Section 79.34 — Creation Of Reinsurance Association.
79.34 CREATION OF REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Subdivision 1. Conditions requiring membership. The nonprofit association known as the Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association may be incorporated under chapter 317A with all the powers of a corporation formed under that chapter, except that if the provisions of that chapter are inconsistent with sections 79.34 to 79.40, sections 79.34 to […]
Section 79.35 — Duties; Responsibilities; Powers.
79.35 DUTIES; RESPONSIBILITIES; POWERS. The reinsurance association shall do the following on behalf of its members: (1) assume 100 percent of the liability as provided in section 79.34; (2) establish procedures by which members shall promptly report to the reinsurance association each claim which, on the basis of the injury sustained, may reasonably be anticipated […]
Section 72C.12 — Commissioner’s Powers And Duties.
72C.12 COMMISSIONER’S POWERS AND DUTIES. In addition to the duties and powers enumerated elsewhere in sections 72C.01 to 72C.13 the commissioner shall have the power to promulgate rules consistent with sections 72C.01 to 72C.13 to effectuate its purpose. History: 1977 c 345 s 12
Section 72C.13 — Construction.
72C.13 CONSTRUCTION. Subdivision 1. Other insurance law. Sections 72C.01 to 72C.13 shall not operate to relieve any insurer from any provision of law regulating the contents or provisions of insurance policies, except to the extent that the provisions prescribe the use of specific language which is inconsistent with sections 72C.01 to 72C.13. Subd. 2. Standard […]
Section 79.01 — Definitions.
79.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms, for the purposes of sections 79.01 to 79.211, shall have the meanings ascribed to them. Subd. 1a. Assigned risk plan. “Assigned risk plan” means: (1) the method to provide workers’ compensation coverage to employers […]
Section 79.074 — Discrimination.
79.074 DISCRIMINATION. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1981 c 346 s 145; 1983 c 290 s 15] Subd. 2. Dividends. Dividend plans are not unfairly discriminatory where different premiums result for different policyholders with similar loss exposures but different expense factors, or where different premiums result for different policyholders with similar expense factors but different loss exposures, […]
Section 79.081 — Mandatory Deductibles.
79.081 MANDATORY DEDUCTIBLES. Subdivision 1. Premium reduction. Each insurer, including the assigned risk plan, issuing a policy of insurance, must make available to an employer, upon request, the option to agree to pay an amount per claim selected by the employer and specified in the policy toward the total of any claim payable under chapter […]
Section 79.085 — Safety Programs.
79.085 SAFETY PROGRAMS. All insurers writing workers’ compensation insurance in this state shall provide safety and occupational health loss control consultation services to each of their policyholders requesting the services in writing. Insurers must annually notify their policyholders of their right under this section to safety and occupational health loss consultation services. The services must […]
Section 79.095 — Appointment Of Actuary.
79.095 APPOINTMENT OF ACTUARY. The commissioner shall employ the services of a casualty actuary experienced in worker’s compensation whose duties shall include but not be limited to investigation of complaints by insured parties relative to rates, rate classifications, or discriminatory practices of an insurer. The salary of the actuary employed pursuant to this section is […]
Section 72C.09 — Flesch Scale Analysis Readability Score, Procedures.
72C.09 FLESCH SCALE ANALYSIS READABILITY SCORE, PROCEDURES. A Flesch scale analysis readability score shall be measured as provided in this section. (1) For contracts containing 10,000 words or less of text, the entire contract shall be analyzed. For contracts containing more than 10,000 words the readability of two 200 word samples per page may be […]