California Code of Regulations
Title 10 - Investment
Chapter 5 - Insurance Commissioner
Subchapter 4.8 - Review of Rates
Article 2 - Definitions
Section 2642.1 - Excessive
"Excessive" rates are rates that are expected to yield the reasonably efficient insurer a profit that exceeds a fair return on the investment used to provide the insurance. In determining whether a rate is excessive, the Commissioner shall consider the competing interests of consumers in lower prices and of investors in prices that yield high returns, and the Commissioner shall consider the fact that insurance is imbued with the public interest and is sometimes legally required.
1. New section
filed 8-13-91 as an emergency; operative 8-13-91 (Register 92, No. 3). A Certificate
of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 12-11-91 or emergency language will be
repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Repealed by
operation of Government Code section
11346.1(g)
(Register 92, No. 15).
3. New section refiled 2-14-92 as an emergency;
operative 2-14-92 (Register 92, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmittted to OAL 6-15-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of
law on the following day.
4. Repealed by operation of Government Code
section
11346.1(g)
and new section filed 3-15-95; operative 3-15-95. Submitted to OAL for printing only
pursuant to Government Code section
11343(a)(1)
(Register 95, No. 11).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1861.01 and 1861.05, Insurance Code; 20th Century v. Garamendi, 8 Cal.4th 216 (1994). Reference: Sections 1861.01 and 1861.05, Insurance Code; Calfarm Insurance Company v. Deukmejian (1989) 48 Cal.3d 805.
