Rhode Island § 27-44-11 - Casualty, Liability and Fire and Marine Insurance Rating

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§ 27-44-11. Casualty, Liability and Fire and Marine Insurance Rating

R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-44-11

§ 27-44-11. Rating organizations — Permitted activity.

Any rating organization, in addition to other activities not prohibited, is authorized to:

(1) Develop statistical plans including territorial and class definitions;

(2) Collect statistical data from members, subscribers, or any other source;

(3) Prepare, distribute, and file rates and supplementary rate information;

(4) Distribute information that is filed with the director and open to public inspection;

(5) Conduct research and on-site inspections in order to prepare classifications of public fire defenses;

(6) Consult with public officials regarding public fire protection as it would affect members, subscribers, and others;

(7) Conduct research and collect statistics in order to discover, identify, and classify information relating to causes or prevention of losses;

(8) Prepare and file policy forms and endorsements and consult with members, subscribers, and others relative to their use and application;

(9) Conduct research and on-site inspections for the purpose of providing risk information relating to individual structures;

(10) Collect, compile, and distribute past and current prices of individual insurers if that information is made available to the general public; and

(11) Furnish any other services related to those enumerated in this section.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 635, § 1.

Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 27-44-11 ("Casualty, Liability and Fire and Marine Insurance Rating") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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