Public Viewing Rooms
The following resources provide public access to various Property & Casualty rate, rule and form filings. As of July 29, 2009, rate application filings submitted through SERFF are also available through WARFF. Filings made by Advisory Organizations from end of 2012 to present are available through SERFF.
To view documents from our Public Viewing Rooms, you may need to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Free Document Readers page.
System for Electronic Rate and Form Filings (SERFF) Access
To access publicly available rate, rule and form filings for Property and Casualty lines of insurance, click on the link above and follow the prompts:
- Screen 1: Click the “Begin a Search” button.
- Screen 2: Click “Accept” or “Decline” the terms of service. You must accept the terms of service to use this resource to access filings.
- Screen 3: Filing Search Menu.
- Select Property & Casualty from the Business Type menu
- Other search parameters include Type of Insurance (TOI), Company Name, and various date ranges
- Once you have identified your desired search parameters, click the “Search” button.
- Screen 4: Filing Search Results. Select the desired Company file from the available search results.
- Screen 5: Filing Summary. You can print or download various pages from the selected file to your own laptop or desktop computer.
The SERFF system is available at no cost through the SERFF website at the link above.
If you encounter any problems accessing or using SERFF, please contact the SERFF Help Desk at (816) 783-8990 Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm CST, or email sfahelp@naic.org.
For additional assistance on accessing Property & Casualty filings, please contact the CDI Rate Regulation Branch, Special Projects Unit at RRB_SPU@insurance.ca.gov.
Web Access to Rate and Form Filings (WARFF)
The WARFF system contains publicly available rate, rule and form filings submitted in non-electronic format from 1998 to the present for Property and Casualty lines of insurance.
To retrieve a filing document, follow the prompts:
- Screen 1: Rate Filing Search
- Enter the desired search criteria. Search parameters include Company Name, Line Code (e.g., Homeowners Multi-Peril), Type of Filing (e.g., Rate and Form), ranges of % Rate Change Requested, and date ranges for Public Notices of filings.
- Once you have selected your desired search parameters, click the “Search Rate Filing” button.
- Screen 2: Rate Filing Search Results. Select the desired File # from the available search results. It may take a few minutes to retrieve your desired file(s), depending on its size. Make sure that your window is maximized to its full size.
- Screen 3: Download PDF. You can print or download the selected file to your own laptop or desktop computer.
The WARFF system is available at no cost through the WARFF website at the link above.
If you encounter any problems accessing or using WARFF, please contact the CDI Rate Regulation Branch, Special Projects Unit at RRB_SPU@insurance.ca.gov. This email address is intended for requests for WARFF technical assistance only.
