§431:14-114  Rate administration.  (a) The commissioner may promulgate reasonable rules and statistical plans, whichmay be modified from time to time, and which shall be used by each insurer inthe recording and reporting of its loss and country- wide expense experience,in order that the experience of all insurers may be made available at leastannually in such form and detail as may be necessary to aid the commissioner indetermining whether rating systems comply with the standards set forth in section431:14-103.  The rules and plans may also provide for the recording andreporting of expense experience items which are specially applicable to thisState and are not susceptible of determination by a prorating of country-wideexpense experience.  In promulgating such rules and plans, the commissionershall give due consideration to:

(1)  The rating systems on file with the commissioner;and

(2)  The rules and the form of the plans used for suchrating system in other states, in order that the rules and plans may be asuniform as is practicable among the several states and this State.

No insurer shall be required to record or report itsloss experience on a classification basis that is inconsistent with the ratingsystem filed by it.  The commissioner may designate one or more ratingorganizations or other agencies to assist the commissioner in gathering theexperience and compiling the information.  The compilations shall be madeavailable, subject to reasonable rules promulgated by the commissioner, to insurersand rating organizations.

(b)  Reasonable rules and plans may bepromulgated by the commissioner for the interchange of data necessary for theapplication of rating plans.

(c)  In order to further the uniformadministration of rate regulatory laws, the commissioner and every insurer andrating organization may exchange information and experience data with insurancesupervisory officials, insurers, and rating organizations in any state and mayconsult with them with respect to ratemaking and the application of ratingsystems.

(d)  The commissioner may make reasonable rulesand regulations necessary to effect the purposes of the rating laws. [L 1987, c347, pt of §2]