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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups › Section 38a-218. (Formerly Sec. 33-172). - Approval of rates to be paid by subscribers and contracts.

(a) No such medical service corporation shall enter into any contract with subscribers unless and until it has filed with the Insurance Commissioner a full schedule of the rates to be paid by the subscriber and has obtained said commissioner's approval thereof. Such filing shall include an actuarial memorandum that includes, but is not limited to, pricing assumptions and claims experience, and premium rates and loss ratios from the inception of the contract. The commissioner may refuse such approval if the commissioner finds such rates are excessive, inadequate or discriminatory. As used in this subsection, “loss ratio” means the ratio of incurred claims to earned premiums by the number of years of policy duration for all combined durations.
(b) Premium rates and special enrollment periods offered to individuals shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in section 38a-481.
(c) Premium rates offered to small employers, as defined in section 38a-564, shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in section 38a-567.
(d) No such medical service corporation shall enter into any contract with subscribers unless and until it has filed with the Insurance Commissioner a copy of such contract, including all riders and endorsements thereof, and until said commissioner's approval thereof has been obtained. The Insurance Commissioner shall, within a reasonable time after the filing of any such form, notify such corporation of the commissioner's approval or disapproval thereof.
(1949 Rev., S. 5285; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 222, 348; P.A. 15-247, S. 5; P.A. 18-43, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished department of business regulation; Sec. 33-172 transferred to Sec. 38a-218 in 1991; P.A. 15-247 designated existing provisions re filing and approval of rates to be paid by subscribers as Subsec. (a) and amended same by adding provision re information to be included with such filing and definition of “loss ratio”, added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re rates offered to individuals and small employers, respectively, designated existing provisions re filing and approval of contract with subscribers as Subsec. (d), and made technical changes, effective July 10, 2015; P.A. 18-43 added “and special enrollment periods” in Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 2019.
Annotation to former section 33-172:
Cited. 29 CS 474.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups › Section 38a-219. (Formerly Sec. 33-173). - Reports and examinations. Insurance Commissioner's supervision.

Each such medical service corporation shall, annually, on or before the first day of March, file in the office of the Insurance Commissioner a statement, verified by at least two of its principal officers, showing its condition on the thirty-first day of December then next preceding, which shall be in such form and contain such matters as said commissioner prescribes. The Insurance Commissioner or his representative shall make an examination of the financial condition of each such medical service corporation at least once in every five years. The Insurance Commissioner, or any deputy or examiner or any other person whom he appoints, shall have the power of visitation and examination into the affairs of any such corporation and free access to all of the books, papers and documents that relate to the business of the corporation, and may summon and qualify witnesses under oath to examine its officers, agents or employees or other persons in relation to the affairs, transactions and condition of the corporation. All costs of acquisition and of management activities shall be under the supervision of the Insurance Commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 5286; 1953, S. 2598d; P.A. 74-1; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 223, 348; P.A. 81-101, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 74-1 specified that all costs of acquisition and of management activities to be under insurance commissioner's supervision; P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as an independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished the department of business regulation; P.A. 81-101 required that insurance commissioner examine financial condition of each medical service corporation every five years, rather than biennially; Sec. 33-173 transferred to Sec. 38a-219 in 1991.
Annotation to former section 33-173:
Cited. 29 CS 474.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups › Section 38a-220. (Formerly Sec. 33-174). - Investments.

No such medical service corporation shall invest its funds in any security other than those permitted by the laws of the state for trust funds, except that no funds of such medical service corporation shall be invested in real estate mortgages.
(1949 Rev., S. 5287.)
History: Sec. 33-174 transferred to Sec. 38a-220 in 1991.
Annotations to former section 33-174:
Cited. 184 C. 352.
Cited. 29 CS 474.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups › Section 38a-221. (Formerly Sec. 33-175). - Liquidation or rehabilitation. Mergers.

