Section R20-6-203. Form Filings; Translations

A.      An insurer, rate service organization, or rating organization shall provide to the Department, at  the time of filing, an English language translation of each form, advertisement, or other document or material that the insurer is required by stat- ute or rule to file with the Department, if the filed document or material contains communication in a language other than English.

B.       The translation filed under subsection (A) shall compare the foreign language version in a side-by-side format with the English language translation. An insurer, rate service organiza- tion, or rating organization shall ensure that the translation is performed by a person with formal college-level or specialized training in the foreign language, including training in grammar and sentence syntax.

C.      With each translation, an insurer, rate service organization, or rating organization shall also provide to the Department a sworn statement signed by the translator who translated the document that includes the qualifications of the translator under subsection (B) and attests that the translation is identical in substance to the English document or material.

D.      If an insurer, rate service organization, or rating organization files a foreign language version of a document or material that the insurer has previously filed in English, the insurer is not required to refile the English version, but shall identify the English version, provide the side-by-side comparison under subsection (B), and file the sworn statement required under subsection (C).

Historical Note

Former General Rule Number 71-23; Repealed effective January 1, 1981 (Supp. 80-6). R20-6-203 recodified from R4-14-203 (Supp. 95-1). New Section made by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R 2061, effective August 4, 2007

(Supp. 07-2).