ORDERS:
CONSENT ORDER AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
1. On January 7, 2002, Philip S. Porter, Consumer Advocate for the State of South Carolina (the Consumer Advocate)
requested the South Carolina Department of Insurance (the Department) to initiate a public hearing on the filing of
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company (the Company) requesting an approval of an overall increase of +9.7% in its
homeowners and mobile homeowners insurance rates.
2. On January 14, 2002, the Department filed with the Administrative Law Judge Division an Agency Transmittal Form
requesting a public hearing.
3. The Administrative Law Judge Division assigned this matter to the Honorable Carolyn C. Matthews under the Docket
No. 02-ALJ-09-0019-CC. A hearing on the matter has not yet been set.
4. Meanwhile, the Consumer Advocate retained a consulting actuary and requested three sets of additional information
from the Company. The final response was received by the end of April 2002. Having considered the new information, the
Consumer Advocate now comes to the conclusion that he no longer wishes to pursue his opposition to this rate request.
5. Based on the foregoing, the Consumer Advocate now withdraws his original request for a hearing in this matter.
6. There are no unresolved issues remaining; therefore, all parties agree to the dismissal of this matter.
NOW, THEREFORE, the above referenced matter is dismissed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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CAROLYN C. MATTHEWS
Administrative Law Judge
May 31, 2002
Columbia, South Carolina
WE CONSENT:
William C. Wood, Jr., Esquire T. Douglas Concannon, Esquire
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough Associate General Counsel
P.O. Box 11070 South Carolina Department
Columbia, SC 29211 of Insurance
P.O. Box 100105
Columbia, SC 29202-6160
Hana Pokorna-Williamson, Esquire
Staff Attorney
South Carolina Department of
Consumer Affairs
P.O. Box 5757
Columbia, SC 29250-5757 |
