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A. Every group, association or other organization of insurers, whether located within or outside this state, which assists insurers which make their own filings or rating organizations in rate making, by the collection and furnishing of loss or expense statistics, or by the submission of recommendations, but which does not make filings under this article, shall be known as a modeling and data organization.
B. Every modeling and data organization shall file with the director:
1. A copy of its constitution, its articles of agreement or association or its certificate of incorporation and a copy of its bylaws, rules and regulations governing its activities.
2. A list of its insurer members, if applicable.
3. The name and address of a resident of this state upon whom notices or orders of the director or process affecting the modeling and data organization may be served.
C. If, after a hearing, the director finds that the furnishing of such information or assistance involves any act or practice which is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this article, he may issue a written order specifying in what respects such act or practice is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent, and requiring the discontinuance of such act or practice.
D. No insurer which makes its own filings nor any rating organization shall support its filings by statistics or adopt rate making recommendations furnished to it by a modeling and data organization which has not complied with this section or with an order of the director involving such statistics or recommendations issued under subsection C of this section. If the director finds the insurer or rating organization to be in violation of this subsection, he may issue an order requiring the discontinuance of the violation.
E. This section does not preclude a modeling and data organization from filing a model pursuant to section 20-390, subsection C.