Tex. Ins. Code Section 425.058
Computation of Minimum Standard: General Rule


(a)

Except as otherwise provided by Section 425.059 (Computation of Minimum Standard for Certain Annuities and Pure Endowment Contracts), 425.060 (Applicability of Calendar Year Statutory Valuation Interest Rates), 425.061 (Computation of Calendar Year Statutory Valuation Interest Rate: General Rule), 425.062 (Weighting Factors), or 425.063 (Reference Interest Rate), the minimum standard for the valuation of an outstanding life insurance policy or annuity or pure endowment contract issued by a life insurance company on or after the date on which Chapter 1105 (Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance) applies to policies issued by the company, as determined under Section 1105.002 (Applicability of Chapter)(a) or (b), is the commissioners reserve valuation method described by Sections 425.064 (Commissioners Reserve Valuation Method for Life Insurance and Endowment Benefits), 425.065 (Commissioners Annuity Reserve Valuation Method for Annuity and Pure Endowment Benefits), and 425.068 (Reserve Computation: Gross Premium Charged Less than Valuation Net Premium), computed using the table prescribed by this section and with interest at 3-1/2 percent or at the following rate, if applicable:

(1)

in the case of a policy or contract issued on or after June 14, 1973, and before August 29, 1977, other than an annuity or pure endowment contract, four percent;

(2)

in the case of a single premium life insurance policy issued on or after August 29, 1977, 5-1/2 percent; or

(3)

in the case of a life insurance policy issued on or after August 29, 1977, other than a single premium life insurance policy, 4-1/2 percent.

(b)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), for an ordinary life insurance policy issued on the standard basis, excluding any disability or accidental death benefits in the policy, the applicable table is the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, if the policy was issued before the date on which Section 1105.152 would apply to the policy, as determined under Section 1105.152(a) or (b), or the Commissioners 1958 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, if Section 1105.152 applies to the policy. For a policy that is issued to insure a female risk:

(1)

a modified net premium or present value for a policy issued before August 29, 1977, may be computed according to an age not more than three years younger than the insured’s actual age; and

(2)

a modified net premium or present value for a policy issued on or after August 29, 1977, may be computed according to an age not more than six years younger than the insured’s actual age.

(c)

For an ordinary life insurance policy issued on the standard basis, excluding any disability or accidental death benefits in the policy, and to which Subchapter B (Applicability of Subchapter), Chapter 1105 (Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance), applies, the applicable table is:

(1)

the Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table;

(2)

at the insurer’s option for one or more specified life insurance plans, the Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table with Ten-Year Select Mortality Factors; or

(3)

any ordinary mortality table adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners that is approved by commissioner rule for use in determining the minimum standard valuation for a policy to which this subdivision applies.

(d)

For an industrial life insurance policy issued on the standard basis, excluding any disability or accidental death benefits in the policy, the applicable table is:

(1)

the 1941 Standard Industrial Mortality Table, if the policy was issued before the date on which Section 1105.153 would apply to the policy as determined under Section 1105.153(a) or (b); or

(2)

if Section 1105.153 applies to the policy:

(A)

the Commissioners 1961 Standard Industrial Mortality Table; or

(B)

any industrial mortality table adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners that is approved by commissioner rule for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for a policy to which this subdivision applies.

(e)

For an individual annuity or pure endowment contract, excluding any disability or accidental death benefits in the policy, the applicable table is the 1937 Standard Annuity Mortality Table, or at the insurer’s option, the Annuity Mortality Table for 1949, Ultimate, or a modification of either table that is approved by the commissioner.

(f)

For a group annuity or pure endowment contract, excluding any disability or accidental death benefits in the policy, the applicable table is:

(1)

the Group Annuity Mortality Table for 1951;

(2)

a modification of that table approved by the commissioner; or

(3)

at the insurance company’s option, a table or a modification of a table prescribed for an individual annuity or pure endowment contract by Subsection (e).

(g)

For total and permanent disability benefits in or supplementary to an ordinary policy or contract, the applicable tables are:

(1)

for a policy or contract issued on or after January 1, 1966:

(A)

the tables of Period 2 disablement rates and the 1930 to 1950 termination rates of the 1952 Disability Study of the Society of Actuaries, with due regard to the type of benefit; or

(B)

any table of disablement rates and termination rates adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners that are approved by commissioner rule for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for a policy to which this subdivision applies;

(2)

for a policy or contract issued on or after January 1, 1961, and before January 1, 1966:

(A)

a table described by Subdivision (1); or

(B)

at the insurance company’s option, the Class (3) Disability Table (1926); or

(3)

for a policy issued before January 1, 1961, the Class (3) Disability Table (1926).

(h)

A table described by Subsection (g) must, for an active life, be combined with a mortality table permitted for computing the reserves for a life insurance policy.