Each such medical service corporation shall be subject to liquidation, dissolution or rehabilitation, and such proceeding shall be under the supervision of the Insurance Commissioner, who shall have such powers hereunder as he possesses in reference to domestic insurance corporations. Any medical service corporation may merge with any other medical service corporation or corporations, subject to the approval of the Insurance Commissioner and may consolidate or merge with a hospital service corporation organized under sections 38a-199 to 38a-209, inclusive, subject to the approval of the Insurance Commissioner. The new corporation resulting from such consolidation or the surviving corporation resulting from such merger may exercise all of the powers and perform all of the functions of medical service corporations organized pursuant to sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, and hospital service corporations organized pursuant to 38a-199 to 38a-209, inclusive, and shall be subject to the provisions of said sections. Prior to such approval, the commissioner shall hold a hearing or hearings, in accordance with the procedures of chapter 54 to determine that the terms and conditions of the proposed merger or consolidation are fair and reasonable and that the interests of all parties, subscribers and affected persons are adequately protected. The consolidation or merger shall become effective upon the filing with the Secretary of the State of a certificate of consolidation or merger, endorsed as approved by the Insurance Commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 5288; P.A. 74-7, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 224, 348.)
History: P.A. 74-7 authorized merger or consolidation of medical service corporation and hospital service corporation, adding provisions re such mergers or consolidations; P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished department of business regulation; Sec. 33-175 transferred to Sec. 38a-221 in 1991.
Annotations to former section 33-175:
Cited. 184 C. 352.
Cited. 29 CS 474.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups › Section 38a-222. (Formerly Sec. 33-176). - Workers' compensation law not affected.

No provision of sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, nor any contract for medical service, hospital or other health services by any such medical service corporation shall, in any way, affect the operation of the Workers' Compensation Act.
(1949 Rev., S. 5289; 1969, P.A. 686, S. 5; P.A. 79-376, S. 55.)
History: 1969 act included reference to hospital and other health services; P.A. 79-376 replaced “workmen's compensation” with “workers' compensation”; Sec. 33-176 transferred to Sec. 38a-222 in 1991.
Annotation to former section 33-176:
Cited. 29 CS 474.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups › Section 38a-223. (Formerly Sec. 33-177). - Fraternal benefit societies and life or accident insurance companies not affected.

Fraternal benefit societies and life or accident insurance companies shall not be affected by sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive.
(1949 Rev., S. 5290.)
History: Sec. 33-177 transferred to Sec. 38a-223 in 1991.
Annotation to former section 33-177:
Cited. 29 CS 474.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups › Section 38a-224. (Formerly Sec. 33-178). - Exemption from taxation.

All property of any such medical service corporation is declared exempt from state, district and municipal taxes.
(1949 Rev., S. 5291.)
History: Sec. 33-178 transferred to Sec. 38a-224 in 1991.
Annotations to former section 33-178:
Cited. 184 C. 352.
Cited. 29 CS 474.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups › Section 38a-225. (Formerly Sec. 33-179). - Appeal.

An appeal may be taken from any order or decision of the Insurance Commissioner by any person or corporation aggrieved thereby in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of New Britain. If any dispute arises between a subscriber and such medical service corporation, the same shall be referred, at the request of any party to such dispute, to the Insurance Commissioner, who shall have the power to hear and decide the same, subject to the provision for appeal as provided herein.
(1949 Rev., S. 5292; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 91; P.A. 76-436, S. 625, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 22, 125; 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 80-482, S. 225, 348; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4
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6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29.)
History: 1971 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous appeal provision with requirement that appeals be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183 but retained venue in Hartford county; P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation with commissioner as its head, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” for “Hartford county”; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance division as independent department with commissioner as its head and abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; Sec. 33-179 transferred to Sec. 38a-225 in 1991; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain”, effective June 29, 1999.
Annotation to former section 33-179:
Cited. 29 CS 474.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698a - Health Care and Related Service Groups › Section 38a-226 to 38a-226d. - Definitions. Annual licensure; fees; complaints re utilization review companies; certification and release of information; compliance. Violations; notice and hearing; penalties; appeal. Utilization review company minimum standards: Determinations, notification, appeals and expedited review; reports to commissioner; penalties; regulations. Standards of utilization review companies.

