§ 19-403. Setting premium rates  


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  •    (a) Action by Commissioner. -- The Commissioner may:

       (1) determine whether the premium rates of an insurer adequately cover the risks applicable to a workers' compensation insurance policy under Titles 9 and 10 of the Labor and Employment Article; and

       (2) require the insurer to set premium rates that are adequate to cover those risks.

    (b) Action by insurer. -- Each insurer shall set premium rates for workers' compensation insurance in accordance with the requirements of the Commissioner under subsection (a) of this section.

    (c) Penalty. --

       (1) A person that violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 1,000.

       (2) The Commissioner may revoke the certificate of authority of a person that is convicted under this section.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 48A, § 482F; 1996, ch. 11.