SANTA ANA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (POA) (2008-2013)

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PN049902B (Ed. 5-02) POLICYHOLDER NOTICE California Worker's Compensation Insurance Rating Laws Pursuant to Section 11752.8 of the California Insurance Code, we are providing you with an explanation of the California workers' compensation rating laws. 1. We establish our own rates for workers' compensation. Our rates, rating plans, and related information are filed with the insurance commissioner and are open for public inspection. 2. The insurance commissioner can disapprove our rates, rating plans, or classifications only if he or she has determined after public hearing that our rates mightjeopardize our ability to pay claims or might create a monopoly in the market. A monopoly is defined by law as a market where one insurer writes 20% or more of that part of the California workers' compensation insurance that is not written by the State Compensation Insurance Fund. If the insurance commissioner disapproves our rates, rating plans, or classifications, he or she may order an increase in the rates applicable to outstanding policies. 3. Rating organizations may develop pure premium rates that are subject to the insurance commissioner's approval. A pure premium rate reflects the anticipated cost and expenses of claims per $100 of payroll for a given classification. Pure premium rates are advisory only, as we are not required to use the pure premium rates developed by any rating organization in establishing our own rates. 4. We must adhere to a single, uniform experience rating plan. If you are eligible for experience rating under the plan, we will be required to adjust your premium to reflect your claim history. A better claim history generally results in a lower experience rating modification; more claims, or more expensive claims, generally result in a higher experience rating modification. The uniform experience rating plan, which is developed by the insurance rating organization designated by the insurance commissioner, is subject to approval by the insurance commissioner. 5. A standard classification system, developed by the insurance rating organization designated by the insurance commissioner, is subject to approval by the insurance commissioner. The standard classification system is a method of recognizing and separating policyholders into industry or occupational groups according to their similarities and/or differences. We can adopt and apply the standard classification system or develop and apply our own classification system, provided we can report the payroll, expenses, and other costs of claims in a way that is consistent with the uniform statistical plan or the standard classification system. 6. Our rates and classifications may not violate the Unruh Civil Rights Act or be unfairly discriminatory. 7. We will provide an appeal process for you to appeal the way we rate your insurance policy. The process requires us to respond to your written appeal within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with the result of your appeal, you may appeal our decision to the insurance commissioner. CALIFORNIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE NOTICE OF NONRENEWAL Section 11664 of the California Insurance Code requires us, in most instances, to provide you with a notice of nonrenewal. Except as specified in paragraphs 1 through 6 below, if we elect to nonrenew your policy, we are required to deliver or mail to you a written notice stating the reason or reasons for the nonrenewal of the policy. The notice is required to be sent to you no earlier than 120 days before the end of the policy period and no later than 30 days before the end of the policy period. If we fail to provide you the required notice, we are required to continue the coverage under the policy with no change in the premium rate until 60 days after we provide you with the required notice. We are not required to provide you with a notice of nonrenewal in any of the following situations: ©2002 by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. All rights reserved. 23 of 28