- (a) The respondent in an adjudicative proceeding or hearing may request a rehearing with the Insurance Commissioner under Arkansas Code § 23-61-305(f) within thirty (30) days after the respondent’s receipt of the order by the respondent.
- (b) The commissioner in his or her discretion may grant a rehearing or reargument of the matters involved.
(c) The commissioner’s discretion to grant a rehearing or reargument is guided by whether the order:
- (1) Lacked substantial evidence under Arkansas Code § 23-61-307(g)(2); or
- (2) Violated the standards under Arkansas Code § 25-15-212(h).
- (d) The State Insurance Department does not require a specific form or format of a rehearing petition, rehearing motion, or request for a rehearing other than it should be a written request describing such errors meeting the above described and cited statutory standards.
- (e) In the absence of statutory language explicitly referencing the time periods to be calculated upon working days, the request for a rehearing shall be made on the basis of calendar days.