31 Pa. Code § 84d.2

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 84d.2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Act-The Insurance Department Act of 1921 (40 P. S. §§ 1-324).

Actuarial Standards Board-The board established by the American Academy of Actuaries, or a successor thereto, to develop and promulgate standards of actuarial practice.

Commissioner-The Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth.

2001 CSO Composite Mortality Tables-The 2001 CSO Mortality Tables with rates of mortality that do not distinguish between smokers and nonsmokers.

Law-The Insurance Company Law of 1921 (40 P. S. §§ 341-991)

NAIC-The National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

2001 CSO Smoker and Nonsmoker Mortality Tables-The 2001 CSO Mortality Tables with separate rates of mortality for smokers and nonsmokers.

2001 CSO Mortality Table-The mortality table, consisting of separate rates of mortality for male and female lives, developed by the American Academy of Actuaries CSO Task Force from the Valuation Basic Mortality Table developed by the Society of Actuaries Individual Life Insurance Valuation Mortality Task Force, and adopted by the NAIC in December 2002. The 2001 CSO Mortality Table is included in the Proceedings of the NAIC (2nd Quarter 2002). Unless the context indicates otherwise, the 2001 CSO Mortality Table includes both the ultimate form of that table and the select and ultimate form of that table and includes both the smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables and the composite mortality tables. It also includes both the age-nearest-birthday and age-last-birthday bases of the mortality tables.

2001 CSO Mortality Table (F)-The mortality table consisting of the rates of mortality for female lives from the 2001 CSO Mortality Table.

2001 CSO Mortality Table (M)-The mortality table consisting of the rates of mortality for male lives from the 2001 CSO Mortality Table.

2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Mortality Table-The mortality tables with separate rates of mortality for Super Preferred Nonsmoker, Preferred Nonsmoker, Residual Standard Nonsmoker, Preferred Smoker and Residual Standard Smoker splits of the 2001 CSO Nonsmoker and Smoker Mortality Tables as adopted by the NAIC at the September 2006 meeting and published in the NAIC minutes for that meeting. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the 2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Mortality Table includes both the ultimate form of that table and the select and ultimate form of that table. The table includes both the male and female mortality tables and also includes both the age-nearest-birthday and age-last-birthday bases of the mortality table.

Statistical agent-An entity with proven systems for protecting the confidentially of individual insured and company information, demonstrated resources for and history of ongoing electronic communications and data transfer ensuring data integrity with insurance companies, which are its members or subscribers, and a history of and means for aggregation of data and accurate promulgation of the experience modifications in a timely manner.

31 Pa. Code § 84d.2

The provisions of this §84d.2 amended December 1, 2006, effective 12/2/2006, 36 Pa.B. 7244.