Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Resident” the following definition:-

“Statistical agent”, an entity with proven systems for protecting the confidentiality of individual insured and insurer information; demonstrated resources for, and history of, ongoing electronic communications and data transfer with its member or subscriber insurers, which ensure the integrity of the transferred data; and a history of aggregation of data and accurate promulgation of the experience modifications in a timely fashion.

SECTION 2. Section 9 of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

14. The commissioner may designate 1 or more statistical agents to assist the commissioner and any authorized insurer to comply with this section and any rules or regulations promulgated under this section.

Approved, January 14, 2011.