WAC 284-16-510. Specific minimum morbidity standards for group disability contracts

(1) Disability income benefits due to accident or sickness. (a) Contract reserves for: (i) Contracts issued prior to January 1, 1993: The same basis, if any, as that employed by the insurer as of December 31, 1992; (ii) Contracts issued on or after January 1, 1993: The 1987 Commissioners Group Disability Income Table (87CGDT). (b) Claim reserves for: (i) Claims incurred on or after January 1, 1993: The 1987 Commissioners Group Disability Income Table (87CGDT); (ii) Claims incurred prior to January 1, 1993: Optional use of either the 1964 Table or the 1987 Table. (2) Other group contract benefits. (a) Contract reserves: For all other group contract benefits, morbidity assumptions are to be determined using tables established for reserve purposes by a qualified actuary and acceptable to the commissioner. (b) Claim reserves: For all benefits other than disability, claim reserves are to be based on the insurer's experience, if such experience is considered credible, or upon other assumptions designed to place a sound value on the liabilities.