Certain Texas-regulated insurance companies must file an annual appointed-actuary opinion about reserves and related actuarial items, and the opinion must meet valuation-manual and commissioner requirements.
Sec. 425.0545. ACTUARIAL OPINION OF RESERVES AFTER OPERATIVE DATE OF VALUATION MANUAL. (a) A company that has outstanding life insurance contracts, accident and health insurance contracts, or deposit-type contracts in this state and is subject to regulation by the department shall annually submit the opinion of the appointed actuary as to whether the reserves and related actuarial items held in support of the policies and contracts are computed appropriately, are based on assumptions that satisfy contractual provisions, are consistent with prior reported amounts, and are in compliance with applicable laws of this state. An opinion under this section must comply with provisions of the valuation manual, including in regard to any items necessary to its scope. (b) Unless exempted by the valuation manual, a company described by Subsection (a) shall include with the opinion required by that subsection an opinion of the same appointed actuary concerning whether the reserves and related actuarial items held in support of the policies and contracts specified in the valuation manual, when considered in light of the assets held by the company with respect to the reserves and related actuarial items, including investment earnings on the assets and considerations anticipated to be received and retained under the policies and contracts, make adequate provision for the company's obligations under the policies and contracts, including benefits under and expenses associated with the policies and contracts. (c) Each opinion required by this section must: (1) be in the form and contain the substance that is specified by the valuation manual and is acceptable to the commissioner; (2) be submitted with the annual statement reflecting the valuation of reserves for each year ending on or after the operative date of the valuation manual; (3) apply to all policies and contracts subject to this section, plus other actuarial liabilities specified by the valuation manual; and (4) be based on standards adopted from time to time by the Actuarial Standards Board or its successor, and on any additional standards prescribed by the valuation manual. (d) In the case of an opinion required to be submitted by a foreign or alien company, the commissioner may accept the opinion filed by the company with the insurance supervisory official of another state if the commissioner determines that the opinion reasonably meets the requirements applicable to a company domiciled in this state. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 313 (S.B. 1654), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.