PURPOSE: This rule sets out the scope of the rules in this chapter and provides definitions to aid in the interpretation of the rules in this chapter.
- (1) Examination Protocol. The director shall monitor the market conduct of insurers and producers transacting business in Missouri by using uniform standards of examination developed in consultation with members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Uniform state standards may be adopted by review and adoption of the Market Conduct Examiners Handbook, the Market Regulation Handbook, or other guides adopted by the director.
AUTHORITY: section 374.045, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Nov. 1, 2007, effective July 30, 2008.
*Original authority: 374.045, RSMo 1967, amended 1993, 1995.