(1) "Accident and health insurance" means a contract that incorporates morbidity risk and provides protection against economic loss that results from accident, sickness or a medical condition.
(2) "Appointed actuary" means a qualified actuary that an insurer appoints in accordance with the valuation manual to prepare the actuarial opinion required under ORS 733.331.
(3) "Deposit-type contract" means a contract that does not incorporate mortality or morbidity risks.
(4) "Insurer" means an entity that has:
(a) Written, issued or reinsured life insurance contracts, accident and health insurance contracts or deposit-type contracts in this state and has at least one life insurance contract, accident and health insurance contract or deposit-type contract in force or on claim; or
(b) Written, issued or reinsured life insurance contracts, accident and health insurance contracts or deposit-type contracts in any state and that must hold a certificate of authority to write life insurance, accident and health insurance or deposit-type contracts in this state.
(5) "Life insurance" means a contract that incorporates mortality risk, including an annuity contract and a pure endowment contract.
(6) "Operative date of the valuation manual" means the date on which the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services adopts the valuation manual by rule in accordance with section 16, chapter 547, Oregon Laws 2015.
(7) "Principle-based valuation" means a reserve valuation that uses one or more methods or one or more assumptions that the insurer determines and that must comply with section 17, chapter 547, Oregon Laws 2015, as specified in the valuation manual.
(8) "Qualified actuary" means an individual who:
(a) Is qualified to sign the applicable statement of actuarial opinion in accordance with standards that the director establishes by rule, taking into consideration standards that the American Academy of Actuaries establishes for actuaries that sign statements of actuarial opinion; and
(b) Meets the requirements set forth in the valuation manual.
(9) "Reserves" means reserve liabilities.
(10) "Valuation manual" means the manual of valuation instructions that the director adopts in accordance with section 16, chapter 547, Oregon Laws 2015. [2015 c.547 §11]
Structure 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 733.304 - Opinion of actuary; 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 733.325 - 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 733.510 - 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 733.710 - Investments authorized by prior law; date of eligibility of investment.
Section 733.730 - Approval by board of directors of investments and deposits.