(a) All policies, certificates of insurance, notices of proposed insurance, applications for insurance, endorsements and riders delivered in this state shall be filed with the commissioner.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing a procedure for review of such policies, certificates of insurance, notices of proposed insurance, applications for insurance, endorsements and riders, and shall disapprove any such form at any time if the schedule of premium rates charged or to be charged is by reasonable assumptions excessive in relation to the benefits provided or if it contains provisions which are unjust, unfair, inequitable, misleading, deceptive or which encourage misrepresentation of the coverage or which are contrary to any provision of the insurance laws or of any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder.
(c) If the commissioner issues an order disapproving the use of such form, such insurer shall not thereafter issue or use such form. In such notice, the commissioner shall specify the reason for his order of disapproval. The provisions of section 38a-19 shall apply to any such order issued by the commissioner.
(1959, P.A. 576, S. 7; P.A. 88-326, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 88-326 required the commissioner to adopt regulations establishing a procedure for review of policies and certificates, and rephrased existing provisions; Sec. 38-255 transferred to Sec. 38a-651 in 1991.
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