Md. Code Regs. 31.05.03.09

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 31.05.03.09 - General Calculation Requirements for Unitary Reserves

A. Guaranteed benefits and modified net premiums are considered to the mandatory expiration of the policy.

B. Modified net premiums are a uniform percentage of the respective guaranteed gross premiums, where the uniform percentage is such that, at issue, the present value of the net premiums equals the present value of all death benefits and pure endowments, plus the excess of §B(1) over §B(2) of this regulation as follows:

(1) A net level annual premium equal to the present value, at the date of issue, of the benefits provided for after the first policy year, divided by the present value, at the date of issue, of an annuity of one per year payable on the first and each subsequent anniversary of the policy on which a premium falls due. The net level annual premium may not exceed the net level annual premium on the 19-year premium whole life plan of insurance of the same renewal year equivalent level amount at an age 1 year higher than the age at issue of the policy;

(2) A net 1-year term premium for the benefits provided for in the first policy year.

C. The interest rates used in the present value calculations for any policy may not exceed the maximum valuation interest rate, determined with a guarantee duration equal to the length from issue to the mandatory expiration of the policy.

Md. Code Regs. 31.05.03.09