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...Every rating organization, and every insurer which makes its own rates, shall within a reasonable time after receiving written request therefor, and upon payment of such reasonable charge as it may make, furnish to any insured affected by a rate made by it, or to the authorized representative of such insured, all pertinent information as to such rate. Every rating organization and every insurer which makes its own ra...

...(A) Every group, association, or other organization of insurers, whether located within or outside this state, which assists insurers which make their own filings or rating organizations in rate making, by the collection and furnishing of loss or expense statistics, or by the submission of recommendations, but which does not make filings under sections 3937.01 to 3937.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be know...

...(A) Every group, association, or other organization of insurers which engages in joint underwriting or joint reinsurance is subject to regulation with respect thereto as provided in this section, subject, with respect to joint underwriting, to sections 3937.01 to 3937.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and, with respect to joint reinsurance, to sections 3937.11 and 3937.15 to 3937.17, inclusive, of the Revised...

...The superintendent of insurance shall, at least once in five years, make an examination of each rating organization licensed in this state as provided in section 3937.05 of the Revised Code. Such superintendent may, as often as he deems it expedient, make an examination of each advisory organization referred to in section 3937.09 of the Revised Code and of each group, association, or other organization referred to in...

...Subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the superintendent of insurance may promulgate reasonable rules for the reporting by each insurer of its loss experience, in order that such experience of all insurers may be made available, at least annually, to aid him in determining whether rating systems comply with the standards set forth in division (D) of section 3937.02 of the Revised Code....

...Agreements may be made among insurers with respect to the equitable apportionment among them of insurance which may be afforded applicants who are in good faith entitled to, but who are unable to procure, such insurance through ordinary methods. Insurers may agree among themselves on the use of reasonable rate modifications for such insurance, such agreements and rate modifications to be subject to the approval of th...

...No person or organization shall willfully withhold information from, or knowingly give false or misleading information to, the superintendent of insurance, any statistical agency designated by the superintendent, any rating organization, or any insurer, which will affect the rates or premiums chargeable under sections 3937.01 to 3937.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code. Whoever violates this section shall have its li...

...Any insurer or rating organization aggrieved by any order or decision of the superintendent of insurance made without a hearing, may, within thirty days after notice of the order to the insurer or organization, make written request to the superintendent for a hearing thereon. The superintendent shall hear such party within twenty days after receipt of such request and shall not give less than ten days' written notice...

...The superintendent of insurance may suspend the license of any rating organization or insurer which fails to comply with an order of the superintendent within the time limited by such order, or any extension thereof which the superintendent may grant. The superintendent shall not suspend the license of any rating organization or insurer for failure to comply with an order until the time prescribed for an appeal ther...

...Sections 3937.01 to 3937.17, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall be liberally interpreted to the end that insurance rates shall not be excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory, and co-operative action among insurers in rate making and in other matters within the scope of such sections shall be authorized and regulated. Such sections do no prohibit or discourage reasonable competition, or prohibit or encoura...

...in this state with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state that insures against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death suffered by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle, may, but is not required to, include uninsured motorist coverage, underinsured motorist coverage, or both uninsured and underinsured motor...

...ge to, or the destruction of, any motor vehicle specifically identified in the policy, for the protection of those persons insured under the policy who are legally entitled to recover for the damage to or destruction of any motor vehicle specifically identified in the policy from the owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle. (B) The coverage made available under this section need not exceed the lesser of seve...

.... (B) No policy of automobile or motor vehicle insurance that is covered by sections 3937.01 to 3937.17 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, the uninsured motorist coverage, underinsured motorist coverage, or both uninsured and underinsured motorist coverages included in such a policy as authorized by section 3937.18 of the Revised Code, and that is issued by an insurance company licensed to do busine...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Personal lines policy of insurance" means a policy of property and casualty insurance issued to a natural person primarily for personal or family protection for personal automobile, homeowner's, tenant's, mobile-homeowner's, non-commercial dwelling fire or personal umbrella coverage. (2) "Customer" has the same meaning as in section 3901.19 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) An ins...

...issuing a policy of automobile or motor vehicle liability insurance shall be relieved of its contractual obligation to defend its insured against any claim on the basis of coverage for such claim being provided by any other policy, unless the insurer of such other policy has assumed and is performing the obligation to provide such defense. If the company pays to or on behalf of the insured any amount later determined...

...insured's involvement in a single motor vehicle accident during the policy period when both of the following apply: (A) The insured's action is not a proximate cause of any loss, damage, injury, or death arising out of the accident; (B) The insured has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded no contest to, a violation of law as a result of the accident.

...on the insured's involvement in a motor vehicle accident with an uninsured or underinsured motorist, when both of the following apply: (A) The insured's action is not a proximate cause of any loss, damage, injury, or death arising out of the accident; (B) The insured has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or pleaded no contest to, a violation of law as a result of the accident.

...(A) As used in sections 3937.25 to 3937.29 of the Revised Code, "medical malpractice insurance" means insurance coverage against the legal liability of the insured for loss, damage, or expense arising from a medical, optometric, or chiropractic claim, as those claims are defined in section 2305.113 of the Revised Code. (B) After a policy of commercial property insurance, commercial fire insurance, or commercial casu...

...(A) An insurer may refuse to renew a policy of commercial property insurance, commercial fire insurance, or commercial casualty insurance other than fidelity or surety bonds, medical malpractice insurance, and automobile insurance as defined in section 3937.30 of the Revised Code, by mailing to the insured, at the insured's last known address, at least thirty days prior to the date of the expiration date of the polic...

...(A) An insurer who intends to condition renewal of a policy of commercial property insurance, commercial fire insurance, or commercial casualty insurance other than fidelity and surety bonds, medical malpractice insurance, and automobile insurance as defined in section 3937.30 of the Revised Code, upon a substantial increase in premium shall mail a notice of such intention to the agent of record and to the insured, a...

...(A) A notice of cancellation of a policy of medical malpractice insurance shall not be issued by any licensed insurer unless it is based on one of the following grounds: (1) Nonpayment of premium; (2) Discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation in the procurement of the insurance or with respect to any claims submitted thereunder; (3) Discovery of a moral hazard or willful or reckless acts or omissions on the...

...(A) An insurer that intends to cancel, terminate, or otherwise not renew all policies of medical malpractice insurance that it has issued to any class, type, or specialty of practitioner, or that intends to cancel, terminate, or otherwise not renew all policies of medical malpractice insurance in a specific geographic area, which may include the state as a whole, shall file written notice of its intended action with ...

...sued in this state or covering a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state which: (1) Provides automobile bodily injury or property damage liability, or related coverage, or any combination thereof; (2) Insures as named insured, any of the following: (a) Any one person; (b) A husband and wife resident in the same household; (c) Either a husband or a wife who reside in the same household if an end...

...(A) Every automobile insurance policy shall be issued for a period of not less than one year or guaranteed renewable for successive policy periods totaling not less than one year. Where renewal is mandatory, "cancellation," as used in sections 3937.30 to 3937.39 of the Revised Code, includes refusal to renew a policy with at least the coverages, included insureds, and policy limits provided at the end of the ne...

...(A) No cancellation of an automobile insurance policy is effective, unless it is pursuant to written notice to the insured of cancellation. Such notice shall contain: (1) The policy number; (2) The date of the notice; (3) The effective date of cancellation of the policy, which shall not be earlier than thirty days following the date of the notice; (4) An explanation of the reason for cancellation and the informat...