Legal Opinion
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Commissioner of Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 16, 1990PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
On joint motion of the parties, a single justice of this court reserved and reported without decision the petition by Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna) for judicial review of the decision by the Commissioner of Insurance (commissioner) which fixed and established private passenger automobile insurance rates for 1990. G. L. c. 175, § 113B (1988 ed.).
The principal issue raised by Aetna is whether the commissioner, in establishing rates reflecting an average increase of 7.9%, complied with an amendment to G. L. c. 175, § 113B, inserted by St. 1988, c. 273, § 35.1 In setting rates for…
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