(i)

For accidental death benefits in or supplementary to a policy, the applicable table is:

(1)

for a policy issued on or after January 1, 1966:

(A)

the 1959 Accidental Death Benefits Table; or

(B)

any accidental death benefits table adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners that is approved by commissioner rule for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for a policy to which this subdivision applies;

(2)

for a policy issued on or after January 1, 1961, and before January 1, 1966:

(A)

a table described by Subdivision (1); or

(B)

at the insurance company’s option, the Inter-Company Double Indemnity Mortality Table; or

(3)

for a policy issued before January 1, 1961, the Inter-Company Double Indemnity Mortality Table.

(j)

A table described by Subsection (i) must be combined with a mortality table permitted for computing the reserves for a life insurance policy.

(k)

For group life insurance, life insurance issued on the substandard basis and other special benefits, the applicable table is a table approved by the commissioner.

(l)

(1) Notwithstanding any other law, the minimum reserve requirements applicable to a credit life policy issued under Chapter 1153 (Credit Life Insurance and Credit Accident and Health Insurance) before January 1, 2009, are met if, in the aggregate, the reserves are maintained at 100 percent of the 1980 Commissioner’s Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, with interest that does not exceed 5.5 percent.

(2)

For credit life policy reserves on contracts issued to be effective on or after January 1, 2009, the reserve requirements shall be based on minimum reserve standards established by the commissioner by rule. The commissioner shall adopt the rules based on either:

(A)

the 2001 CSO Male Composite Ultimate Mortality Table for male and female insureds; or

(B)

another CSO Mortality Table approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on or after January 1, 2009, for use on credit life policy reserves.

(3)

For a single premium credit accident and health contract issued on or after January 1, 2009, the reserve requirements shall be based on minimum reserve standards established by the commissioner by rule. The commissioner shall adopt the rules based on either:

(A)

the 1985 Commissioners Individual Disability Table A (85CIDA); or

(B)

another Commissioner’s Disability Table approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on or after January 1, 2009, for use on credit accident and health policy reserves.

(4)

For all credit insurance contracts, if the net premium refund liability exceeds the aggregate recorded contract reserve, the insurer shall establish an additional reserve liability that is equal to the excess of the net refund liability over the contract reserve recorded. The net refund liability may include consideration of commission, premium tax, and other expenses recoverable.

(5)

In addition to the rules required to be adopted under this subsection, the commissioner may adopt other rules to implement this subsection.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (H.B. 1761), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 313 (S.B. 1654), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 425.058 — Computation of Minimum Standard: General Rule, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­425.­htm#425.­058 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

