Sec. 2053.012. REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE REFORMS REQUIRED. (a) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives regarding the impact that legislation enacted during the regular session of the 79th Legislature reforming the workers' compensation system of this state has had on the affordability and availability of workers' compensation insurance for the employers of this state. The report must include an analysis of:

(1) the projected workers' compensation premium savings realized by employers as a result of the reforms;

(2) the impact of the reforms on:

(A) the percentage of employers who provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for their employees; and

(B) to the extent possible, economic development and job creation;

(3) the effects of the reforms on market competition and carrier financial solvency, including an analysis of how carrier loss ratios, combined ratios, and use of individual risk variations have changed since implementation of the reforms; and

(4) the extent of participation in workers' compensation health care networks by small and medium-sized employers.

(b) If the commissioner determines that workers' compensation rate filings or premium levels analyzed by the department do not appropriately reflect the savings associated with the reforms described by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall include in the report required under Subsection (a) any recommendations, including any recommended legislative changes, necessary to identify the tools needed by the department to more effectively regulate workers' compensation rates.

(c) At the request of the department, each insurance company shall submit to the department all data and other information considered necessary by the commissioner to generate the report required under Subsection (a). Failure by an insurance company to submit the data and information in a timely fashion, as determined by commissioner rule, constitutes grounds for sanctions under Chapter 82.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.047(a), eff. September 1, 2007.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.047(a), eff. September 1, 2007.