Sections 38a-226 to 38a-226d, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-305, S. 1
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5; P.A. 92-60, S. 24; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 93, 130; P.A. 95-220, S. 4
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6; P.A. 97-99, S. 15
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19, 32; P.A. 98-27, S. 12; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; P.A. 01-124, S. 3; 01-139, S. 7; 01-174, S. 5; 01-195, S. 179, 181; P.A. 05-94, S. 1; P.A. 06-54, S. 3; 06-188, S. 33; P.A. 08-127, S. 20; 08-178, S. 8, 9; P.A. 09-49, S. 3; 09-74, S. 14; P.A. 11-58, S. 89.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-230. (Formerly Sec. 38-401). - Definitions. Legal service corporation may fix rates and contract for coordination of benefits.

(a) A nonprofit legal service corporation is defined as a nonprofit corporation without capital stock organized under the laws of the state for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a plan whereby legal services may be provided at the expense of such corporation by attorneys-at-law to subscribers under contract entitling such subscribers to payments or benefits in fixed or variable amounts for the cost of legal services. Cost of legal services shall include attorneys' fees, court costs and related expenses incurred in the exercise of any right.
(b) A legal service corporation providing benefits to plan subscribers under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section may, upon obtaining the approval of the Insurance Commissioner as provided in section 38a-234: (1) Fix or adjust the rates to be paid by any group or groups of its subscribers based upon past and prospective loss experience and may classify subscribers and groups of subscribers and determine rates with reference to standards for variations of risks or expenses which it may establish, and (2) contract for the coordination of benefits with other legal service corporations or with insurance companies to avoid duplication of benefits to be provided to its group subscribers. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner to establish guidelines of eligibility for experience rating and adoption of coordination of benefit clauses in legal service benefit contracts. Every such corporation shall be governed by sections 38a-230 to 38a-245, inclusive, and shall, except as specifically designated herein, be exempt from the provisions of the general statutes relating to insurance.
(c) Any such legal service corporation may contract with any insurance company authorized to make any contract for accident and health insurance or casualty insurance in this state, or with any hospital service corporation incorporated under sections 38a-199 to 38a-209, inclusive, or any medical service corporation incorporated under sections 38a-214 to 38a-225, inclusive, for the performance of services to such legal service corporation or its subscribers necessary or proper in providing for payments or benefits under the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 1; P.A. 80-482, S. 3, 345, 348.)
History: P.A. 80-482 abolished the department of business regulation and restored its division of insurance as an independent department (as it was prior to creation of the business regulation department in P.A. 77-614), thus allowing omission of reference to business regulation department in insurance commissioner's title; Sec. 38-401 transferred to Sec. 38a-230 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-231. (Formerly Sec. 38-402). - Bar associations may form nonprofit legal service corporations.

The Connecticut Bar Association, any county bar association or any municipal bar association, including any bar association made up of attorneys-at-law in more than a single municipality in this state may, by vote of its board of directors, board of governors or other managing board or committee, form or cause to be formed a nonprofit legal service corporation in accordance with the provisions of sections 38a-230 to 38a-245, inclusive.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 2.)
History: Sec. 38-402 transferred to Sec. 38a-231 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-232. (Formerly Sec. 38-403). - Hospital service corporation may form corporation establishing nonprofit legal service plan.

Any hospital service corporation incorporated under sections 38a-199 to 38a-209, inclusive, in addition to its powers under said sections, may form a corporation for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and operating a nonprofit legal service plan with authority to issue contracts for the payment of costs of legal services including, but not limited to, court costs and attorneys' fees incurred by or on behalf of persons covered by such contracts. The formation of any such corporation, the conduct of its business, its contracts and rates shall be subject to the approval of the Insurance Commissioner in a like manner as the conduct of business, contracts and rates of hospital service corporations pursuant to the provisions of said sections.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 3.)
History: Sec. 38-403 transferred to Sec. 38a-232 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-233. (Formerly Sec. 38-404). - Insurance company may issue contracts for payment of legal costs.

