Automobile Insurers Bureau v. Commissioner of Insurance (1995)

The commissioner has wide discretion in determining the methodology to be used in rate setting and related concerns, Automobile Insurers Bur. of Mass. v. Commissioner of Ins., 420 Mass. 599, 604-605 (1995), and “the commissioner need not make findings on every controverted issue of fact or law so long as [her] findings indicate the over-all basis for [her] decision and permit effective appellate review.” Aetna Cas. & Sur.

This court will not interfere with the exercise of the ratemaking power unless confiscation is clearly established on the record before us.” (Citations omitted.) Automobile Insurers Bureau of Mass. v. Commissioner of Ins., 420 Mass. 599, 611 (1995).

Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts v. Commissioner of Insurance, 420 Mass. 599 , 650 N.E.2d 1234 , 1240 (1995) ("As of January 1, 1995, the Federal gov- ■ emment has preempted the ability of the States to regulate rates for towing motor vehicles. 49 U.S.C. § 11501 (h)"); Towing and Recovery Professionals v. City of Baton Rouge, No. 413, 660 (19th Judicial Dist.Ct., Parish of East Baton Rouge, March 1995) ("This court finds that as tow trucks are considered motor carriers by th…