Section 125. Annual rate reports

A. Every insurer shall report to the commission annually by June 30 premium rates for all long-term care insurance policies. The commission shall post this report to the Bureau of Insurance's webpage. The rate report shall include:

1. For policies issued on or after October 1, 2003, an actuarial certification prepared, dated, and signed by a qualified actuary that provides at least the following information:

a. A statement of the sufficiency of the current premium rate schedule including:

(1) For policies currently marketed:

(a) The premium rate schedule continues to be sufficient to cover anticipated costs under moderately adverse experience, consistent with the margins as defined in the original rate filing or any subsequent rate filing, and that the premium rate schedule is reasonably expected to be sustainable over the life of the form with no future premium increases anticipated; or

(b) If the statement in subdivision 1 a (1) (a) of this subsection cannot be made, a statement that margins for moderately adverse experience, consistent with the margins as defined in the original rate filing or any subsequent rate filing, may no longer be sufficient. In this situation, the insurer shall submit to the commission within 60 days of the date of the actuarial certification a plan of action, including a timeframe, for the reestablishment of adequate margins for moderately adverse experience so that the ultimate premium rate schedule would be reasonably expected to be sustainable over the future life of the form with no future premium increases anticipated. Failure to submit a plan of action to the commission within 60 days or to comply with the timeframe stated in the plan of action constitutes grounds for withdrawal or modification of approval of the form for future sales.

(2) For policies that are no longer marketed:

(a) A statement that the premium rate schedule continues to be sufficient to cover anticipated costs under best estimate assumptions; or

(b) A statement that the premium rate schedule may no longer be sufficient. The insurer shall submit to the commission within 60 days of the date of the actuarial certification a plan of action, including a timeframe for the reestablishment of adequate margins for moderately adverse experience.

b. A description of the review performed that led to the statement.

c. At least once every three years, an actuarial memorandum dated and signed by a qualified actuary that supports the actuarial certification and provides at least the following information:

(1) A detailed explanation of the data sources and review performed by the actuary prior to making the statement in subdivision 1 a (1) of this subsection;

(2) A complete description of experience assumptions and their relationship to the initial pricing assumptions;

(3) A description of the credibility of the experience data; and

(4) An explanation of the analysis and testing performed in determining the current presence of margins.

2. For policies issued prior to October 1, 2003, the report shall include a statement signed by a qualified actuary that a complete analysis and review of the premium rates was conducted, a description of the analysis, the date on which the analysis was completed, and any rate action found to be necessary as a result of the analysis.

B. Reports required in this section shall be based on the previous calendar year data and filed with the commission no later than June 30. The commission may request any additional information that will support the information required in this section.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 31, Issue 18, eff. September 1, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§§ 12.1-13, 38.2-223, and 38.2-5202 of the Code of Virginia.