Any insurance company authorized to make any contract for accident and health insurance or liability insurance in this state may, when licensed by the commissioner, issue contracts for the payment of costs of legal services, including, but not limited to, court costs and attorneys' fees incurred by or on behalf of persons insured by such contracts.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 4.)
History: Sec. 38-404 transferred to Sec. 38a-233 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-234. (Formerly Sec. 38-405). - Incorporation of legal service corporations.

Any nonprofit legal service corporation as defined in section 38a-230 may be incorporated in this state, subject to the following provisions: (1) The certificate of incorporation of each such corporation shall have endorsed thereon, or attached thereto, the consent of the Insurance Commissioner, if he finds the same to be in accordance with sections 38a-230 to 38a-245, inclusive, provided security guaranteeing the performance of the obligations of such corporation shall be furnished in such form and amount as the commissioner determines necessary; (2) the certificate shall include a statement of the territory in which the corporation will operate and the services to be rendered by the corporation; and (3) a majority of the total membership of the board of directors shall consist of persons who are not admitted to practice law in Connecticut and who are not otherwise affiliated with or employed by an attorney, a law firm, a law department of a corporation or a bar association.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 5; P.A. 90-243, S. 157.)
History: P.A. 90-243 added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation; Sec. 38-405 transferred to Sec. 38a-234 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-235. (Formerly Sec. 38-406). - Nature of contract and mandatory provisions.

(a) No single contract between any nonprofit legal service corporation as defined in section 38a-230, and its subscribers shall entitle more than one person to benefits, reimbursement or indemnity, except that a single contract may be issued to any person for the benefit of such person and his dependents, to any employer for the benefit of his employees, or any class thereof, and their dependents, to any labor union for the benefit of its members, or any class thereof, and their dependents, to the trustees of any fund established by two or more labor unions or employers or combination thereof for the benefit of their members or employees, or both, or any class thereof, and their dependents, and to any other entity or combination of entities which may be approved by the Insurance Commissioner.
(b) A contract issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be in writing and a copy thereof shall be furnished to each subscriber and shall contain the following provisions: (1) A statement of the amount payable to the corporation by the subscriber and the manner in which such amount is payable; (2) a statement of the amount of benefits, reimbursement or indemnity to be furnished and the period during which it will be established, and, if there are to be exceptions, a detailed statement of such exceptions; (3) a statement of terms and conditions upon which the contract may be cancelled or otherwise terminated at the option of either party; (4) a statement that the contract includes the endorsements thereon and attached papers, if any, and contains the entire contract; (5) a statement that no statements by the subscriber in his application for a contract shall void the contract or be used in any legal proceeding thereunder, unless such application or an exact copy thereof is included in or attached to such contract; (6) a statement of the period of grace which will be allowed the subscriber for making any payment due under the contract, which period shall not be less than ten days; (7) a statement that nothing contained in the plan shall affect the ordinary professional relationship existing between the person rendering legal services under the plan and the subscriber to whom such services are rendered and that no action at law based upon or arising out of the attorney-client relationship shall be maintained against a nonprofit legal service corporation.
(c) For the purposes of this section, “employer” shall include two or more organizations subject to common control through stock ownership or contract.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 6; P.A. 90-243, S. 158.)
History: P.A. 90-243 divided section into Subsecs., added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation and made technical corrections for statutory consistency; Sec. 38-406 transferred to Sec. 38a-235 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-236. (Formerly Sec. 38-407). - Filing of contracts and contract rates with Insurance Commissioner.

No nonprofit legal service corporation, as defined in section 38a-230, shall enter into any contract with subscribers unless and until it has filed with the Insurance Commissioner a full schedule of the rates to be paid by the subscriber and has obtained said commissioner's approval thereof. The commissioner may refuse such approval if the commissioner finds such rates are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. No such legal service corporation shall enter into any contract with subscribers unless and until it has filed with the Insurance Commissioner a copy of such contract, including all riders and endorsements thereof, and until the commissioner's approval thereof has been obtained. The Insurance Commissioner shall, within a reasonable time after the filing of any such form, notify such corporation of the commissioner's approval or disapproval thereof.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 7; P.A. 90-243, S. 159; P.A. 17-15, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 90-243 added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation and made technical corrections for statutory consistency; Sec. 38-407 transferred to Sec. 38a-236 in 1991; P.A. 17-15 made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-237. (Formerly Sec. 38-408). - Filing of statement of financial condition. Insurance Commissioner's examination of legal service corporation; visitation rights; summoning of witnesses.

