(a)
Number of copies.
(1) Forms
intended to be issued in this Commonwealth shall be submitted in duplicate for
hard copy filings. Filers submitting forms by means of electronic medium shall
submit one electronic copy. One copy of each form may be retained by the
Department.
(2) One copy of a form
intended to be issued only outside this Commonwealth shall be
submitted.
(b)
Clearly legible forms. Forms intended to be issued in this
Commonwealth shall be submitted in clearly legible form.
(c)
Filing fee. A submission
of forms shall include any filing fee as required by section 212 of The
Insurance Department Act of 1921 (40 P. S. §
50).
(d)
Self-addressed stamped return
envelope. A hard copy submission of forms shall include a
self-addressed envelope bearing enough postage to permit the return to the
filer of the duplicate copies of the forms or submission letter, or
both.
(e)
Separate
submissions. Forms for each line of insurance, life and annuities,
accident and health, and property and casualty, shall be submitted separately
to their respective bureaus within the Department: the Bureau of Life
Insurance, the Bureau of Accident and Health Insurance, and the Bureau of
Property and Casualty Insurance.
(f)
By whom submitted. A
submission of forms shall be made by the home office or an administrative
office of the insurer, or by an attorney at law representing the insurer,
unless the following applies:
(1) The
submission includes, or is preceded by, a document from the insurer
specifically authorizing the filer to make the submission on the insurer's
behalf.
(2) The submission is made
by a rating organization, licensed in this Commonwealth, on behalf of its
members and subscriber companies.
