2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 733 - Accounting and Investments
Section 733.306 - Computation of minimum standards for life insurance, industrial insurance, annuities and pure endowment contracts; rules.


(1) For all ordinary policies of life insurance issued on the standard basis, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits in such policies:
(a) The Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table for such policies issued prior to the operative date stated in ORS 743.216 (5) for the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance;
(b) The Commissioners 1958 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table for such policies issued on or after the operative date stated in ORS 743.216 (5) for the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance and prior to the operative date stated in ORS 743.215 for the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance, except that for any category of such policies issued on female risks, all modified net premiums and present values referred to in ORS 733.300 to 733.340 and sections 14 to 17, chapter 547, Oregon Laws 2015, may be calculated according to an age not more than six years younger than the actual age of the insured; and
(c) For such policies issued on or after the operative date stated in ORS 743.215 for the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance:
(A) The Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table;
(B) At the election of the insurer for any one or more specified plans of life insurance, the Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table with Ten-Year Select Mortality Factors; or
(C) Any ordinary mortality table, adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, that is approved by rule adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for such policies.
(2) For all industrial life insurance policies issued on the standard basis, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits in such policies:
(a) The 1941 Standard Industrial Mortality Table for such policies issued prior to the operative date defined in ORS 743.216 (7) of the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance; and
(b) For such policies issued on or after such operative date, the Commissioners 1961 Standard Industrial Mortality Table or any industrial mortality table, adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, that is approved by rule adopted by the director for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for such policies.
(3) For individual annuity and pure endowment contracts, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits in such policies:
(a) The 1937 Standard Annuity Mortality Table;
(b) At the option of the insurer, the Annuity Mortality Table for 1949, Ultimate; or
(c) Any modification of either table referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection that is approved by the director.
(4) For group annuity and pure endowment contracts, excluding any disability and accidental death benefits in such policies:
(a) The Group Annuity Mortality Table for 1951;
(b) Any modification of the table referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection that is approved by the director; or
(c) At the option of the insurer, any of the tables or modifications of tables specified for individual annuity and pure endowment contracts.
(5)(a) For total and permanent disability benefits in or supplementary to ordinary policies or contracts:
(A) For policies or contracts issued on or after January 1, 1966, 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 any tables of disablement rates and termination rates adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, that are approved by rule adopted by the director for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for such policies;
(B) For policies or contracts issued on or after January 1, 1961 and prior to January 1, 1966, either the tables referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph or, at the option of the insurer, the Class (3) Disability Table (1926); and
(C) For policies issued prior to January 1, 1961 the Class (3) Disability Table (1926).
(b) Any table referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall, for active lives, be combined with a mortality table permitted for calculating the reserves for life insurance policies.
(6) For accidental death benefits in or supplementary to policies:
(a) For policies issued on or after January 1, 1966, the 1959 Accidental Death Benefits Table or any accidental death benefits table adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, that is approved by rule adopted by the director for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for such policies.
(b) For policies issued on or after January 1, 1961, and prior to January 1, 1966, either the table referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection or, at the option of the insurer, the Inter-Company Double Indemnity Mortality Table.
(c) For policies issued prior to January 1, 1961, the Inter-Company Double Indemnity Mortality Table.
(7) The table used under subsection (6)(a), (b) or (c) of this section shall be combined with a mortality table for calculating the reserves for life insurance policies.
(8) For group life insurance, life insurance issued on the substandard basis and other special benefits, an insurer may use tables therefor that are approved by the director. [1991 c.401 §20]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 18 - Financial Institutions, Insurance

Chapter 733 - Accounting and Investments

Section 733.010 - Assets allowed.

Section 733.020 - Assets not allowed.

Section 733.030 - Liabilities in general.

Section 733.060 - Unearned premium reserve.

Section 733.090 - Unearned premium reserve and fund for title insurance.

Section 733.140 - Disallowance of "wash" transactions.

Section 733.160 - Valuation of assets other than securities.

Section 733.165 - Valuation of securities.

Section 733.210 - Director’s determinations.

Section 733.220 - Establishment and regulation of separate accounts to fund life insurance or annuities.

Section 733.230 - Transactions of separate accounts registered with Securities and Exchange Commission; application of laws and rules to members of separate account management committee.

Section 733.302 - Reserve valuation method for life insurance policies and annuity and pure endowment contracts.

Section 733.304 - Opinion of actuary; rules.

Section 733.306 - Computation of minimum standards for life insurance, industrial insurance, annuities and pure endowment contracts; rules.

Section 733.308 - Computation of minimum standard for annuities and pure endowment contracts; rules.

Section 733.310 - Interest rates for determining minimum standard for valuation.

Section 733.312 - Amount of required reserves for life insurance policies.

Section 733.314 - Amount of required reserves for certain annuity and pure endowment contracts.

Section 733.316 - Aggregate reserves.

Section 733.318 - Alternative standards of valuation.

Section 733.320 - Minimum required reserve for certain policies.

Section 733.322 - Calculation of reserves for plans for which minimum reserves cannot be determined under ORS 733.312, 733.314 or 733.320; rules.

Section 733.325 - Definitions.

Section 733.328 - Annual valuation of reserve liabilities.

Section 733.331 - Opinion of appointed actuary; liabilities of appointed actuary; rules.

Section 733.337 - Confidentiality; permissible disclosures.

Section 733.340 - Exemptions.

Section 733.510 - Investments of insurers; rules.

Section 733.530 - "Corporation," "sovereign," "political subdivision" defined.

Section 733.550 - "Amply secured obligation" defined.

Section 733.560 - "Unencumbered" defined.

Section 733.570 - "Improved real property" defined.

Section 733.578 - Conditions necessary for investments used to provide compensating balances.

Section 733.580 - Investment of required capitalization.

Section 733.600 - Investment in mortgage loans.

Section 733.610 - Investment in real property.

Section 733.620 - Investment in stocks of corporation.

Section 733.630 - Investment in securities or obligations of certain corporations.

Section 733.635 - Approved activities of corporations in which investments authorized.

Section 733.640 - Lending funds; limitations on loans.

Section 733.650 - Investment of funds in certain obligations and other specified items.

Section 733.652 - Investment of funds of separate accounts.

Section 733.654 - Limitation on amount of separate account investments; exceptions.

Section 733.670 - Investment of funds under "prudent investor" standard.

Section 733.680 - Acquisition and retention of personal property generally; purchases or loans for protection of investment property.

Section 733.710 - Investments authorized by prior law; date of eligibility of investment.

Section 733.730 - Approval by board of directors of investments and deposits.

Section 733.740 - Record of investments required.

Section 733.770 - Limitations on investments in property of any one person or single parcel of real estate.

Section 733.780 - Prohibited investments.