1. A. Except as provided in Regulation .06 of this chapter, exceptional increases are subject to the same requirements as other premium rate schedule increases.
2. B. The Commissioner may request a review by an independent actuary or a professional actuarial body of the basis for a request that an increase be considered an exceptional increase.
3. C. The Commissioner, in determining that the necessary basis for an exceptional increase exists, shall also determine any potential offsets to higher claims costs.

Authority: Health-General Article, §19-705; Insurance Article, §§2-109, 14-124, Title 18, Subtitle 1, and Title 27; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 8, 1993 (20:22 Md. R. 1707)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 09.30.89 to COMAR 31.14.02 effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1439)

Chapter revised effective April 1, 2002 (29:6 Md. R. 572)

Regulation .01 amended effective September 1, 2014 (41:17 Md. R. 972)

Regulation .03 amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .04A amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .04E—H adopted effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .05A amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .06 amended effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .06-1 adopted effective February 27, 2017 (44:4 Md. R. 256)

Regulation .09 amended effective September 10, 2007 (34:18 Md. R. 1581)

Regulation .11B amended effective September 1, 2014 (41:17 Md. R. 972)

Regulation .13B amended effective September 1, 2014 (41:17 Md. R. 972)

Regulation .14 amended effective September 1, 2014 (41:17 Md. R. 972)