Colorado § 10-4-633 - Certification of policy and notice forms.

§ 10-4-633. Certification of policy and notice forms.

(1) All insurers providing automobile insurance and who are authorized by the commissioner to conduct business in Colorado shall submit an annual report to the commissioner listing any policy forms, endorsements, cancellation notices, renewal notices, disclosure forms, notices of proposed premium increases, notices of proposed reductions in coverage, and such other forms as may be requested by the commissioner issued or delivered to any policyholder in Colorado. Such listing shall be submitted no later than July 1 of each year and shall contain a certification by an officer of the organization that to the best of the officer's knowledge each policy form, endorsement, or notice form in use complies with Colorado law. The necessary elements of the certification shall be determined by the commissioner.

(2) All insurers providing automobile insurance and who are authorized by the commissioner to conduct business in Colorado shall also submit to the commissioner a list of any new policy form, endorsement, cancellation notice, renewal notice, disclosure form, notice of proposed premium increase, notice of proposed reductions in coverage, and any other form as may be requested by the commissioner at least thirty-one days before using such policy form, endorsement, cancellation notice, renewal notice, disclosure form, notice of proposed premium increase, notice of proposed reductions in coverage, and any other form as may be requested by the commissioner. Such listing shall also contain a certification by an officer of the organization that to the best of the officer's knowledge each new policy form, endorsement, or notice form proposed to be used complies with Colorado law. The necessary elements of the certification shall be determined by the commissioner.

(3) The commissioner shall have the power to examine and investigate insurers authorized to conduct business in Colorado to determine whether automobile policy forms, endorsements, cancellation notices, renewal notices, disclosure forms, notices of proposed premium increases, notices of proposed reductions in coverage, and such other forms as may be requested by the commissioner comply with the certification of the organization and statutory mandates.

Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1570, § 3, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This section was originally numbered as § 10-4-630 in House Bill 03-1188 but has been renumbered on revision for ease of location.