§431:10G-204  Rate review:  rate methods innoncompliance with article.  (a)  If the commissioner has good cause tobelieve that a classification, rule, standard, rate, rating territory, orrating plan made, followed, or adopted by an insurer does not comply with therequirements of this article, the commissioner shall, unless the commissionerhas good cause to believe that such noncompliance is wilful, give notice inwriting to each insurer, stating in what manner and to what extent suchnoncompliance is alleged to exist and specifying a reasonable time, not lessthan ten days thereafter, within which such noncompliance may be corrected. Notices under this subsection shall be confidential as between the commissionerand the parties unless a hearing is held as provided in subsection (b).

(b)  If the commissioner has good cause tobelieve such noncompliance to be wilful, or if, within the period prescribed bythe commissioner in the notice given under subsection (a), the insurer doesnot:

(1)  Correct the noncompliance specified by thecommissioner; or

(2)  Establish to the satisfaction of the commissionerthat such noncompliance does not exist,

then the commissioner may proceed with a hearingwhich shall be subject to the hearing procedure provided in section 431:14-118.[L 1989, c 208, pt of §1]