Ontario. Rates and Classification Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Rates and Classification Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Rates and Classification Branch

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1990-

      History

      The Rates and Classification Branch was created in 1990 as part of the Ontario Insurance Commission.

      In 1998, the Branch was transferred to the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, where it was part of the Automobile Insurance Analysis Division (renamed Automobile Insurance Division in 2001).

      In 2004, it became part of the Automobile Insurance Services Division.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Rates and Classifications Branch approves automobile insurance rates and risk classifications of companies underwriting automobile insurance in Ontario.

      The Branch ensures that these companies comply with the Insurance Act with respect to the rates. It reviews changes to Facility Association's Plans of Operation and publications to ensure information is approriately communicated to insurers and brokers, reviews automobile insurance underwriting rules of filings, and reviews automobile insurance forms to ensure consumers can understand them.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario Insurance Commission (1990-1998)

      Identifier of related entity

      BA71

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario Insurance Commission controls Ontario. Rates and Classification Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1990-1998

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Financial Services Commission of Ontario (1998-)

      Identifier of related entity

      BA708

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Financial Services Commission of Ontario controls Ontario. Rates and Classification Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1998-

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1980

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

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          Sources

          KWIK Indexes, 1990-2004

          Government of Ontario telephone books, 1990-2005

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Paquet