(a) A licensed rating organization designated as the Insurance Commissioner’s statistical agent shall prepare a report to be submitted to the Insurance Commissioner by April 1, 2003, on the potential underreporting of workers’ compensation exposure in the taxicab industry. The report shall include an analysis of workers’ compensation exposure, loss, and premium in the taxicab industry. The licensed rating organization shall submit a report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the commissioner by May 1, 2003, that describes its findings.
(b) A licensed rating organization designated as the insurance commissioner’s statistical agent may confer with state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Employment Development Department, in the preparation of the study. The state agencies shall provide all necessary statistical or other information requested by the licensed rating organization designated as the Insurance Commissioner’s statistical agent.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 893, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)