Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Property & Liability Insurance v. Commissioner of Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 11, 1981PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
We review here the decision of the Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner) to fix industry-wide private passenger automobile insurance rates for the calendar year 1981 pursuant to his traditional authority under G. L. c. 175, § 113B, rather than allow those rates to be established and regulated in accordance with the provisions of G. L. c. 175E, as appearing in St. 1976, c. 266, § 19. We affirm the Commissioner’s decision.
A. The Present Proceeding and Background.
1. The present proceeding. On June 2, 1980, the Commissioner held a hearing pursuant to G. L. c. 175E, § 5, to determine whether he…
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