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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>📋 '''Assigned risk plan''' is a [[Definition:Residual market | residual market]] mechanism through which applicants who cannot obtain [[Definition:Insurance | insurance]] coverage in the voluntary market are distributed among licensed [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurers]] in proportion to each carrier's market share. Most commonly associated with [[Definition:Workers' compensation insurance | workers' compensation]] and [[Definition:Automobile insurance | automobile insurance]], these plans exist to ensure that every eligible individual or business can obtain legally required coverage, even when their risk profile makes them unattractive to [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriters]] in the standard market.<br />
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🔄 State [[Definition:Insurance regulator | insurance regulators]] or designated plan administrators operate the assigned risk plan by receiving applications from [[Definition:Insurance agent | agents]] or directly from applicants, verifying eligibility, and assigning each risk to a participating insurer. The assignment is typically based on the insurer's share of voluntary-market [[Definition:Premium | premiums]] in that [[Definition:Line of business | line of business]] — a carrier writing 10 percent of the state's voluntary auto premiums would receive roughly 10 percent of the assigned risks. Premiums in the plan are set according to rates filed with and approved by the regulator, and they often include surcharges to reflect the higher expected [[Definition:Loss ratio (L/R) | loss ratios]]. Some states operate the plan through a single [[Definition:Servicing carrier | servicing carrier]] that handles all [[Definition:Policy administration | policy administration]] and [[Definition:Claims management | claims handling]] on behalf of the pool.<br />
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💡 Assigned risk plans serve a critical social and regulatory function, but they frequently generate [[Definition:Underwriting loss | underwriting losses]] that are then spread across the participating carrier base through [[Definition:Assessment | assessments]]. These losses can be substantial — during periods of rising [[Definition:Claim | claim]] costs or economic downturns that push more risks out of the voluntary market, the pool swells and deficits deepen. Insurers factor potential assigned-risk-plan obligations into their [[Definition:Pricing | pricing]] and [[Definition:Capital management | capital planning]], and many invest in loss-control programs and [[Definition:Return-to-work program | return-to-work initiatives]] specifically designed to reduce the cost of their assigned risk exposures.<br />
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'''Related concepts'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Assigned risk pool]]<br />
* [[Definition:Residual market]]<br />
* [[Definition:Workers' compensation insurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Automobile insurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Servicing carrier]]<br />
* [[Definition:Assessment]]<br />
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