Welcome to the PARA Insurer Portal!
As part of Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) has begun efforts to modernize California’s insurance marketplace. An important element of the modernization effort is the creation of a new Prior Approval Rate Application (PARA) Portal and Data Reconciliation Tool for insurers.
This portal provides the ability to complete the following PARA files using online forms that can be downloaded to Excel for submission to NAIC/SERFF:
- Prior Approval Rate Application (“PARA”)
- Prior Approval Rate Template (“Rate Template”)
- Standard Exhibits Template
- Supplemental Quarterly Development Template (if applicable)
- Affidavit
For additional information, please refer to the following options or contact RRB_PARA@insurance.ca.gov for any comments, questions, or technical difficulties regarding this portal.
- FAQs (Coming Soon)
- PARA User Guide (Coming Soon)
- Click the link CDI Prior Approval Rate Filing Information to return to the web page
Notice Regarding Property & Casualty Rate Application Filing Requirements
Electronic Filing Through SERFF Required
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) requires that all Property & Casualty Rate Applications be submitted electronically through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF).
For information about becoming licensed with SERFF, please contact the NAIC’s SERFF Team at (816) 783-8787 or serffmktg@naic.org, or refer to serff.com.