(a) Each nonprofit legal service corporation, as defined in section 38a-230, shall, annually, on or before the first day of March, file in the office of the Insurance Commissioner a statement, verified by at least two of its principal officers, showing its condition on the thirty-first day of December next preceding, which shall be in such form and contain such information as the commissioner prescribes. The Insurance Commissioner or his representative shall make an examination of the financial condition of each such legal service corporation at least quadrennially.
(b) The Insurance Commissioner, or any deputy or examiner or any other person whom he appoints, shall have the power of visitation and examination into the affairs of any such corporation and free access to all of the books, papers and documents that relate to the business of the corporation, and may summon and qualify witnesses under oath to examine its officers, agents or employees or other persons in relation to the affairs, transactions and condition of the corporation.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 8; P.A. 90-243, S. 160.)
History: P.A. 90-243 divided section into Subsecs., added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation and made technical corrections for statutory consistency; Sec. 38-408 transferred to Sec. 38a-237 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-238. (Formerly Sec. 38-409). - Investment of legal service corporation funds.

No nonprofit legal service corporation, as defined in section 38a-230, shall invest its funds in any security other than those permitted by the general statutes for trust funds, except that no funds of such legal service corporation shall be invested in real estate mortgages.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 9; P.A. 90-243, S. 161.)
History: P.A. 90-243 added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation; Sec. 38-409 transferred to Sec. 38a-238 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-239. (Formerly Sec. 38-410). - Liquidation, dissolution or rehabilitation of legal service corporation.

Each nonprofit legal service corporation, as defined in section 38a-230, shall be subject to liquidation, dissolution or rehabilitation, and such proceeding shall be under the supervision of the Insurance Commissioner, who shall have such powers hereunder as he possesses in reference to domestic insurance corporations.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 10; P.A. 90-243, S. 162.)
History: P.A. 90-243 added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation; Sec. 38-410 transferred to Sec. 38a-239 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-240. (Formerly Sec. 38-411). - Legal service corporation property exempt from taxes.

All property of any nonprofit legal service corporation as defined in section 38a-230 shall be exempt from state, district and municipal taxes.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 11; P.A. 90-243, S. 163.)
History: P.A. 90-243 added a reference to “nonprofit” legal service corporation; Sec. 38-411 transferred to Sec. 38a-240 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-241. (Formerly Sec. 38-412). - Appeal from order of Insurance Commissioner. Disputes between subscriber and legal service corporation; venue.

From any order or decision of the Insurance Commissioner, an appeal may be taken by any person or corporation aggrieved thereby in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. Any dispute which arises between a subscriber and a legal service corporation shall be referred, at the request of any party to such dispute, to the Insurance Commissioner, who shall have the power to hear and decide the same, subject to appeal in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of New Britain.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 12; P.A. 80-482, S. 3, 345, 348; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4
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6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29.)
History: P.A. 80-482 omitted reference to abolished department of business regulation in commissioner's title, reflecting restoration of insurance commissioner and division of insurance to independent status which they held prior to creation of business regulation department in P.A. 77-614; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; Sec. 38-412 transferred to Sec. 38a-241 in 1991; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-320 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain”, effective June 29, 1999.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-242. (Formerly Sec. 38-413). - Legal service corporation to reimburse state for cost and expense of regulation. Special charge in addition to tax under chapter 207.

