in Property and Casualty Insurance
12/31/2024

14VAC5-345-50. Prohibited actions.

A. A rate stabilization rule shall not apply to any changes impacting an individual's premium other than insurer initiated rate increases or decreases.

B. A rate stabilization rule shall not apply to any decrease as a result of the application of the provisions of § 38.2-1904 D of the Code of Virginia.

C. A rate stabilization plan shall not be designed to generate more total revenue than would otherwise be generated in the absence of the plan, resulting in an undue benefit to the insurer.

D. A rate stabilization rule shall not apply to any decrease as a result of the application of the provisions of §§ 38.2-2126 (property) and 38.2-2234 (personal auto) of the Code of Virginia.

E. A rate stabilization plan shall not apply for an undefined or unlimited period of time.

F. No more than one rate stabilization plan shall apply to any one policy at any given time.

G. A rate stabilization plan shall not be used to control increases or decreases in rates or premiums based on predicted price elasticity of demand on individual policyholders.

Statutory Authority

§§ 12.1-13 and 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 25, eff. September 1, 2016.

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