Section 17:17-17 - Factors for determining increase, revision, redetermination of capital, surplusIn determining any increase, revision or redetermination in the capital or surplus of an insurer pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of P.L. 1993, c.234 (C.17:17-16), the commissioner shall take into account the following factors:
a. Methods and techniques used to measure risk exposure and variability;b. The information available relating to the magnitude of the various risks described in section 6 of P.L. 1993, c.234 (C.17:17-16);c. The extent to which the risks described in section 6 of P.L. 1993, c.234 (C.17:17-16) are independent or interrelated, and whether any dependency is direct or inverse;d. The insurer's financial history, projections of profits or losses and other operational characteristics;e. The extent to which the insurer has provided protection against contingencies in ways other than the establishment of surplus including, but not limited to: redundancy of premiums; margin in reserves and liabilities; adjustability of contracts pursuant to the terms of the contracts; voluntary or mandatory investment valuation reserves; reinsurance; the use of conservative actuarial assumptions to provide a margin of security; reserve adjustments after rate increases for policies written at earlier and less adequate rates; contingency or catastrophe reserves, and diversification of assets and underwriting risks; andf. Any other relevant factors, including National Association of Insurance Commissioners' reports and independent judgments of the soundness of the insurer's financial condition as evidenced by ratings and reports of reliable professional financial services.