PART VI AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
Approval of forms
227 (1) An insurer shall not use a form of any of the following documents in respect of automobile insurance unless the form has been approved by the Chief Executive Officer: 1.  An application for insurance. 2.  A policy, endorsement or renewal. 3.  A claims form. 4.  A continuation certificate.  1996, c. 21, s. 17; 1997, c. 28, s. 111; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 13, s. 22. Application for insurance (1.1) Paragraph 1 of subsection (1) does not apply if, in accordance with the regulations, the insurer uses a form of application for insurance that is prescribed by the regulations.  1996, c. 21, s. 17. Approval of policies in special cases (2) Where, in the opinion of the Chief Executive Officer, any provision of this Part, including any statutory condition, is wholly or partly inappropriate to the requirements of a contract or is inapplicable by reason of the requirements of any Act, he or she may approve a form of policy, or part thereof, or endorsement evidencing a contract sufficient or appropriate to insure the risks required or proposed to be insured, and the contract evidenced by the policy or endorsement in the form so approved is effective and binding according to its terms even if those terms are inconsistent with, vary, omit or add to any provision or condition of this Part.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.8, s. 227 (2); 1997, c. 28, s. 111; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 13, s. 22. Approval of extensions (3) The Chief Executive Officer may, if he or she considers it to be in the public interest, approve a form of motor vehicle liability policy or endorsement thereto that extends the insurance beyond that prescribed in this Part.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.8, s. 227 (3); 1997, c. 28, s. 111; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 13, s. 22. Conditions of approval of extension (4) The Chief Executive Officer, in granting an approval under subsection (3), may require the insurer to charge an additional premium for the extension and to state that fact in the policy or in any endorsement.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.8, s. 227 (4); 1997, c. 28, s. 111; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 13, s. 22. Standard policies (5) The Chief Executive Officer may approve the form of standard policies containing insuring agreements and provisions in conformity with this Part for use by insurers in general.  1993, c. 10, s. 14; 1997, c. 28, s. 111; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 13, s. 22. Publication (6) If the Chief Executive Officer approves a form of standard policy, the Chief Executive Officer shall cause a copy of the form to be published on the website of the Authority, but it is not necessary to publish endorsement forms approved for use with the standard policy.  1993, c. 10, s. 14; 1997, c. 28, s. 111; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 13, s. 22; 2019, c. 14, Sched. 9, s. 8. Revocation of approval (7) The Chief Executive Officer may revoke an approval given under this section, and, upon notification of the revocation in writing, no insurer shall thereafter use or deliver a form that contravenes the notification.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.8, s. 227 (7); 1997, c. 28, s. 111; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 13, s. 22. Reason for decision (8) The Chief Executive Officer shall, on request of any interested insurer, specify in writing his or her reasons for granting, refusing or revoking an approval of a form.  R.S.O. 1990, c. I.8, s. 227 (8); 1997, c. 28, s. 111; 2018, c. 8, Sched. 13, s. 22. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1993, c. 10, s. 14 - 01/01/1994; 1996, c. 21, s. 17 - 01/11/1996; 1997, c. 28, s. 111 - 01/07/1998 2018, c. 8, Sched. 13, s. 22 - 08/06/2019 2019, c. 14, Sched. 9, s. 8 - 31/07/2020