REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• Issued Bulletin Ins 18-054-AB regarding Solicitation, Negotiation and Sale of Motor Vehicle Liability and Physical Damage Insurance.  To view the bulletin, go to https://www.nh.gov/insurance/media/bulletins/2018/index.htm.

REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• Posted notice of amendment to existing rating practices for auto insurance.  This proceeding amends section Ins 1403.02, entitled “Rating Practices", by inserting new paragraph (e).  Chapter Ins 1400 pertains to automobile insurance, and Part Ins 1403 regulates the voluntary market pertaining to rates, rating plans, and practices for such insurance.  New paragraph (e) allows a named insured to attest that an alleged operator is not, in fact, a resident of the named insured 's household by signing an affidavit to that effect.  This proposal also corrects an error in the sample form INS 1 “Statement of Residency Including Applicable Exemptions" in Appendix I to conform with Ins 1406.0l (b)(4) and make clear that it is false claims on the Statement of Residency form which are subject to prosecution.

REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• Issued Bulletin 18-040-AB affecting all property casualty insurers doing business in the state. All pre-1999 Property & Casualty Bulletins are hereby withdrawn. As such, they should not be relied upon by any entity in making decisions as to the legality of any action under New Hampshire Insurance laws. If you have any questions regarding this Bulletin, please contact Emily Doherty, Property & Casualty Attorney, at emily.doherty@ins.nh.gov or 603.271.4843.  To view the bulletin, go to https://www.nh.gov/insurance/media/bulletins/2018/index.htm.

REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• Issued bulletin Ins No. 18-020-AB regarding after-market parts law RSA 407-D. This bulletin provides guidance in regard to the proper interpretation of the After-Market Parts Law, RSA 407-D.   New Hampshire's general rule on statutory interpretation is that the words in a statute should be given their plain meaning to effectuate their underlying policies. See Appeal of Northern New England Tele.  Operations, LLC, 165H.  267, 271 {2013}. To view the bulletin, go to https://www.nh.gov/insurance/media/bulletins/2018/index.htm.

REGULATORY ACTIVITY:

• Published notice of a requirement for licensed insurers to complete a 2017 Line of Business Survey.  To view the survey, go to https://www.nh.gov/insurance/media/bulletins/2018/index.htm.