Each corporation organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall pay to the Commissioner of Revenue Services on or before March first, annually, a charge at the rate of two per cent of the total net direct subscriber charges received by such corporation during the next preceding calendar year, which shall be in addition to any other payment required under section 38a-49 and shall be in compensation for the costs and expenses of regulation by the Insurance Department and all other governmental services. Returns, declarations and payments of this charge shall be made in accordance with the provisions of chapter 207, provided the corporations organized in accordance with the provisions of sections 38a-230 to 38a-245, inclusive, enumerated in this section shall not be subject to the tax provided in said chapter 207.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 13; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 345, 348.)
History: P.A. 80-482 replaced division of insurance within the department of business regulation with insurance department, reflecting abolition of department of business regulation and restoration of state's insurance agency to its status before the creation of business regulation department in P.A. 77-614; Sec. 38-413 transferred to Sec. 38a-242 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-243. (Formerly Sec. 38-414). - Plan to permit subscribers to choose their own attorneys.

The plan shall assure that every subscriber shall be entitled to choose any attorney admitted to practice in Connecticut, provided such attorney is willing to accept such employment. Such plan may also provide for the use by the subscriber of any attorney who has agreed to participate as a member of the nonprofit legal services plan and may reasonably differentiate between the amount of service available from a participating or nonparticipating attorney.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 14.)
History: Sec. 38-414 transferred to Sec. 38a-243 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-244. (Formerly Sec. 38-415). - Applicability.

Nothing contained in sections 38a-230 to 38a-245, inclusive, is intended or shall be deemed or construed to apply to any group legal service plan, corporation, trust fund established under Section 302 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, or arrangement whereby a group or association of any type retains attorneys on a full-time basis or retains an attorney or private law firm to render legal services to the members of such group or association, or the dependents or beneficiaries of such trust funds.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 15.)
History: Sec. 38-415 transferred to Sec. 38a-244 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698b - Prepaid Legal Services › Section 38a-245. (Formerly Sec. 38-416). - Solicitation of subscribers; prohibited acts.

No person shall be engaged to solicit subscribers to any nonprofit prepaid legal services plan upon a commission basis or upon any other basis whereby the payment of the compensation or expenses of such person shall be conditioned upon the enrollment of subscribers unless the method of solicitation and rate of compensation has the prior written approval of the Insurance Commissioner.
(P.A. 79-234, S. 16.)
History: Sec. 38-416 transferred to Sec. 38a-245 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-251. (Formerly Sec. 38-531). - Licensure of risk retention groups chartered in this state. Submission of plan of operation or feasibility study. Information with application filing.

(a) A risk retention group seeking to be chartered in this state shall be chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company authorized by the insurance laws of this state and, except as provided in sections 38a-250 to 38a-266, inclusive, shall comply with all laws, rules, regulations and requirements applicable to such insurers chartered and licensed in this state, and with section 38a-252 to the extent such requirements are not a limitation on laws, rules, regulations or requirements of this state.
(b) Before it may offer insurance in any state, each risk retention group seeking to be chartered in this state shall submit for approval to the Insurance Commissioner (1) a plan of operation or a feasibility study, and (2) revisions to such plan or study of any material change in any item of such plan or study. A risk retention group shall not offer any additional lines of liability insurance in this state or any other state or operate under any other material change, including a change in rates, until such plan or study has been revised and the commissioner has approved such revision.
(c) A risk retention group shall provide to the commissioner with its application filing for charter the following information in summary form: (1) The identity of the initial members of the group; (2) the identity of the individuals who organized the group or who will provide administrative services or influence or control coverages to be offered; and (3) the states in which the group intends to operate. The commissioner shall forward such information upon receipt to NAIC.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 2, 18; P.A. 13-134, S. 9; P.A. 16-206, S. 3.)
History: Sec. 38-531 transferred to Sec. 38a-251 in 1991; P.A. 13-134 made a technical change; P.A. 16-206 designated existing provisions re compliance with laws, rules, regulations and requirements as Subsec. (a), designated existing provisions re submission of plan of operation or feasibility study as Subsec. (b) and amended same by adding provisions re material change in plan or study, added Subsec. (c) re information to be provided with application filing, and made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-252. (Formerly Sec. 38-532). - Requirements for risk retention groups chartered outside the state.

