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MA H1263

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rita Mendes

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Limits territorial rating weight to maximum 75% based on individual territory loss costs, requiring at least 25% weight be assigned to statewide average loss costs for private passenger auto insurance premiums

  • Prohibits insurers from implementing classification plans or rating factors that circumvent or diminish the territorial weighting requirements

  • Requires the Commissioner of Insurance to disapprove or suspend rate filings that do not conform to the new territorial weighting standards, deeming non-conforming rates "unfairly discriminatory"

  • Mandates all licensed private passenger auto insurers submit compliant rate filings within 60 days of the law's passage

  • Grants the Commissioner authority to promulgate additional regulations to implement the law's goal of reducing premium differences between territories

Legislative Description

Relative to reducing racial and socioeconomic inequities in auto insurance premium pricing

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4777

12/1/2025

Committee Referrals

Financial Services2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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