Rockland Mutual Insurance v. Commissioner of Insurance

The petitioner (Rockland.) seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the commissioner to amend Rock-land’s certificate of authority (see G. L. c. 175, § 32, as amended through St. 1941, c. 342, § 1; see fn. 3, infra) or, in the alternative, to acknowledge by a published ruling that Rockland is authorized (without such an amendment) to transact certain lines of insurance business. See G. L. c. 175, § 113C, as amended through St. 1971, c. 520, § 1.

The pleadings and a stipulation establish the following facts. Rockland is a mutual insurance company incorporated in Massachusetts. It is presently…