After July 1, 1973, any insurer may file with the director a written notice of its election to comply with the provisions of this subsection after a specified date before January 1, 1979, which shall be the operative date of this subsection for such insurer, provided that an insurer may elect a different operative date for individual annuity and pure endowment contracts from that elected for group annuity and pure endowment contracts. If an insurer makes no such election, the operative date of this subsection for such insurer shall be January 1, 1979.
The provisions of this subsection shall be applicable to:
shall be the calendar year statutory valuation interest rates as defined in this subsection.
I =.03 + W(R1 -.03) +W/2(R2 -.09);
I =.03 + W (R -.03)
where R1 is the lesser of R and.09;
R2 is the greater of R and.09;
R is the reference interest rate defined in this subsection and W is the weighting factor defined in this subsection,
Guarantee | Weighting |
Duration (Years) | Factors |
10 or less | .50 |
More than 10, but not more than 20 | .45 |
More than 20 | .35 |
For life insurance, the guarantee duration is the maximum number of years the life insurance can remain in force on a basis guaranteed in the policy or under options to convert to plans of life insurance with premium rates or nonforfeiture values, or both, which are guaranteed in the original policy;
.80
Guarantee Duration (Years) | Weighting Factor for Plan Type | ||
A | B | C | |
5 or less | .80 | .60 | .50 |
More than 5, but not more than 10 | .75 | .60 | .50 |
More than 10, but not more than 20 | .65 | .50 | .45 |
More than 20 | .45 | .35 | .35 |
Plan Type | |||
(ii) | A | B | C |
For annuities and guaranteed interest contracts valued on a change in fund basis, the factors shown in (i) above increased by: | .15 | .25 | .05 |
(iii) | |||
For annuities and guaranteed interest contracts valued on an issue year basis (other than those with no cash settlement options) which do not guarantee interest on considerations received more than one (1) year after issue or purchase and for annuities and guaranteed interest contracts valued on a change in fund basis which do not guarantee interest rates on considerations received more than twelve (12) months beyond the valuation date, the factors shown in (i) or derived in (ii) increased by: | .05 | .05 | .05 |
Plan Type A: At any time policyholder may withdraw funds only:
Plan Type B: Before expiration of the interest rate guarantee, policyholder may withdraw funds only:
At the end of interest rate guarantee, funds may be withdrawn without such adjustment in a single sum or installments over less than five (5) years.
Plan Type C: Policyholder may withdraw funds before expiration of interest rate guarantee in a single sum or installments over less than five (5) years, either:
Provided that for any life insurance policy issued on or after January 1, 1986, for which the contract premium in the first policy year exceeds that of the second year and for which no comparable additional benefit is provided in the first year for such excess and which provides an endowment benefit or a cash surrender value or a combination thereof in an amount greater than such excess premium, the reserve according to the commissioners reserve valuation method as of any policy anniversary occurring on or before the assumed ending date defined herein as the first policy anniversary on which the sum of any endowment benefit and any cash surrender value then available is greater than such excess premium shall, except as otherwise provided in subsection (10) of this section, be the greater of the reserve as of such policy anniversary calculated as described in the preceding paragraph and the reserve as of such policy anniversary calculated as described in that paragraph, but with (a) the value defined in subparagraph (i) of that paragraph being reduced by fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of such excess first year premium, (b) all present values of benefits and premiums being determined without reference to premiums or benefits provided for by the policy after the assumed ending date, (c) the policy being assumed to mature on such date as an endowment, and (d) the cash surrender value provided on such date being considered as an endowment benefit. In making the above comparison the mortality and interest basis stated in subsections (4) and (4b) of this section shall be used.
shall be calculated by a method consistent with the principles of subsection (5)(a) of this section, except that any extra premiums charged because of impairments or special hazards shall be disregarded in the determination of modified net premiums.
Provided that for any life insurance policy issued on or after January 1, 1986, for which the gross premium in the first policy year exceeds that of the second year and for which no comparable additional benefit is provided in the first year for such excess and which provides an endowment benefit or a cash surrender value or a combination thereof in an amount greater than such excess premium, the foregoing provisions of this subsection shall be applied as if the method actually used in calculating the reserve for such policy were the method described in subsection (5) of this section, ignoring the second paragraph of subsection (5) of this section. The minimum reserve at each policy anniversary of such a policy shall be the greater of the minimum reserve calculated in accordance with subsection (5) of this section, including the second paragraph of that subsection, and the minimum reserve calculated in accordance with this subsection.
as determined by rules promulgated by the director.
The director may confirm the operative date of the valuation manual by bulletin or otherwise.
In the case of paragraph (b)(iii)1. and 2. of this subsection, provided that such recipient agrees, and has the legal authority to agree, to maintain the confidentiality and privileged status of such documents, materials, data and other information in the same manner and to the same extent as required for the director.
Idaho Code § 41-612