Utah Administrative Code, Rule R590-225, Section R590-225-6 - Filing Submission Requirements | Utah Administrative Code

(1) All filings shall be submitted electronically.

(a) All filers shall use SERFF to submit a filing.

(b) A bail bond agency, a service contract provider, and a guaranteed asset protection waiver provider may use email instead of SERFF to submit a filing.

(2) A rate filing for private passenger auto, homeowners, or workers compensation TOI shall include a certification signed by a qualified actuary stating that the rates are not inadequate, excessive, or unfairly discriminatory under Subsection 31A-19a-201(1).

(3)

(a) A filing shall be submitted by market type and TOI.

(b) The annual statement line number may not be used.

(4)

(a) A filing may not include more than one TOI unless the filing is a commercial or personal inter-line form filing.

(b) The inter-line use of a form must be explained in the filing description.

(5) A filer may submit a filing for more than one insurer if each insurer is listed in the filing.

(6) A cover letter may not be submitted with a filing.

(7) SERFF Filing.

(a) Filing Description. The filing description contained on the general information tab shall contain the following information in the order shown below.

(i) A filer shall certify that a filing is complete and compliant.

(A) The following statement shall be included in the filing description: "BY SUBMITTING THIS FILING I CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED FILING HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UTAH ADMINISTRATIVE RULE R590-225 AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE UTAH LAWS AND RULES".

(B) A filing shall be rejected if the certification is false, missing, or incomplete.

(C) A certification that is false may subject the licensee to administrative action.

(ii) The filing description shall include:

(A) the intent of the filing; and

(B) the purpose of each document submitted with the filing.

(iii) The filing shall indicate if the filing:

(A) is new;

(B) is replacing or modifying a previous filing, describing the changes made, the reasons for the previous rejection, and the previous filing's Utah filed date;

(C) includes forms for informational purposes, providing the Utah filed date; or

(D) does not include the policy; if so, provide the Utah filed date of the base policy and describe the effect on the base policy.

(iv) The filing shall identify if a provision is unusual, controversial, or has been previously objected to or prohibited, and explain why the provision is included in the filing.

(b) Letter of Authorization.

(i) When the filer is not the licensee, a letter of authorization from the licensee shall be attached to the supporting documentation tab.

(ii) The licensee is responsible for a filing being compliant.

(c) Items Submitted for Filing.

(i) All forms shall be attached to the form schedule tab.

(ii) All rates and supplementary rating information shall be attached to the rate/rule schedule tab.

(iii) The actuarial certification under Subsection (2) shall be attached to the supporting documentation tab.

(d) The filer shall refer to each applicable section of this rule for additional procedures on how to submit a form, rate, or supplementary information.

(8) Email Filing.

(a) The title of the email shall include the licensee's name only.

(b) Transmittal. The NAIC Uniform Property and Casualty Transmittal Document shall be properly completed.

(i) Complete the transmittal by referencing the following:

(A) NAIC Coding Matrix; and

(B) Utah Property and Casualty Content Standards.

(ii) Do not submit the documents described in Subsections (8)(b)(i)(A) and (8)(b)(i)(B) with the filing.

(c) Filing Description. In section 21 of the NAIC Uniform Property and Casualty Transmittal Document, complete the filing description with the following information, in the order shown below.

(i) The filer shall certify that a filing is complete and compliant.

(A) The following statement shall be included in the filing description: "BY SUBMITTING THIS FILING I CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED FILING HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UTAH ADMINISTRATIVE RULE R590-225 AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE UTAH LAWS AND RULES".

(B) A filing shall be rejected if the certification is false, missing, or incomplete.

(C) A certification that is false may subject the licensee to administrative action.

(ii) The filing description shall include:

(A) the intent of the filing; and

(B) the purpose of each document submitted with the filing.

(iii) The filing shall indicate if the filing:

(A) is new;

(B) is replacing or modifying a previous filing, describing the changes made, the reasons for the previous rejection, and the previous filing's Utah filed date; or

(C) includes forms for informational purposes, providing the Utah filed date.

(iv) The filing shall identify provisions that are unusual, controversial, or have been previously objected to or prohibited, and explain why the provision is included in the filing.

(d) Letter of Authorization.

(i) When the filer is not the licensee, a letter of authorization from the licensee shall be attached to the supplementary documentation tab.

(ii) The licensee is responsible for the filing being compliant.

(e) The filer shall refer to each applicable section of this rule for additional procedures on how to submit a form, rate, or supplementary information.

(f) An item submitted for filing shall be in PDF format.

Utah Administrative CodeTopic - InsuranceTitle R590 - AdministrationRule R590-225 - Submission of Property and Casualty Rate and Form FilingsSection R590-225-6 - Filing Submission Requirements

Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Insurance
Title R590 - Administration
Rule R590-225 - Submission of Property and Casualty Rate and Form Filings
Section R590-225-6 - Filing Submission Requirements