| (a) Extensions. For good cause, the Commissioner may
extend any deadline related to appraisal, except the deadline for
the umpire to notify the parties that the umpire is insured by the
association, under §5.4218 of this title (relating to Appraisal
Process - Umpire Obligations).
(b) Good cause. This section defines "good cause" for
the purpose of extending the deadlines related to appraisal. In this
section, "good cause" means objective facts beyond a party's, appraiser's,
or umpire's control that reasonably caused or may cause the party,
appraiser, or umpire to fail to meet a deadline related to appraisal.
(c) Request for extension. To ask the Commissioner
to extend a deadline, a party, appraiser, or umpire must send the
request in writing to the department, under §5.4251 of this title
(relating to Requests and Submissions to the Department). The request
must explain the good cause for the extension. Good cause includes
military deployment of the claimant. In the absence of a request,
the Commissioner may extend a deadline if the Commissioner determines
good cause exists.
(d) Extension limit. For purposes of Insurance Code §2210.581(b),
all deadlines related to appraisal--including those for appraisers
and umpires--are considered applicable to the claimant or to both
the claimant and the association. The deadlines are not subject to
an extension limit.
(e) The Commissioner may extend deadlines for a single
claim or a group of claims.
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