Ins 50.75(2)(a) (a) Is a member in good standing of the American academy of actuaries;

Ins 50.75(2)(b) (b) Is qualified to sign statements of actuarial opinion for life and health insurance company annual statements in accordance with the American academy of actuaries qualification standards for actuaries signing such statements;

Ins 50.75(2)(c) (c) Is familiar with the valuation requirements applicable to life and health insurance companies; and

Ins 50.75(2)(d) (d) Has not been found by the commissioner (or if so found has subsequently been reinstated as a qualified actuary), following appropriate notice and hearing to have:

Ins 50.75(2)(d)1. 1. Violated any provision of, or any obligation imposed by, an insurance law or other law in the course of his or her dealings as a qualified actuary;

Ins 50.75(2)(d)2. 2. Been found guilty of fraudulent or dishonest practices;

Ins 50.75(2)(d)3. 3. Demonstrated his or her incompetency, lack of cooperation, or untrustworthiness to act as a qualified actuary;

Ins 50.75(2)(d)4. 4. Submitted to the commissioner during the past 5 years, pursuant to this subchapter, an actuarial opinion or memorandum that the commissioner rejected because it did not meet the provisions of this subchapter including standards set by the actuarial standards board; or

Ins 50.75(2)(d)5. 5. Resigned or been removed as an actuary within the past 5 years as a result of acts or omissions indicated in any adverse report on examination or as a result of failure to adhere to generally acceptable actuarial standards; and

Ins 50.75(2)(e) (e) Has not failed to notify the commissioner of any action taken by any commissioner of any other state similar to that under par. (d).

Ins 50.75(3) (3) Appointed actuary. An “appointed actuary” is a qualified actuary who is appointed or retained to prepare the statement of actuarial opinion required by this subchapter either directly by or by the authority of the board of directors through an executive officer of the company other than the qualified actuary. The company shall give the commissioner timely written notice of the name, title (and, in the case of a consulting actuary, the name of the firm) and manner of appointment or retention of each person appointed or retained by the company as an appointed actuary and shall state in such notice that the person meets the requirements set forth in sub. (2). Once notice is furnished, no further notice is required with respect to this person, provided that the company shall give the commissioner timely written notice in the event the actuary ceases to be appointed or retained as an appointed actuary or to meet the requirements set forth in sub. (2). If any person appointed or retained as an appointed actuary replaces a previously appointed actuary, the notice shall so state and give the reasons for replacement.

Ins 50.75(4) (4) Standards for asset adequacy analysis. The asset adequacy analysis required by this subchapter:

Ins 50.75(4)(a) (a) Shall conform to the standards of practice as promulgated from time to time by the actuarial standards board and on any additional standards under this subchapter, which standards are to form the basis of the statement of actuarial opinion in accordance with s. Ins 50.78; and

Ins 50.75(4)(b) (b) Shall be based on methods of analysis as are deemed appropriate for such purposes by the actuarial standards board.

Ins 50.75(5) (5) Liabilities to be covered.

Ins 50.75(5)(a) (a) Under authority of ch. 623, Stats., and subch. IV, the statement of actuarial opinion shall apply to all in force business on the statement date regardless of when or where issued. This includes items reported in the annual statement exhibits pertaining to contract reserves for life insurance, annuities, accident and health insurance, and deposit type contracts; liabilities for unpaid claims; and equivalent items in the separate account statement or statements.

Ins 50.75(5)(b) (b) If the appointed actuary determines as the result of asset adequacy analysis that a reserve should be held in addition to the aggregate reserve held by the company and calculated in accordance with methods set forth in s. 623.06 (3), (3m), (4m) and (7), Stats., and s. Ins 3.17, the company shall establish such additional reserve.

Ins 50.75(5)(c) (c) Additional reserves established under par. (b) and deemed not necessary in subsequent years may be released. Any amounts released must be disclosed in the actuarial opinion for the applicable year. The release of such reserves would not be deemed an adoption of a lower standard of valuation.

Ins 50.75 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1995, No. 480, eff. 1-1-96; CR 04-071: am. (1) (a), (3) and (5) (a), r. (1) (b), (c) and (5) (c), renum. (1) (d) and (5) (d) to be (1) (b) and (5) (c) and am. (5) (c) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 12-31-05.

Ins 50.76 Ins 50.76 Required opinions. In accordance with subch. IV and ch. 623, Stats., every company doing business in this state shall annually submit the opinion of an appointed actuary as provided for by this subchapter.

Ins 50.76 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1995, No. 480, eff. 1-1-96; CR 04-071: r. and recr. Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 12-31-05.

Ins 50.78 Ins 50.78 Statement of actuarial opinion based on an asset adequacy analysis.

Ins 50.78(1) (1) General description. The statement of actuarial opinion submitted in accordance with this subchapter shall consist of:

Ins 50.78(1)(a) (a) A paragraph identifying the appointed actuary and his or her qualifications;

Ins 50.78(1)(b) (b) A scope paragraph identifying the subjects on which an opinion is to be expressed and describing the scope of the appointed actuary’s work, including a tabulation delineating the reserves and related actuarial items which have been analyzed for asset adequacy and the method of analysis, and identifying the reserves and related actuarial items covered by the opinion which have not been so analyzed;

Ins 50.78(1)(c) (c) A reliance paragraph describing those areas, if any, where the appointed actuary has deferred to other experts in developing data, procedures or assumptions, including anticipated cash flows from currently owned assets and variation in cash flows according to economic scenarios, supported by a statement of each such expert in the form prescribed by sub. (5); and

Ins 50.78(1)(d) (d) An opinion paragraph expressing the appointed actuary’s opinion with respect to the adequacy of the supporting assets to mature the liabilities.

Ins 50.78(1)(e) (e) One or more additional paragraphs will be needed in individual company cases as follows:

Ins 50.78(1)(e)1. 1. If the appointed actuary considers it necessary to state a qualification of his or her opinion;