(a) Risk retention groups chartered in states other than this state and seeking to do business as a risk retention group in this state shall, prior to offering insurance in this state submit to the Insurance Commissioner: (1) A statement identifying the state or states in which the risk retention group is chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company, date of chartering, its principal place of business and such other information, including information on its membership, as the commissioner may require to verify that the risk retention group satisfies the requirements of subdivision (12) of section 38a-250; (2) a copy of its plan of operations or a feasibility study and revisions of such plan or study submitted to its state of domicile, except the provision relating to the submission of a plan of operation or a feasibility study shall not apply with respect to any line or classification of liability insurance that (A) was defined in the Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981 before the date of the enactment of the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986, and (B) was offered before such date by any risk retention group that had been chartered and operating for not less than three years before such date; and (3) a statement of registration that designates the commissioner as its agent for the purpose of receiving service of legal documents or process.
(b) A risk retention group under subsection (a) of this section shall submit to the commissioner a copy of any material revisions of its plan of operations or a feasibility study submitted to its state of domicile not later than thirty days after the date the chief insurance regulatory official of such group's state of domicile approves such revisions or, if no such approval is required, not later than thirty days after submission to such group's state of domicile.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 3, 18; P.A. 89-33, S. 2; P.A. 16-206, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 89-33 made technical change in the cited Subdiv. of Sec. 38-530; Sec. 38-532 transferred to Sec. 38a-252 in 1991; P.A. 16-206 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by making technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re submission of plan of operations or feasibility study to commissioner.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-253. (Formerly Sec. 38-533). - Submission of information to Insurance Commissioner by risk retention groups not domiciled in this state. Financial examination.

(a) Each risk retention group not domiciled in this state that is doing business in this state shall submit to the Insurance Commissioner: (1) A copy of the group's financial statement submitted to its state of domicile that shall be certified by an independent public accountant and contain a statement of opinion on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves made by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries or a qualified loss reserve specialist under criteria established by NAIC; (2) a copy of each examination of the risk retention group as certified by the commissioner or public official conducting the examination; (3) upon request by the commissioner, a copy of any information or document pertaining to any external audit performed with respect to the risk retention group; and (4) such information as may be required to verify that the risk retention group satisfies the definitional requirements of subdivision (12) of section 38a-250.
(b) Each risk retention group doing business in this state shall, annually, on or before the first day of March, submit to the commissioner, by electronically filing with NAIC, a true and complete report, signed and sworn to by its president or a vice president, and secretary or an assistant secretary, of its financial condition on the thirty-first day of December next preceding, prepared as submitted to its state of domicile.
(c) Each risk retention group shall submit to an examination by the Insurance Commissioner to determine its financial condition if the commissioner of the jurisdiction in which the group is chartered and licensed has not initiated an examination or does not initiate an examination within sixty days after a request by the Insurance Commissioner of this state. Any such examination shall be coordinated to avoid unjustified repetition and conducted in an expeditious manner and in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Examiner Handbook.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 4, 18; P.A. 89-33, S. 3; P.A. 08-147, S. 4; P.A. 16-206, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 89-33 made technical change in the cited Subdiv. of Sec. 38-530; P.A. 38-533 transferred to Sec. 38a-253 in 1991; P.A. 08-147 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), added new Subsec. (b) requiring risk retention groups doing business in the state to annually file electronically with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' a true and complete financial report as submitted to its state of domicile and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as new Subsec. (c) and made technical changes therein; P.A. 16-206 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “under criteria established by NAIC” in Subdiv. (1) and adding “information or document pertaining to any external” in Subdiv. (3), amended Subsec. (c) by adding “and licensed”, and made technical changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-254. (Formerly Sec. 38-534). - Premiums subject to taxation.

All premiums paid for coverages within this state to a risk retention group or insurer, other than a captive insurance company, as defined in section 38a-91aa, or a licensed or eligible surplus lines insurer, shall be subject to taxation as provided in section 38a-277.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 5, 18; P.A. 08-127, S. 19.)
History: Sec. 38-534 transferred to Sec. 38a-254 in 1991; P.A. 08-127 added captive insurance companies to insurers not subject to section and made technical changes, effective January 1, 2009.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-255. (Formerly Sec. 38-535). - Notice on insurance applications from and policies issued by risk retention group.

