Section 1035.17 - Requests for review; appeals to commissioner(a) Each rating organization and every insurer to which this article applies which makes its own rates shall provide within this Commonwealth reasonable means whereby any person aggrieved by the application of its rating system may be heard in person or by the person's authorized representative on the person's written request to review the manner in which such rating system has been applied in connection with the insurance afforded the aggrieved person. For the purposes of this section, "reasonable means" shall include at least the following: (1) A committee to hear the appeals of aggrieved persons which is comprised of an equal number of representatives of employers and insurers.(2) If travel is required for the aggrieved person to be heard in person, reimbursement to the aggrieved person for reasonable travel expenses.(b) If the rating organization or insurer fails to grant or reject the aggrieved person's request within thirty (30) days after it is made, the applicant may proceed in the same manner as if the application had been rejected.(c) Any party affected by the action of that rating organization or insurer on the request may, within thirty (30) days after written notice of that action, make application in writing for an appeal to the commissioner, setting forth the basis for the appeal and the grounds to be relied upon by the applicant.(d) The commissioner shall review the application and, if the commissioner finds that the application is made in good faith and that it sets forth on its face grounds which reasonably justify holding a hearing, the commissioner shall conduct a hearing held on not less than ten (10) days' written notice to the applicant and to the rating organization or insurer. The commissioner, after hearing, shall affirm or reverse the action.1915, June 2, P.L. 736, No. 338, §717, added 1993 , July 2, P.L. 190, No. 44, § 20, imd. effective. Amended 1996, June 24, P.L. 350, No. 57, § 24, effective in 60 days.