Rhode Island § 27-9-47 - Casualty Insurance Rating
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§ 27-9-47. Casualty Insurance Rating
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-9-47
§ 27-9-47. Hearings on rules and decisions of commissioner.
Any insurer or rating organization aggrieved by any order or decision of the commissioner or by any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the commissioner may within thirty (30) days after notice to the insurer or organization make a written request to the commissioner for a hearing, except that a hearing provided for by §§ 27-9-16 — 27-9-21 shall be held as provided in those sections. Within twenty (20) days after the receipt of that written request, the commissioner shall hear the party or parties and shall give not less than ten (10) days’ written notice of the time and place of the hearing. Within fifteen (15) days after the hearing, the commissioner shall affirm, reverse, or modify the commissioner’s previous action, specifying the commissioner’s reasons. Pending the hearing and decision the commissioner may suspend or postpone the effective date of the commissioner’s previous action.
History of Section.
P.L. 1948, ch. 2089, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 27-9-47.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-9-47 ("Casualty 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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