Washington Administrative Code
Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the
Chapter 284-20B - Rules for filing property and casualty forms
Section 284-20B-150 - Rules for insurance policy forms translated from English to another language
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 284-20B-150
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
Insurers may issue insurance policy forms written in languages other than English.
(1) If an insurer translates an insurance policy form from English to another language, the insurer must:
(a) File the translated version
of the form with the commissioner.
(b) Include written disclosure statements on
the translated policy form that the insurer is issuing the translated form on
an informational basis and the English version is controlling for the purposes
of application and interpretation. The disclosure statements must be in English
and the language of the translated form and printed in bold face type of at
least twelve-point font.
(c) Submit
a certification with the filing by an officer employed by the insurer that the
insurer will issue the English version of the policy form with the translated
policy form.
(2) When filing a translated policy form, the filer must:
(a) Identify the approved English version of
the policy form by providing, as applicable, the:
(i) SERFF filing number;
(ii) Form number, edition date or edition
identifier; and
(iii) Effective
date of the filing.
(b)
Submit certification by a professional translator certified by the American
Translators Association or a comparable organization that the:
(i) Translator has translated the English
version of the form; and
(ii)
Translation is accurate.
(3) The commissioner will file but not review or approve translated insurance policy forms.
Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 48.110.150. 08-21-091 (Matter No. 2007-11), § 284-20B-150, filed 10/15/08, effective 2/1/09.
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