Texas Statutes
Chapter 1112 - Certain Guarantees in Life Insurance Policies
Section 1112.002. Certain Guarantees Constitute Definite Contract Benefit; Valuation of Benefit

Sec. 1112.002. CERTAIN GUARANTEES CONSTITUTE DEFINITE CONTRACT BENEFIT; VALUATION OF BENEFIT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a guarantee described by Section 1112.001 that is in a policy or coupon issued after September 5, 1955, shall be treated as a definite contract benefit and valued according to this section and the reserve requirements of Chapter 425.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), for a policy or coupon issued before the date determined under Section 1105.002(a) or (b), as applicable to the company, a contract benefit described by Subsection (a) shall be valued using the reserve valuation net premium for the benefits that is a uniform percentage of the gross premiums.
(c) A policy described by Subsection (b) that contains a contract benefit described by Subsection (a) may be valued on a basis that provides for not more than one year preliminary term insurance.
(d) For a policy or coupon issued on or after the date determined under Section 1105.002(a) or (b), as applicable to the company, a contract benefit described by Subsection (a) shall be valued using the commissioners reserve valuation method described by Section 425.064.
(e) A provision of this section relating to reserves does not apply to a policy issued before September 7, 1955.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1F.001, eff. April 1, 2009.