Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau; Filing for Rate and Rule Manual Revisions [46 Pa.B. 422]
[Saturday, January 16, 2016]On December 14, 2015, the Insurance Department (Department) received from the Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (Bureau) a filing proposing revisions to their rate and rule manual. The filing includes the following proposed changes:
• The consolidation of the classification assignment of all door installations except overhead doors. This will result in certain businesses being reassigned from classification 648 Carpentry—Installation of Cabinet Work to either 651 Carpentry—Commercial Structures or 652 Carpentry—Residential.
• Revisions to the guidelines for assignment of classification 647 Insulation Work, N.O.C. The changes may result in certain businesses being reclassified from 651 Carpentry—Commercial Structures and 652 Carpentry—Residential to 647 Insulation Work, N.O.C.
• Adjustments to the classification language for classification 759 Cable Television Operators. The change may result in certain contractors currently assigned to 759 Cable Television Operators to be reclassified to 617 Gas, Steam or Water Main Construction, 656 Electric or Telephone Line Construction by Contractors or 660 Alarm or Sound System—Installation or Repair.
• New titles for certain classifications which will not impact the rate (loss cost) for any employer.
• Various revisions to Section 1 Rule IV of the Bureau's manual, including revisions that could impact an employer whose principal business is classified by a standard exception classification and for which personnel of the business whose job duties are not contemplated by the standard exception classification are not assigned to classification 971 Commercial Buildings. See pages 5 and 6 of the November 3, 2015, letter from David T. Rawson to the Bureau's Classification and Rating Committee, which is included in the filing for more information.
• Various additions, revisions and deletions affecting language in Section 2 of the Bureau's manual for which the Bureau has informed the Department they do not expect to impact the rate (loss cost) for any employer. See pages 6 and 7 of the November 3, 2015, letter from David T. Rawson to the Bureau's Classification and Rating Committee, which is included in the filing for more information.
The filing is available for review on the Bureau's web site at www.pcrb.com in the ''Filings'' section.
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections to James Di Santo, Insurance Department, Insurance Product Regulation, 1311 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, jadisanto@pa.gov within 15 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
TERESA D. MILLER,
Insurance Commissioner[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-91. Filed for public inspection January 15, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
