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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 31.07.01.04" title_num="31" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="01" heading="Rating Organization Reference Filings of Advisory Prospective Loss Costs.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Rating organizations may develop and make reference filings containing advisory prospective loss costs. These filings shall contain the statistical data and supporting information, calculations, and assumptions underlying those prospective loss costs. Reference filings shall be filed and become effective in accordance with the provisions of Insurance Article, §§11-206, 11-307, 11-329, and 11-330, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An insurer may satisfy its obligation to make rate filings by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Becoming a member of, or a subscriber to, a licensed rating organization which makes reference filings of advisory prospective loss costs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Filing with the Commissioner the information required in Regulation .05 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Authorizing the Commissioner by the filing of a reference filing adoption form, to accept the reference filings on its behalf.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The insurer's rates shall be the currently effective prospective loss costs filed by the rating organization, combined with the loss cost adjustments which are filed in accordance with Regulation .05 of this chapter and are in effect for the insurer.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>