(1) The premium for basic property insurance of any risk by the pool shall be equal to the rate for identical insurance established by a licensed rating organization for identical insurance within this state plus a uniform surcharge approved by the commissioner.
    (2) The pool shall establish rates for any basic property insurance that is without rates established by a licensed rating organization or that the pool, with the approval of the commissioner, determines should be otherwise rated in order to better effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The pool shall file with the commissioner for his or her approval each rate and each policy form to be issued by it. The pool, acting as agent for participating members, shall file policy forms for basic property insurance to be issued by participating members under the provisions of this chapter. Rates and policy forms shall be filed in accordance with this chapter as the commissioner designates.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.2930

  • Basic property insurance: means :
    (i) Insurance against direct loss to any property caused by perils as defined and limited in a fire policy as provided in chapter 28 and an extended coverage indorsement and a vandalism and malicious mischief indorsement or combination thereof as approved by the commissioner. See Michigan Laws 500.2901
  • Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102
  • Rate: means the cost of insurance per payroll before adjustment for an individual insured's size, exposure, or loss experience. See Michigan Laws 500.2402
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o