Duties of bureau

Sec. 3.1. The bureau, in addition to other activities not prohibited, is authorized to do the following: (1) Develop a statistical plan including class definitions. (2) Collect statistical data from members, subscribers or any other source. (3) Prepare and distribute rate data, adjusted for loss development and loss trending, in accordance with its statistical plan. Such data and adjustments shall be in sufficient detail so as to permit companies to modify such rates or minimum premiums based on their own rating methods or interpretations of underlying data. (4) Prepare and distribute manuals of rating rules and rating schedules. (5) Distribute information that is filed with the commissioner and open to public inspection. (6) Conduct research and collect statistics in order to discover, identify, and classify information relating to cause or prevention of losses. (7) Prepare and file policy forms and endorsements and consult with members, subscribers, and others relative to their use and application. (8) Collect, compile, and distribute past and current prices of individual companies if such information is made available to the general public. (9) Conduct research and collect information to determine the impact of benefit level changes on rates. (10) Prepare and distribute rules and rating values for the experience rating plan. Calculate and disseminate individual risk premium modification. (11) Assist an individual company to develop minimum premiums, rates, supplementary rate information, or supporting information when so authorized by the individual company.