§ 36-1522. Definitions.  


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  • As used in this act:

    1.  "Adjusted RBC Report" means an RBC report which has been adjusted by the Insurance Commissioner in accordance with subsection D of Section 1523 of this title;

    2.  "Corrective order" means an order issued by the Commissioner specifying corrective actions which the Commissioner has determined are required;

    3.  "Domestic insurer" means any insurance company domiciled in this state;

    4.  "Foreign insurer" means any insurance company which has a certificate of authority to do business in this state but is not domiciled in this state;

    5.  "Life or health insurer" means any insurance company with a certificate of authority to write life or health insurance, or a licensed property and casualty insurer writing only accident and health insurance;

    6.  "Negative trend" means, with respect to a life or health insurer or a fraternal benefit society, negative trend over a period of time, as determined in accordance with the "Trend Test Calculation" included in the Life or Fraternal RBC Instructions;

    7.  "NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners;

    8.  "Property and casualty insurer" means any insurance company with a certificate of authority to write property or casualty insurance, and shall not include monoline mortgage guaranty insurers, financial guaranty insurers, or title insurers;

    9.  "RBC" means risk-based capital;

    10.  "RBC Instructions" means the RBC Report including risk-based capital instructions adopted by the NAIC, as adopted by the Commissioner by rule, and any amendments thereto adopted by the Commissioner by rule;

    11.  "RBC Level" means an insurer's Company Action Level RBC, Regulatory Action Level RBC, Authorized Control Level RBC, or Mandatory Control Level RBC, where:

    a."Company Action Level RBC" means, with respect to any insurer, the product of 2.0 and its Authorized Control Level RBC,

    b."Regulatory Action Level RBC" means the product of 1.5 and its Authorized Control Level RBC,

    c."Authorized Control Level RBC" means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with RBC Instructions, and

    d."Mandatory Control Level RBC" means the product of 0.70 and the Authorized Control Level RBC;

    12.  "RBC Plan" means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in subsection B of Section 1524 of this title;

    13.  "Revised RBC Plan" means an RBC Plan which is rejected by the Commissioner and which is revised by the insurer with or without the Commissioner's recommendations;

    14.  "RBC Report" means the report required in Section 1523 of this title; and

    15.  "Total adjusted capital" means the sum of:

    a.an insurer's statutory capital and surplus as determined in accordance with the statutory accounting applicable to the annual financial statements required to be filed with the Commissioner, and

    b.such other items, if any, as the RBC Instructions, as adopted by rule by the Commissioner, may provide.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 229, § 3, eff. July 1, 1997.  Amended by Laws 2013, c. 269, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.