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 act, shall be known as an advisory organization.

b. Every advisory organization shall file with the commissioner (1) a copy of its constitution, its articles of agreement or association or its certificate of incorporation and of its bylaws, rules and regulations governing its activities, (2) a list of its members, and (3) the name and address of a resident of this State upon whom notices or orders of the commissioner or process issued at his direction may be served.

c. If, after a hearing, the commissioner finds that the furnishing of information or assistance involves any act or practice which is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this act, he may issue a written order specifying in what respects the act or practice is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this act, and requiring the discontinuance of the act or practice.

d. No insurer which makes its own filings nor any rating organization shall support its findings by statistics or adopt rate-making recommendations, furnished to it by an advisory organization which has not complied with this section or with an order of the commissioner involving such statistics or recommendations issued under subsection c. of this section. If the commissioner finds an insurer or rating organization to be in violation of this subsection he may issue an order requiring the discontinuance of the violation.

L.1982, c. 114, s. 21.