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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 33. INSURANCE · Chapter 56. RISK-BASED CAPITAL LEVELS

33-56-1. Definitions.

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  1. As used in this chapter, the term:

  2. (1)

    ‘‘Adjusted RBC report’’ means an RBC report which has been adjusted in accordance with subsection (e) of Code Section 33-56-2.#

  3. (2)

    ‘‘Corrective order’’ means an order issued by the Commissioner specifying corrective actions which the Commissioner has determined are required.#

  4. (3)

    ‘‘Domestic insurer’’ means an insurer as defined in paragraph (4) of Code Section 33-3-1.#

  5. (4)

    ‘‘Foreign insurer’’ means any insurance company which is licensed to do business in this state under Chapter 3 of this title, but is not a domestic insurer.#

  6. (4.1)

    ‘‘Health organization’’ means any health maintenance organization; limited health service organization; hospital, medical, or dental indemnity or service corporation; or other managed care organization licensed under this title; provided, however, that health organization does not include any life and health insurer or property and casualty insurer.#

  7. (4.2)

    ‘‘Insurer’’ includes without limitation any health organization.#

  8. (5)

    ‘‘Life and health insurer’’ means any insurance company licensed to write insurance as defined in Code Section 33-7-2 or 33-7-4 or a licensed property and casualty insurer writing only accident and health insurance.#

  9. (6)

    ‘‘NAIC’’ means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.#

  10. (7)

    ‘‘Negative trend’’ means, with respect to a life and health insurer, a negative trend over a period of time, as determined in accordance with the trend test calculation included in the life RBC instructions.#

  11. (8)

    ‘‘Property and casualty insurer’’ means any insurance company licensed to write insurance as defined in Code Section 33-7-3 or 33-7-6 but shall not include monoline mortgage guaranty insurers, financial guaranty insurers, and title insurers.#

  12. (9)

    ‘‘RBC’’ means risk-based capital.#

  13. (10)

    ‘‘RBC instructions’’ means the RBC report including risk-based capital instructions adopted by the NAIC, as such RBC instructions may be amended by the NAIC from time to time in accordance with the procedures adopted by the NAIC.#

  14. (11)

    ‘‘RBC level’’ means an insurer’s company action level RBC, regulatory action level RBC, authorized control level RBC, or mandatory control level RBC where:#

    1. (A)

      ‘‘Authorized control level RBC’’ means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the RBC instructions;#

    2. (B)

      ‘‘Company action level RBC’’ means, with respect to any insurer, the product of 2.0 and its authorized control level RBC;#

    3. (C)

      ‘‘Mandatory control level RBC’’ means the product of .70 and the authorized control level RBC; and#

    4. (D)

      ‘‘Regulatory action level RBC’’ means the product of 1.5 and its authorized control level RBC.#

  15. (12)

    ‘‘RBC plan’’ means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in subsection (b) of Code Section 33-56-3. If the Commissioner rejects the RBC plan and it is revised by the insurer, with or without the Commissioner’s recommendation, the plan shall be called the revised RBC plan.#

  16. (13)

    ‘‘RBC report’’ means the report required in Code Section 33-56-2.#

  17. (14)

    ‘‘Total adjusted capital’’ means the sum of:#

    1. (A)

      An insurer’s statutory capital and surplus, which in the case of a health organization shall be determined in accordance with the statutory accounting applicable to the annual financial statements required to be filed; and#

    2. (B)

      Such other items, if any, as the RBC instructions may provide.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 33-56-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 928, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1246, §§ 8, 9; Ga. L. 2011, p. 449, § 12/HB 413.

Law reviews

For review of 1996 risk-based capital legislation, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 212 (1996).

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