Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2482 – Review of commission decisions regarding filings — Article 11
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1. Appeal to review panel appointed by commission. Not later than 30 days after the commission has given notice of a disapproved product or advertisement filed with the commission, the insurer or 3rd-party filer whose filing was disapproved may appeal the determination to a review panel appointed by the commission. The commission shall promulgate rules to establish procedures for appointing a review panel and provide for notice and hearing. An allegation that the commission, in disapproving a product or advertisement filed with the commission, acted arbitrarily, capriciously or in a manner that is an abuse of discretion or otherwise not in accordance with the law is subject to judicial review in accordance with section 2474, subsection 4.
[PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §86 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2482
- Advertisement: means any material designed to create public interest in a product or induce the public to purchase, increase, modify, reinstate, borrow on, surrender, replace or retain a policy, as more specifically defined in the rules and operating procedures of the commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2473
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Commission: means the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission established by the compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2473
- Insurer: means an entity licensed by a state to issue contracts of insurance for any of the lines of insurance covered by the compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2473
- Product: means the form of a policy or contract, including an application, endorsement or related form that is attached to and made a part of the policy or contract, and any evidence of coverage or certificate, for an individual or group annuity, life insurance, disability income or long-term care insurance product that an insurer is authorized to issue. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2473
- Uniform standard: means a standard adopted by the commission for a product line, pursuant to section 2478, and includes all of the product requirements in aggregate. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 2473
2. Commission may monitor, review and reconsider. The commission has authority to monitor, review and reconsider products and advertisements subsequent to their filing or approval upon a finding that the product does not meet the relevant uniform standard. Where appropriate, the commission may withdraw or modify its approval after proper notice and hearing, subject to the appeal process in subsection 1.
[PL 2003, c. 680, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 680, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §86 (AMD).