Each application for insurance from a risk retention group and each policy issued by a risk retention group shall contain in ten point type on the front page and the declaration page, the following notice:
NOTICE
This policy is issued by your risk retention group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 6, 18; P.A. 16-206, S. 7.)
History: Sec. 38-535 transferred to Sec. 38a-255 in 1991; P.A. 16-206 replaced “Any” with “Each application for insurance from a risk retention group and each”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-256. (Formerly Sec. 38-536). - Solicitation or sale of insurance prohibited if financially impaired.

No risk retention group or producer shall solicit or sell insurance if the risk retention group is in a hazardous financial condition or is financially impaired.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 7, 18; P.A. 96-193, S. 5, 36.)
History: Sec. 38-536 transferred to Sec. 38a-256 in 1991; P.A. 96-193 substituted “producer” for “agent or broker”, effective June 3, 1996.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-257. (Formerly Sec. 38-537). - Solicitation or sale of insurance only to persons eligible for group membership.

No risk retention group, purchasing group or producer shall solicit or sell insurance to any person who is not eligible for membership in such group.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 8, 18; P.A. 96-193, S. 6, 36.)
History: Sec. 38-537 transferred to Sec. 38a-257 in 1991; P.A. 96-193 substituted “producer” for “agent or broker”, effective June 3, 1996.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-258. (Formerly Sec. 38-538). - Insurance company membership in risk retention group limited.

No risk retention group shall be allowed to do business in this state if an insurance company is directly or indirectly a member or owner of such risk retention group, other than in the case of a risk retention group all of whose members are insurance companies.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 9, 18.)
History: Sec. 38-538 transferred to Sec. 38a-258 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-259. (Formerly Sec. 38-539). - Insurance insolvency guaranty funds not applicable to risk retention groups.

No risk retention group shall be permitted to join or contribute financially to any insurance insolvency guaranty fund, or similar mechanism, in this state, nor shall any risk retention group, or its insureds, receive any benefit from any such fund for claims arising out of the operations of such risk retention group.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 10, 18.)
History: Sec. 38-539 transferred to Sec. 38a-259 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 38a - Insurance › Chapter 698c - Risk Retention Groups › Section 38a-260. (Formerly Sec. 38-540). - Applicability of insurance laws to purchasing groups. Certain disclosures required. When.

Each purchasing group meeting the criteria established under the provisions of the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 shall be exempt from any law of this state relating to the creation of groups for the purchase of insurance, prohibition of group purchasing or any law that would discriminate against a purchasing group or its members. Each insurer shall be exempt from any law of this state that prohibits providing, or offering to provide, to a purchasing group or its members advantages based on their loss and expense experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverage or other matters. Each purchasing group shall be subject to all other applicable laws of this state. No purchasing group shall purchase insurance from a risk retention group that is not chartered in a state or from an insurer not admitted in this state, unless the purchase is effected through a licensed producer acting pursuant to the surplus lines, laws and regulations of this state. A purchasing group that obtains liability insurance from a risk retention group or an insurer not admitted in this state shall inform each of the members of the group that have a risk resident or located in this state that the risk is not protected by the Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association, and that the risk retention group or insurer may not be subject to all insurance laws and regulations of this state. No purchasing group shall purchase insurance providing for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to the group as a whole, except that such coverage may provide for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to individual members.
(P.A. 87-135, S. 11, 18; P.A. 89-33, S. 4; P.A. 93-239, S. 26; P.A. 95-168, S. 4; P.A. 96-193, S. 7, 36; P.A. 09-74, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 89-33 required a purchasing group to purchase insurance from insurers admitted in this state unless purchased through an agent or broker licensed in this state or from a risk retention group; Sec. 38-540 transferred to Sec. 38a-260 in 1991; P.A. 93-239 amended the section to require disclosure when the risk retention group or insurer is not admitted in this state; P.A. 95-168 added provision to require that no purchasing group may purchase insurance on a deductible or self-insured retention basis for a group as a whole but may provide such coverage on a deductible or self-insured retention basis if applicable to the individual members; P.A. 96-193 substituted “producer” for “agent or broker”, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 09-74 made technical changes, effective May 27, 2009.