Bulletin 2007-6

Bulletin 2007- 6 TO: All Insurers Licensed in Kansas, Rating Organizations, and Authorized Filers FROM: Sandy Praeger, Insurance Commissioner DATE: July 23, 2007 RE: Mandatory SERFF Filings Effective January 1, 2009, the Kansas Insurance Department will no longer accept paper filings. All filings submitted on or after January 1, 2009 must be filed via the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (“SERFF”) only. SERFF enables the submission of rate and form filings electronically and facilitates electronic storage, management, analysis, and communication regarding filings. It improves the efficiency of the rate and form filing and approval processes and reduces the time and cost involved in making filings. Insurers, rating organizations, and authorized filers may sign up for SERFF by contacting the SERFF Marketing Team at 816-783-8787 or via email at serffmktg@naic.org. More information about SERFF, including the SERFF v5 Industry Manual, may be found on the SERFF website at www.serff.com. Formal training is offered so insurers can more fully utilize SERFF. SERFF training information is available at www.serff.com/services_support/training.htm. Questions regarding SERFF filings should be directed to the following contacts at the Kansas Insurance Department, 420 SW 9th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66612: Technical issues: Neil Woerman, 785-296-2060, neil.woerman@ksinsurance.org P&C filings: Jim Newins, 785-296-7833, jgnewins@ksinsurance.org Life filings: Tom Whalen, 785-296-7857, twhalen@ksinsurance.org A&H filings: Craig Van Aalst, 785-296-3765, cvanaals@ksinsurance.org