Chapter 323. Rules Governing Preneed Life Insurance Minimum Standards for Determining Reserve Liabilities and Nonforfeiture Values
14VAC5-323-10. Authority.
This chapter is promulgated by the commission, pursuant to § 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia and in accordance with §§ 38.2-1369, 38.2-3206 through 38.2-3209, and 38.2-4120 of the Code of Virginia and 14VAC5-319-40, to approve, recognize, permit, and prescribe the use of the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (CSO) Life Valuation Mortality Table for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation of reserves and the minimum standard nonforfeiture values for insurers offering preneed insurance in this Commonwealth.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 9, eff. January 1, 2015.
14VAC5-323-20. Definitions.
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"2001 CSO Mortality Table" means that mortality table, which is included in the Proceedings of the NAIC (2nd Quarter 2002), consisting of separate rates of mortality for male and female lives, developed by the American Academy of Actuaries CSO Task Force from the Valuation Basic Mortality Table developed by the Society of Actuaries Individual Life Insurance Valuation Mortality Task Force, and adopted by the NAIC in December 2002. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the "2001 CSO Mortality Table" includes both the ultimate form of that table and the select and ultimate form of that table and includes both the smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables and the composite mortality tables. It also includes both the age-nearest-birthday and age-last-birthday bases of the mortality tables.
"Commission" means the State Corporation Commission.
"NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
"Preneed insurance," "preneed insurance contract," or "preneed insurance policy" means a life insurance policy, or other life insurance contract which at issue, whether by assignment or otherwise, has for a purpose, the funding of a preneed funeral contract as defined in § 54.1-2800 of the Code of Virginia.
"Ultimate 1980 CSO" means the Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Life Valuation Mortality Table without any selection factors, incorporated into the 1980 NAIC amendments to the Standard Valuation Law and Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance models, and adopted by the NAIC in December 1983. It is a mortality table consisting of separate rates of mortality for male and female lives, developed by the Society of Actuaries Committee to recommend new mortality tables for valuation of standard individual ordinary life insurance, as set forth in Transactions, Society of Actuaries, Vol. XXXIII (1981), pp. 673 and 674.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 2009.
14VAC5-323-30. Minimum valuation mortality standards.
For preneed insurance contracts, and similar policies and contracts, the minimum mortality standard for determining reserve liabilities and nonforfeiture values for both male and female insureds shall be the Ultimate 1980 CSO.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 2009.
14VAC5-323-40. Minimum valuation interest rate standards.
A. The interest rates used in determining the minimum standard for valuation of preneed insurance shall be the calendar year statutory valuation interest rates as defined in § 38.2-1371 of the Code of Virginia.
B. The interest rates used in determining the minimum standard for nonforfeiture values for preneed insurance shall be the calendar year statutory nonforfeiture interest rates as defined in § 38.2-3209 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 9, eff. January 1, 2015.
14VAC5-323-50. Minimum valuation method standards.
A. The method used in determining the standard for the minimum valuation of reserves of preneed insurance shall be the method defined in §§ 38.2-1368 and 38.2-1369 of the Code of Virginia.
B. The method used in determining the standard for the minimum nonforfeiture values for preneed insurance shall be the method defined in § 38.2-3209 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 9, eff. January 1, 2015.
14VAC5-323-60. Transition provisions.
A. For preneed insurance policies issued on or after January 1, 2009, and before January 1, 2012, the 2001 CSO Mortality Table may be used as the minimum standard for reserves and minimum standard for nonforfeiture benefits for both male and female insureds pursuant to the requirements of the rules entitled "Use of the 2001 CSO Mortality Table in Determining Minimum Reserve Liabilities and Nonforfeiture Benefits (14VAC5-321)."
B. If an insurer elects to use the 2001 CSO Mortality Table as a minimum standard for any preneed insurance policy issued on or after January 1, 2009, and before January 1, 2012, the insurer shall provide, as a part of the actuarial opinion memorandum submitted in support of the company's asset adequacy testing, an annual written notification to the domiciliary commissioner. The notification shall include:
1. A complete list of all preneed insurance policy forms that use the 2001 CSO as a minimum standard;
2. A certification signed by the appointed actuary stating that the reserve methodology employed by the company in determining reserves for the preneed insurance policies issued after January 1, 2009, and using the 2001 CSO as a minimum standard, develops adequate reserves (for the purposes of this certification, the preneed insurance policies using the 2001 CSO as a minimum standard cannot be aggregated with any other insurance policies.); and
3. Supporting information regarding the adequacy of reserves for preneed insurance policies issued after January 1, 2009, and using the 2001 CSO as a minimum standard for reserves.
C. Preneed insurance policies issued on or after January 1, 2012, shall use the Ultimate 1980 CSO in the calculation of minimum nonforfeiture values and minimum reserves.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 2009.
14VAC5-323-70. Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 38.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 2009.
Documents Incorporated by Reference (14VAC5-323)
Transactions, Society of Actuaries, Vol. XXXIII, 1981, pp. 673 and 674