What should a company report in a field that is not required to be reported statistically?
Appendix A of the Massachusetts Private Passenger and Commercial Statistical Plans contains Decision Tables that identify whether a company is required to statistically report a particular data element for a specific classification code or physical damage coverage code. A value of “Y” in the Decision Table indicates that the noted data element is required to be reported and that CAR will statistically edit the reported field for accuracy. A value of “N” in the Decision Table indicates that the noted data element is not required to be statistically reported. For those data elements that are not required to be reported, the only acceptable values are either spaces or zeros. Additionally, there are other field positions on the statistical record layouts to which a specific data element has not been assigned. These are the “Reserved for Future Use” fields. For these fields, the only acceptable reportable values are spaces or zeros. Finally, there are specific fields on the statistical reco
