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
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 425.054. 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 425.066. 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 425.074. Requirements of a Principle-Based Valuation