NEW YORK DFS AMENDS RESERVE REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN UNIVERSAL LIFE POLICIES
New York’s Department of Financial Services issued an amendment to Insurance Regulation 147 (11 NYCRR 98) which changes reserve requirements on universal life with secondary guarantee policies. The amendment is designed to conform Regulation 147 with NAIC’s revisions to actuarial guidelines calling for reserves for all universal life with secondary guarantee business written between July 1, 2005 and December 31, 2012 to be calculated under a “principles-based” approach. For business issued after January 1, 2013, reserves are to be calculated using a formulaic-based approach. Insurers must also file quarterly financial statements based on minimum reserve standards in effect on the date of filing. New York Department of Financial Services Fourth Amendment to 11 NYCRR 98 (May 17, 2013).
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