HAR §16-171-502. Definitions

As used in this subchapter: "2001 CSO Mortality Table" means that mortality table, consisting of separate rates of mortality for male and female lives, developed by the American Academy of Actuaries CSO Task Force from the Valuation Basic Mortality Table developed by the Society of Actuaries Individual Life Insurance Valuation Mortality Task Force and adopted by the NAIC in December 2002. The 2001 CSO Mortality Table is included in the Proceedings of the NAIC (2nd Quarter 2002) and supplemented by the 2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Mortality Table. Unless indicated otherwise, the 2001 CSO Mortality Table includes: (1) Both the ultimate form of that table and the select and ultimate form of that table; (2) Both the smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables and the composite mortality tables; (3) Both the age-nearest-birthday and age-last- birthday bases of the mortality tables; (4) The "2001 CSO Mortality Table (F)" that consists of the rates of mortality for female lives from the 2001 CSO Mortality Table; (5) The "2001 CSO Mortality Table (M)" that consists of the rates of mortality for male lives from the 2001 CSO Mortality Table; §16-171-502 171-20 (6) The "Composite mortality tables" that consist of tables with rates of mortality that do not distinguish between smokers and nonsmokers; and (7) The "Smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables" that consist of mortality tables with separate rates of mortality for smokers and nonsmokers. "2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Mortality Table" means mortality tables with separate rates of mortality for Super Preferred Nonsmokers, Preferred Nonsmokers, Residual Standard Nonsmokers, Preferred Smokers, and Residual Standard Smoker splits of the 2001 CSO Nonsmoker and Smoker tables as adopted by the NAIC at the September 2006 national meeting and published in the NAIC Proceedings (3rd Quarter 2006). Unless the context indicates otherwise, the 2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Mortality Table includes: (1) Both the ultimate form of that table and the select and ultimate form of that table; (2) Both the smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables found in the 2001 CSO Mortality Table; (3) Both the male and female mortality tables and the gender composite mortality tables found in the 2001 CSO Mortality Table; and (4) Both the age-nearest-birthday and age-last- birthday bases of the mortality table found in the 2001 CSO Mortality Table. "CSO" means Commissioners' Standard Ordinary. "NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. "Statistical agent" means an entity with proven systems for protecting the confidentiality of individual insured and insurer information, demonstrated resources for and history of ongoing electronic communications and data transfer ensuring data integrity with insurers, which are its members or subscribers, and a history of and means for aggregation of data and accurate promulgation of the experience modifications in a timely manner. [Eff §16-171-504 171-21 03/28/08; comp 1/22/10; comp 12/13/12; am and comp 02/02/17; comp 9/30/21] (Auth: HRS §§431:2-201, 431:5-401) (Imp: HRS §§431:5-307(c), 431:10D-104(e)) §16-171-503 2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Table. (a) At the election of insurer, for each calendar year of issue, for any one or more specified plans of insurance and subject to satisfying the conditions stated in this subchapter, the 2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Mortality Table may be substituted in place of the smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables, found in the 2001 CSO Mortality Table, as the minimum valuation for policies issued. (b) No such election shall be made until the insurer demonstrates at least twenty per cent of the business to be valued on this table is in one or more of the preferred classes. (c) A table from the 2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Mortality Table used in place of a 2001 CSO Mortality Table, pursuant to the requirements of this section, will be treated as part of the 2001 CSO Mortality Table only for purposes of reserve valuation pursuant to the requirements of subchapter 4, title 16, chapter 171, HAR. [Eff 03/28/08; comp 1/22/10; comp 12/13/12; am and comp 02/02/17; comp 9/30/21] (Auth: HRS §§431:2-201, 431:5-401) (Imp: HRS §§431:5-307(c), 431:10D-104(e))