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Washington Administrative Code
Title 284 - Insurance Commissioner, Office of the
Chapter 284-58 - Life and disability form and rate filings
Section 284-58-030 - General form and rate filing rules

Wash. Admin. Code § 284-58-030

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Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 284-58-030 - General form and rate filing rules
(1) Each credit, life or disability insurance form or rate filing must be submitted to the commissioner electronically using SERFF.
(a) Every form filed in SERFF must be attached to the form schedule.
(b) Filers must send all written correspondence related to a form or rate filing in SERFF.
(2) All filed forms must be legible for both the commissioner's review and retention as a public record. Filers must submit new or revised forms to the commissioner for review in final form displayed in ten-point or larger type.
(3) Filers must submit complete filings that comply with the SERFF Industry Manual available within the SERFF application and state specific filing instructions applicable to the particular filing, as revised from time to time and posted on the commissioner's website (www.insurance.wa.gov), including the:
(a)Washington State SERFF Life and Disability Form Filing General Instructions;
(b)Washington State SERFF Life, Health and Disability Rate Filing General Instructions;
(c)Washington State SERFF Health and Disability Form Filing General Instructions;
(d)Washington State SERFF Health and Disability Binder Filing General Instructions (also called "plan management instructions"); and
(e)Washington State SERFF Carrier Provider Agreement and HCBM Contract Filing General Instructions.
(4) Filers must submit separate filings for each type of insurance. This section does not apply to:
(a) Credit insurance filings made under RCW 48.34.040; or
(b) Group insurance where different types of insurance are incorporated into a single certificate.
(5) All stand-alone prescription drug plans which exclusively supplement a medicare Part D employer group waiver plan and modification of a contract form or rate must be filed before the contract form is offered for sale to the public and before the rate schedule is used.

Wash. Admin. Code § 284-58-030

Amended by WSR 20-01-048, Filed 12/9/2019, effective 1/9/2020
Amended by WSR 21-03-008, Filed 1/7/2021, effective 2/7/2021
Amended by WSR 22-21-042, Filed 10/10/2022, effective 11/10/2022

Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 48.44.050, 48.46.200, and 48.110.150. 12-01-103 (Matter No. R 2011-24), § 284-58-030, filed 12/21/11, effective 1/21/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 48.110.150. 08-21-091 (Matter No. 2007-11), § 284-58-030, filed 10/15/08, effective 2/1/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 48.44.050, 48.46.200, 48.18.100, 48.19.040, 48.19.050, 48.19.070, 48.20.012, 48.21.045(2), 48.29.140, 48.43.055, 48.44.023(2), 48.44.040, 48.44.070, 48.46.030, 48.46.060, 48.46.066(2), 48.46.243, 48.96.025, 48.102.020. 96-11-004 (Matter No. R 96-1), § 284-58-030, filed 5/2/96, effective 6/2/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060. 82-23-009 (Order R 82-5), § 284-58-030, filed 11/5/82.