OAR 836-042-0005
Definitions

As used in OAR 836-042-0001 (Statutory Authority; Purpose and Effective Date) to 836-042-0035 (Workers’ Compensation Policy Forms Filings by Insurers), unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)

“Anniversary rating date” means the month and day that rates, rating plans and rating systems are initially applied to a policy in effect and each annual anniversary thereafter, unless a different date is established by the rating organization of which the insurer is a member.

(2)

“Classification” means a grouping of insurance risks according to a classification system used by an insurer.

(3)

“Classification System” means a schedule of classifications and a rule or set of rules used by an insurer for determining the classifications applicable to an insured.

(4)

“Insurer” means any insurer authorized to write workers’ compensation insurance or the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation.

(5)

“Loss Cost” means a provision for claim payment

(6)

“Premium” means the contractual consideration charged to an insured for insurance for a specified period of time regardless of the timing of actual charges.

(7)

“Provision for Claim Payment” means an estimate expressed per unit of exposure basis for the monetary amount ultimately to be needed to pay workers’ compensation insurance claims, excluding all loss adjustment or claim management expenses, other operating expenses, assessments, taxes, and profit or contingency allowances.

(8)

“Rate” means a monetary amount applied to the units of exposure basis assigned to a classification and used by an insurer to determine the premium for an insured.

(9)

“Rating Plan” means a rule or set of rules used by an insurer to calculate premium for an insured, and the parameter values used in such calculation, after application of classification premium rates to units of exposure.

(10)

“Rating System” means a collection of rating plans to be used by an insurer, rules for determining which rating plans are applicable to an insured, a classification system, and other rules used by an insurer for determining contractual consideration for an insured.

(11)

“Standard Premium at Company Rates” means Oregon premium determined on the basis of premium rates approved for an insurer and any applicable experience rating modification but does not include expense constants or additional premium charged to achieve minimum premium.

(12)

“Workers’ Compensation Insurance” means insurance providing coverage for the obligations of an employer arising from illness or injury to workers whether such obligation is imposed by ORS Chapter 656 (Workers’ Compensation), similar laws of the United States, or agreements between states.

Source: Rule 836-042-0005 — Definitions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=836-042-0005.

836‑042‑0001
Statutory Authority 836‑042‑0005
Definitions 836‑042‑0015
Workers’ Compensation Filings — Procedural Rules for Insurers and Rating Organizations 836‑042‑0020
Insurers Must Demonstrate Statistical Reporting Ability 836‑042‑0025
Workers’ Compensation Filings Standards for Unfair Discrimination 836‑042‑0035
Workers’ Compensation Policy Forms Filings by Insurers 836‑042‑0040
Statutory Authority 836‑042‑0043
Definition 836‑042‑0045
Workers’ Compensation Statistical Plan 836‑042‑0050
Statutory Authority 836‑042‑0055
Definitions, Payroll Inclusions and Exclusions 836‑042‑0060
Conditions for Division of Payroll of Individual Employees 836‑042‑0070
Statutory Authority and Purpose 836‑042‑0075
Definitions 836‑042‑0080
Rate Filing Requirements and Standards 836‑042‑0085
Statistical Data Maintenance and Reporting Requirements 836‑042‑0090
Trade Practices Found Injurious to the Insurance-Buying Public 836‑042‑0100
Statutory Authority and Purpose 836‑042‑0105
Definitions 836‑042‑0110
Rate Filing Requirements 836‑042‑0115
Trade Practices Found Injurious to the Insurance Buying Public 836‑042‑0201
Statutory Authority 836‑042‑0205
Definitions 836‑042‑0210
Rating Plans for which Employers May Be Combined 836‑042‑0215
Consent to Group Rating Required Before Policy Issuance 836‑042‑0220
Filing Requirements and Procedural Rules 836‑042‑0225
Criteria for Grouping 836‑042‑0300
Statutory Authority 836‑042‑0302
Definitions 836‑042‑0304
Fictitious Arrangement Prohibited 836‑042‑0306
Premium Rates 836‑042‑0308
Statistics 836‑042‑0310
Producers 836‑042‑0312
Compulsory Participation Prohibited 836‑042‑0314
Tie-In Sales Prohibited 836‑042‑0316
Disclosure Required 836‑042‑0318
Underwriting Standards 836‑042‑0320
Cancellation and Non-Renewal 836‑042‑0322
Compulsory Facilities 836‑042‑0400
Statutory Authority 836‑042‑0405
Definitions 836‑042‑0410
Commercial Risks 836‑042‑0415
Day Care Facilities 836‑042‑0420
Anniversary Filings 836‑042‑0425
Statistics 836‑042‑0430
Disclosure Required for Day Care Facilities 836‑042‑0501
Statutory Authority 836‑042‑0505
Definitions 836‑042‑0510
Rates, Rating Plans System — Prior Review 836‑042‑0512
Specified Commercial Liability Markets 836‑042‑0515
Commercial Liability Filings — Procedural Rules for Insurers and Rating Organizations 836‑042‑0520
Supporting Data
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

Rule 836-042-0005’s source at or​.us