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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="11-317" title_number="11" title_name="Insurance Rating Law" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Competitive Rating">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “increase in a policy premium” includes an increase in premium due to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a surcharge;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>retiering or other reclassification of an insured; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>removal or reduction of a discount.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each insurer that provides a private passenger automobile insurance policy shall provide to the policyholder at the time of issuance or renewal of the policy a statement that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>defines the policyholder’s rate classifications;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if the insurer is an authorized insurer includes a summary, in a form approved by the Commissioner, of the insurer’s approved surcharge plan or driver record point plan for that policy; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>includes a section that provides a general description of the factors, including credit information if applicable, that may cause or contribute to an increase in a policy premium.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The statement must be sufficiently clear and specific so that an individual of average intelligence can identify the classifications without making further inquiry.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>An insurer that markets private passenger automobile insurance through insurance producers shall make available to its producers a copy of the statement required under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