425.001
Securities in Amount of Reserves Required
425.002
Certain Insurers: Deposit of Securities, Money, or Property in Amount of Legal Reserves
425.003
Certain Insurers: Required Deposits of Securities
425.004
Records of Securities Deposited with Department
425.005
Department Duties Regarding Deposited Securities
425.006
Additional Reserves Required: Substandard or Extra Hazardous Policies
425.007
Subscription to or Underwriting Purchase or Sale of Securities or Property Prohibited
425.008
Authorized Investments for Foreign Companies
425.009
Student Loans
425.051
Short Title
425.052
Definitions
425.053
Annual Valuation of Reserves for Policies and Contracts Issued Before Operative Date of Valuation Manual
425.054
Actuarial Opinion of Reserves Issued Before Operative Date of Valuation Manual
425.055
Supporting Memorandum for Actuarial Opinion
425.056
Limitation on Liability for Actuarial Opinion
425.057
Disciplinary Action: Company or Person Certifying Opinion
425.058
Computation of Minimum Standard: General Rule
425.059
Computation of Minimum Standard for Certain Annuities and Pure Endowment Contracts
425.060
Applicability of Calendar Year Statutory Valuation Interest Rates
425.061
Computation of Calendar Year Statutory Valuation Interest Rate: General Rule
425.062
Weighting Factors
425.063
Reference Interest Rate
425.064
Commissioners Reserve Valuation Method for Life Insurance and Endowment Benefits
425.065
Commissioners Annuity Reserve Valuation Method for Annuity and Pure Endowment Benefits
425.066
Minimum Aggregate Reserves
425.067
Optional Reserve Computations
425.068
Reserve Computation: Gross Premium Charged Less than Valuation Net Premium
425.069
Reserve Computation: Indeterminate Premium Plans and Certain Other Plans
425.070
Computation of Reserve for Certain Policies by Calendar Year of Issue
425.071
Lapse Rates in Minimum Standard of Valuation
425.072
Minimum Standard for Accident and Health Insurance Contracts
425.073
Valuation Manual for Policies Issued on or After the Operative Date of the Valuation Manual
425.074
Requirements of a Principle-based Valuation
425.075
Experience Reporting for Policies in Force on or After Operative Date of Valuation Manual
425.076
Confidentiality
425.077
Single State Exemption
425.101
Definitions
425.102
Inapplicability of Certain Law
425.103
Applicability of Subchapter
425.104
Purpose
425.105
Written Investment Plan
425.106
Investment Records
425.108
Authorized Investments and Transactions in General
425.109
Authorized Investments: Government Obligations
425.110
Authorized Investments: Obligations of and Other Investments in Business Entities
425.111
Authorized Investments: Bonds Issued, Assumed, or Guaranteed in International Market
425.112
Authorized Investments: Policy Loans
425.113
Authorized Investments: Deposits in Certain Financial Institutions
425.114
Authorized Investments: Insurance Company Investment Pools
425.115
Authorized Investments: Equity Interests
425.116
Authorized Investments: Preferred Stock
425.117
Authorized Investments: Collateral Loans
425.118
Authorized Investments: Obligations Secured by Real Property Loans
425.119
Authorized Investments: Real Property
425.120
Authorized Investments: Oil, Gas, and Minerals
425.121
Authorized Investments: Securities Lending, Repurchase, Reverse Repurchase, and Dollar Roll Transactions
425.122
Authorized Investments: Premium Loans
425.123
Authorized Investments: Money Market Funds
425.124
Authorized Investments: Risk Control Transactions
425.125
Risk Control Transactions: Definitions
425.126
Risk Control Transactions: Derivative Use Plan
425.127
Risk Control Transactions: Internal Control Procedures
425.128
Risk Control Transactions: Oversight by Commissioner
425.129
Risk Control Transactions: Limitations on Income Generation Transactions
425.130
Risk Control Transactions: Limitations on Replication Transactions
425.131
Risk Control Transactions: Trading Requirements
425.132
Risk Control Transactions: Offsetting Transactions
425.151
Authorized Investments: Foreign Countries and United States Territories
425.152
Authorized Investments: Investments Not Otherwise Specified or Prohibited
425.153
Authorized Investments: Certain Previously Authorized Investments
425.154
Applicability of Percentage Authorizations and Limitations
425.155
Qualification of Investments
425.156
Distributions, Reinsurance, and Merger
425.157
Aggregate Diversification Requirements
425.158
Waiver by Commissioner of Quantitative Limitations
425.159
Accounting Provisions
425.160
Investments of Ceding Insurers
425.161
Acting as Real Estate Broker or Salesperson Prohibited
425.162
Rules
425.201
Definition
425.202
Applicability of Subchapter
425.203
Limitation on Funds and Other Assets
425.204
Approval of Investments and Loans Required
425.205
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Government Bonds
425.206
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Corporate Bonds, Notes, and Debentures
425.207
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Shares of Savings and Loan Associations
425.208
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Bank and Bank Holding Company Stocks
425.209
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Debentures of Public Utility Corporations
425.210
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Preferred Stock of Public Utility Corporations
425.211
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Bonds Issued, Assumed, or Guaranteed in International Market
425.212
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Securities or Investments Authorized or Described by Specific Statutory Provision
425.213
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Other Securities Specifically Authorized by Law
425.214
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Loans Secured by Real Property
425.215
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Loans Secured by Certain Collateral Secured by Real Property
425.216
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Policy Loans
425.217
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Loans Secured by Certain Securities
425.218
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Securities Not Otherwise Specified
425.219
Authorized Investments for Policy Reserves and Surplus: Bonds of Certain Water Control and Improvement Districts
425.220
Authorized Investments for Capital, Surplus, and Contingency Funds: Capital Stock, Bonds, and Other Corporate Obligations
425.221
Authorized Investments for Capital, Surplus, and Contingency Funds: Bonds or Notes of Educational or Religious Corporations
425.222
Authorized Investments for Capital, Surplus, and Contingency Funds: Life Income Interests in Qualified Trusts
425.223
Authorized Investments for Capital, Surplus, and Contingency Funds: Capital Stock of Reinsurer
425.224
Authorized Investments for Capital, Surplus, and Contingency Funds: Loans Secured by Corporate Stock
425.225
Investment in Foreign Securities
425.226
Investment in Stock Subject to Assessment Prohibited
425.227
Certain Investment Powers Not a Restriction
425.228
Investments of Ceding Insurer
425.229
Authorized Investments: Real Estate for Insurer’s Offices
425.230
Authorized Investments: Oil, Gas, and Minerals
425.231
Authorized Investments: Real Property Acquired Under Certain Circumstances
425.232
Authorized Investments: Improved Income-producing Real Property
425.0535
Annual Valuation of Reserves for Policies and Contracts Issued on or After Operative Date of Valuation Manual
425.0545
Actuarial Opinion of Reserves After Operative Date of Valuation Manual
425.1185
Authorized Investments: Mezzanine Real Estate Loans
425.1231
Authorized Investments: Bond Exchange-traded Funds
425.2061
Authorized Investments for All Funds: Bond Exchange-traded Funds

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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