7.__Disclosure of rating practices and renewability provisions.__Each small group carrier shall disclose the following in the sales and marketing materials provided to small employers:

A.__The extent to which premium rates for a specific small employer are established or adjusted due to the claims experience, health status or duration of coverage of the employees and dependents of the small employer;

B.__The ability of the carrier to change premium rates and rating factors, including case characteristics, that may affect changes in premium rates;

C.__A description of the class of business in which the small employer is or will be included, including the applicable grouping of plans; and

D.__The small employer's rights regarding renewal of the small group health plan.

8.__Maintenance of records.__A small group carrier shall maintain at its principal place of business a complete and detailed description of its rating practices and renewal underwriting practices, including information and documentation that demonstrate that its rating methods and practices are based upon commonly accepted actuarial assumptions and are in accordance with sound actuarial principles. On or before March 1st annually, a carrier shall file with the superintendent an actuarial certification that the carrier is in compliance with this section and that the rating methods of the carrier are actuarially sound. A copy of the certification must be retained by the carrier at its principal place of business. A carrier shall also make the information and documentation required in this subsection available to the superintendent upon request.__ The information provided to the superintendent pursuant to this subsection is proprietary and must be kept confidential by the superintendent. The information may not be disclosed except as agreed to by the carrier or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

9.__Discretion of superintendent.__The superintendent may suspend all or any part of subsection 4 as to the premium rates applicable to one or more small employers for one or more rating