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Ins 3.25(17)(c)(c) If the life years exposure is not less than the minimum life years exposure, the case rate for a plan of benefits shall be calculated as the product of the deviation factor determined in par. (d) and the prima facie premium rate in effect at the end of the experience period. The case rates shall be rounded to the nearest cent per $1000 indebtedness for single premiums payable on the basis of monthly outstanding balances.
Ins 3.25(17)(d)(d) Deviation factor determination. The deviation factor shall be determined using the following worksheet:
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All calculations below shall be taken to five decimal places:
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IF LINE 12 IS GREATER THAN ZERO, GO ON TO LINE 13. IF LINE 12 IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO ZERO, THE DEVIATION FACTOR IS ONE AND THE CASE RATE IS THE PRIMA FACIE RATE BASIS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.
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IF LINE 12 IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO ZERO, LINE 26 EQUALS LINE 1; OTHERWISE, IF LINE 5 EXCEEDS ONE, LINE 26 EQUALS LINE 25, AND IF LINE 5 IS LESS THAN ONE, THEN LINE 26 EQUALS LINE 24
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Ins 3.25(17)(e)(e) The period of time for which a case rate may be used by an insurer may not exceed the length of the experience period on which the rate is based. However, the period may not be less than one year nor more than 3 years.
Ins 3.25(18)(18)Change of insurers.
Ins 3.25(18)(a)(a) If a creditor changes insurers, the case rate applicable to that creditor’s coverage may be used by the replacing insurer under the same terms and conditions that apply to the replaced insurer;
Ins 3.25(18)(b)(b) If the case rate is higher than the prima facie premium rate on the date of change, the replacing insurer shall furnish notice of the change of insurers to the commissioner within 30 days following the date of change. The notice shall include the identity of the creditor and of the replaced insurer, the approved case rate applicable to the creditor’s coverage and the rate to be charged by the replacing insurer, and shall request that the commissioner inform the replacing insurer of the termination date of the case rate applicable to the creditor’s coverage. In no event shall the replacing insurer charge a rate higher than that approved for use by the replaced insurer for the remainder of the case rate period or, if sooner, until a new case rate for that creditor’s coverage is approved by the commissioner.
Ins 3.25(19)(19)Filing of experience information. Every insurer having credit life insurance or credit accident and sickness insurance in force in this state shall report Wisconsin experience data annually on the annual statement Credit Insurance Experience Exhibit form (available at no charge from the Commissioner.) The experience data for each calendar year shall be submitted as specified in the instructions to the annual statement and according to the requirements of sub. (20).
Ins 3.25(20)(20)Financial statement minimum reserves.
Ins 3.25(20)(a)(a) Each insurer shall show, as a liability in any financial statement or report required under s. 601.42, Stats., except for the report required to be filed under sub. (19), its policy or unearned premium reserve in an amount not less than as computed in pars. (b) through (e). If a credit insurance policy provides any combination of life insurance benefits, disability benefits and accident and sickness insurance benefits, a reserve must be established separately for the life insurance benefits, for the disability benefits and for the accident and sickness insurance benefits.
Ins 3.25(20)(b)(b) The minimum mortality and interest standards for active life reserves for individual credit life insurance policies shall be not less than 100% of the commissioners 1958 standard ordinary mortality table at 412% annual interest.
Ins 3.25(20)(c)(c) The minimum mortality and interest standards for active life reserves for group credit life insurance policies shall be not less than 100% of the commissioners 1960 standard group mortality table at 412% annual interest.
Ins 3.25(20)(d)(d) The minimum morbidity and interest standards for active life reserves for credit accident and sickness insurance policies and for disability benefits in credit life insurance policies shall be not less than the greater of 130% of the commissioners 1964 disability table at 412% annual interest, or the unearned premium reserve.
Ins 3.25(20)(e)(e) With the approval of the commissioner, a company may, for valuation purposes, use any appropriate mortality or morbidity table, in lieu of those specified in pars. (b), (c) and (d), that is based on credible credit life or disability experience and either explicitly or implicitly has adequate margins for the present value of all future unaccrued liabilities.
Ins 3.25(20)(f)(f) Unearned premium reserves shall be computed as follows:
Ins 3.25(20)(f)1.1. Unearned premiums shall be reported consistently as of the beginning and the end of each year, and shall be based on the premium that would be charged for the remaining amount and term of coverage using the premium rate or schedule of premium rates in effect at the time the coverage became effective. The following calculation bases shall be deemed to comply with this requirement in lieu of a precise calculation:
Ins 3.25(20)(f)1.a.a. For single premium uniformly decreasing credit life insurance coverage, the “sum of the digits” method, commonly known as the “Rule of 78;”
Ins 3.25(20)(f)1.b.b. For single premium credit accident and sickness coverage with substantially equal monthly benefits and with conterminous coverage and benefit periods, the arithmetic mean of the unearned premium calculated according to the “sum of the digits” method and the pro rata unearned premium calculated as the original premium multiplied by the ratio of the remaining coverage term to the original coverage term;
Ins 3.25(20)(f)1.c.c. For premiums payable on a monthly outstanding balance basis, single premium level life coverage or any other coverage where the benefit amount remains constant throughout the remaining coverage period, the pro rata unearned premium calculated as the original premium multiplied by the ratio of the remaining coverage term to the original coverage term;
Ins 3.25(20)(f)1.d.d. For decreasing credit life insurance coverage provided for the full term of the indebtedness where the benefit is equal to the actual or scheduled net amount necessary to liquidate the indebtedness, the unearned premium calculated as the original premiums multiplied by the ratio of the scheduled remaining dollar-months of coverage to the scheduled initial dollar-months of coverage. Dollar-months of coverage may be approximated using an assumed interest rate that is reasonably representative of the interest rates applicable to all indebtedness with respect to which coverage is provided on this basis;
Ins 3.25(20)(f)1.e.e. For credit life insurance coverage providing a combination of level and decreasing benefits, or providing a truncated coverage period or providing full-term coverage of an indebtedness that requires a balloon payment, an appropriate combination of methods described in this paragraph; or
Ins 3.25(20)(f)1.f.f. Any other reasonable approximation method approved by the commissioner.