Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-113.7

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 8, October 30, 2024

Rule 191-113.7 - Annual certification of loss reserves and loss expense reserves

(1) All companies shall submit an annual statement of actuarial opinion by a qualified actuary, evaluating the company's loss reserves and loss expense reserves or life and health policy and claim reserves. The statement of actuarial opinion shall conform to the Standards of Practice promulgated by the Actuarial Standards Board of the American Academy of Actuaries, the standards of the Casualty Actuarial Society, or the standards of the Society of Actuaries, as applicable, and such additional standards as the commissioner deems appropriate.

(2) The individual who prepares the statement of actuarial opinion shall be approved by the commissioner and shall be a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries, a member in good standing of the Society of Actuaries, or an individual who has demonstrated competence to the commissioner.

(3) The annual statement of actuarial opinion shall be considered part of the company's annual report of financial condition, except with respect to the date by which it must be filed with the commissioner.

(4) With the exception of risk retention groups and special purpose financial insurance companies, all companies shall file such statement of actuarial opinion with the commissioner on or before June 30 for the year ending December 31 immediately preceding. Companies that have received approval to report on other than a calendar year basis shall file such opinion within 180 days after the end of their fiscal year.

(5) A risk retention group domiciled in this state shall file such statement of actuarial opinion with the commissioner on or before March 1 and an actuarial opinion summary on or before March 15 for the year ending December 31 immediately preceding, written by the company's appointed actuary evaluating the company's loss reserves and loss expense reserves. The appointed actuary must be appointed by the board of directors, or its equivalent, or by a committee of the board, by December 31 of the calendar year for which the opinion is rendered. The appointed actuary must report to the board of directors each year on the items within the scope of the statement of actuarial opinion. The statement of actuarial opinion and the supporting actuarial report must be made available to the board of directors. The minutes of the board of directors should indicate that the appointed actuary has presented such information to the board of directors and that the statement of actuarial opinion and the supporting actuarial report were made available. The statement of actuarial opinion and the actuarial opinion summary shall be in the format of and contain the information required by the NAIC's Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions.

A special purpose financial insurance company domiciled in this state shall file such statement of actuarial opinion on or before June 30 for the year ending December 31 immediately preceding. The statement of actuarial opinion shall be in the format of and contain the information required by the NAIC's Life, Accident and Health Annual Statement Instructions or Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions, as applicable.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 191-113.7

Adopted by IAB April 17, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 21, effective 5/22/2024