Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Commissioner of Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 17, 1974PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
Massachusetts Workmen’s Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau (Bureau) under G. L. c. 152, § 52, filed with the Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner) revised workmen’s compensation insurance rates to be effective on February 1, 1973. The filing followed a traditional method, used and approved for many years, in using expense data for “non-participating stock companies” to determine “manual rates” to be used by all insurers. After hearing, the Commissioner disapproved the filing on the ground that “the allowance for expenses . . . will be excessive for participating stock carriers and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Gordon v. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
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