Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the
same, as follows:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a group marketing plan approved and in effect, pursuant to Section 193R of Chapter 175 of the General Laws, during calendar years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 may be approved upon renewal, notwithstanding that less than 35 percent of its members are insured during the subsequent calendar year, respectively. The commissioner is authorized and directed to examine group marketing plans for motor vehicle insurance for this period and to make findings relative to: (1) the number of group marketing plans; (2) the number of members within each group marketing plan; (3) the average discount offered through group marketing plans; (4) the number of group marketing plans that do not have at least 35 percent of their members insured through such plans; and (5) any other relevant issues that the commissioner wishes to bring to the attention of the general court. Such examination and findings are to be submitted to the chairs of Joint Committee on Financial Services no later than December 31, 2011.