41-606. UNEARNED PREMIUM RESERVE. (1) As to insurance against loss or damage to property (except as provided in section 41-607), and as to all general casualty insurance and surety insurance, every insurer shall maintain an unearned premium reserve on all policies in force.
(2) The director may require that such reserves shall be equal to the unearned portions of the gross premiums in force after deducting applicable reinsurance in solvent insurers as computed on each respective risk from the policy’s date of issue. If the director does not so require, the portions of the gross premium in force, less applicable reinsurance in solvent insurers, to be held as an unearned premium reserve, shall be computed according to the following table:
Term for which policy was written
Reserve for unearned premium
1 year or less
1/2
2 years
1st year
3/4
2nd year
1/4
3 years
1st year
5/6
2nd year
1/2
3rd year
1/6
4 years
1st year
7/8
2nd year
5/8
3rd year
3/8
4th year
1/8
5 years
1st year
9/10
2nd year
7/10
3rd year
1/2
4th year
3/10
5th year
1/10
Over 5 years
pro rata
(3) In lieu of computation according to the foregoing table, the insurer at its option may compute all of such reserves on a monthly or more frequent pro rata basis.
(4) After adopting a method for computing such reserve, an insurer shall not change methods without approval of the insurance supervisory official of the insurer’s domicile.
(5) This section does not apply to title insurance.
History:
[41-606, added 1961, ch. 330, sec. 127, p. 645.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 6 - ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Section 41-601 - “ASSETS” DEFINED.
Section 41-602 - ASSETS AS DEDUCTIONS FROM LIABILITIES.
Section 41-603 - ASSETS NOT ALLOWED.
Section 41-604 - DISALLOWANCE OF “WASH” TRANSACTIONS.
Section 41-605 - LIABILITIES, IN GENERAL.
Section 41-606 - UNEARNED PREMIUM RESERVE.
Section 41-607 - UNEARNED PREMIUM RESERVE FOR MARINE AND TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE.
Section 41-608 - RESERVE FOR DISABILITY INSURANCE.
Section 41-609 - LOSS RESERVES, LIABILITY INSURANCE AND WORKER’S COMPENSATION.
Section 41-610 - INCREASE OF INADEQUATE LOSS RESERVES.
Section 41-611 - RESERVE FOR LOSSES AND UNEARNED PREMIUMS — TITLE INSURERS.
Section 41-611A - MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURANCE — CONTINGENCY RESERVE.
Section 41-612 - STANDARD VALUATION LAW — LIFE INSURANCE.
Section 41-613 - VALUATION OF BONDS.
Section 41-614 - VALUATION OF OTHER SECURITIES.