Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Standard Valuation Law
Section 425.055. Supporting Memorandum for Actuarial Opinion

Sec. 425.055. SUPPORTING MEMORANDUM FOR ACTUARIAL OPINION. (a) A memorandum shall be prepared to support each actuarial opinion required by Section 425.054 or 425.0545. The form and substance of each supporting memorandum must comply with the commissioner's rules for memorandums subject to Section 425.054, or the valuation manual for memorandums subject to Section 425.0545.
(b) The commissioner may engage an actuary or other financial specialist as defined by commissioner rule if:
(1) a life insurance company does not provide a supporting memorandum at the request of the commissioner in the time specified by rule; or
(2) the company provides a supporting memorandum, but the commissioner determines that the supporting memorandum does not meet the standards prescribed by rule or is otherwise unacceptable to the commissioner.
(c) The actuary or other financial specialist under Subsection (b) shall:
(1) review the actuarial opinion and the basis for the opinion; and
(2) prepare the supporting memorandum.
(d) A life insurance company is responsible for the expense of the actuary or other financial specialist under Subsection (b).
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 313 (S.B. 1654), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Insurance Code

Title 4 - Regulation of Solvency

Subtitle B - Reserves and Investments

Chapter 425 - Reserves and Investments for Life Insurance Companies and Related Entities

Subchapter B. Standard Valuation Law

Section 425.051. Short Title

Section 425.052. Definitions

Section 425.053. Annual Valuation of Reserves for Policies and Contracts Issued Before Operative Date of Valuation Manual

Section 425.0535. Annual Valuation of Reserves for Policies and Contracts Issued on or After Operative Date of Valuation Manual

Section 425.054. Actuarial Opinion of Reserves Issued Before Operative Date of Valuation Manual

Section 425.0545. Actuarial Opinion of Reserves After Operative Date of Valuation Manual

Section 425.055. Supporting Memorandum for Actuarial Opinion

Section 425.056. Limitation on Liability for Actuarial Opinion

Section 425.057. Disciplinary Action: Company or Person Certifying Opinion

Section 425.058. Computation of Minimum Standard: General Rule

Section 425.059. Computation of Minimum Standard for Certain Annuities and Pure Endowment Contracts

Section 425.060. Applicability of Calendar Year Statutory Valuation Interest Rates

Section 425.061. Computation of Calendar Year Statutory Valuation Interest Rate: General Rule

Section 425.062. Weighting Factors

Section 425.063. Reference Interest Rate

Section 425.064. Commissioners Reserve Valuation Method for Life Insurance and Endowment Benefits

Section 425.065. Commissioners Annuity Reserve Valuation Method for Annuity and Pure Endowment Benefits

Section 425.066. Minimum Aggregate Reserves

Section 425.067. Optional Reserve Computations

Section 425.068. Reserve Computation: Gross Premium Charged Less Than Valuation Net Premium

Section 425.069. Reserve Computation: Indeterminate Premium Plans and Certain Other Plans

Section 425.070. Computation of Reserve for Certain Policies by Calendar Year of Issue

Section 425.071. Lapse Rates in Minimum Standard of Valuation

Section 425.072. Minimum Standard for Accident and Health Insurance Contracts

Section 425.073. Valuation Manual for Policies Issued on or After the Operative Date of the Valuation Manual

Section 425.074. Requirements of a Principle-Based Valuation

Section 425.075. Experience Reporting for Policies in Force on or After Operative Date of Valuation Manual

Section 425.076. Confidentiality

Section 425.077. Single State Exemption