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23-72-104. Minimum requirements for new insurers.
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23-72-104. Minimum requirements for new insurers.
(a) No insurer shall transact mutual assessment life or disability insurance in this state unless it lawfully had authority to transact the insurance on January 1, 1960, and provided further that from and after January 1, 1968, the insurer shall be required to:
(1) Maintain reserves on all life insurance policies, annuity and endowment contracts, and disability insurance policies issued on or after January 1, 1968, in the following manner:
(A) Reserves on all life insurance policies and annuity and endowment contracts shall be established and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Standard Valuation Law for Life Insurance and Annuities, § 23-84-101 et seq.; and
(B) Reserves on all accident and health insurance policies shall be established and maintained in accordance with the provisions of § 23-63-601 et seq.; and
(2) Insert in all life insurance policies and annuity and endowment contracts issued on and after January 1, 1968, a provision for nonforfeiture benefits in accordance with the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance, § 23-81-201 et seq.
(b) No insurer shall continue to be authorized to transact mutual assessment life or disability insurance in this state unless it is otherwise entitled to such authority and has:
(1) At least two thousand (2,000) members regularly paying their assessments; and
(2) Surplus funds of at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(c) No domestic insurer shall hereafter be organized to transact life or disability insurance on the mutual assessment plan.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-72-104
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23-72-104. Minimum requirements for new insurers.
(a) No insurer shall transact mutual assessment life or disability insurance in this state unless it lawfully had authority to transact the insurance on January 1, 1960, and provided further that from and after January 1, 1968, the insurer shall be required to:
(1) Maintain reserves on all life insurance policies, annuity and endowment contracts, and disability insurance policies issued on or after January 1, 1968, in the following manner:
(A) Reserves on all life insurance policies and annuity and endowment contracts shall be established and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the Standard Valuation Law for Life Insurance and Annuities, § 23-84-101 et seq.; and
(B) Reserves on all accident and health insurance policies shall be established and maintained in accordance with the provisions of § 23-63-601 et seq.; and
(2) Insert in all life insurance policies and annuity and endowment contracts issued on and after January 1, 1968, a provision for nonforfeiture benefits in accordance with the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance, § 23-81-201 et seq.
(b) No insurer shall continue to be authorized to transact mutual assessment life or disability insurance in this state unless it is otherwise entitled to such authority and has:
(1) At least two thousand (2,000) members regularly paying their assessments; and
(2) Surplus funds of at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(c) No domestic insurer shall hereafter be organized to transact life or disability insurance on the mutual assessment plan.
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23-63-601. Definition.
In any determination of the financial condition, including whether an asset is allowable, of a domestic insurer, domestic title insurer, or other domestic regulated entities reporting to the Insurance Commissioner, including health maintenance organizations, hospital or medical service corporations, farmers' mutual aid associations or companies, and other licensees, all hereinafter called “reporting entities” for purposes of this subchapter, the definition of an “asset” contained in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' publication as it existed on January 1, 2001, entitled the “Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual”, with certain additions, will be used in the determination. Additions shall include, but may not be limited to, the following:
(1)(A) Electronic data processing equipment, licenses, and operating system software, excluding any amount paid to officers and employees of the reporting entity, necessary for installation and use of a data processing or accounting system, or both, to be used in connection with the business of the insurer or reporting entity.
(B) Commencing on and after January 1, 2001, assets allowed under this section, as well as nonoperating system software, shall be accounted for in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' publication as it existed on January 1, 2001, entitled the “Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual”; and
(2) Other assets as specified by the commissioner in a rule.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-63-601
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23-81-201. Title.
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-81-201
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23-84-101. Title — Definitions.
(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Standard Valuation Law for Life Insurance and Annuities”.
(b) As used in this chapter:
(1) “Accident and health insurance” means:
(A) A contract that incorporates morbidity risk and provides protection against economic loss resulting from accident, sickness, or medical conditions; and
(B) The definition or description of “accident and health insurance” specified in the valuation manual;
(2) “Appointed actuary” means a qualified actuary who is appointed in accordance with the valuation manual to prepare the actuarial opinion required by § 23-84-112(b);
(3) “Company” means an entity that has written, issued, or reinsured a policy or contract:
(A) In this state and has at least one (1) policy or contract in force or in claim status; or
(B) In any state and is required to hold a certificate of authority to write a policy or contract in this state;
(4) “Deposit-type contract” means:
(A) A contract that does not incorporate mortality or morbidity risks; and
(B) The definition or description of “deposit-type contract” specified in the valuation manual;
(5) “Life insurance” means:
(A) A contract that incorporates mortality risk, including annuity and pure endowment contracts; and
(B) The definition or description of “life insurance” specified in the valuation manual;
(6) “Operative date of the valuation manual” means the date if approved by the Insurance Commissioner as the date for use under this chapter of the valuation manual or a change to the valuation manual that is:
(A) January 1 of the first calendar year following the first July 1 as of which all of the following have occurred:
(i) The valuation manual has been adopted by the National Association
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-84-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-84-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.