Florida Statutes 625.041 – Liabilities, in general
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In any determination of the financial condition of an insurer, liabilities to be charged against its assets include:
(1) The amount, estimated in accordance with this code, necessary to pay all of its unpaid losses and claims incurred on or before the date of statement, whether reported or unreported, together with the expenses of adjustment or settlement thereof.
(2) With respect to title insurance, the amount, estimated in accordance with this code, necessary to pay all of its known unpaid losses and claims incurred on or before the date of statement, together with the expenses of adjustment or settlement thereof. This requirement is in addition to the reserves required under s. 625.111.
(3) With respect to life and health insurance and annuity contracts:
(a) The amount of reserves on life insurance policies and annuity contracts in force, valued according to the tables of mortality, rates of interest, and methods adopted pursuant to this code which are applicable thereto.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 625.041
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(b) Reserves for disability benefits, for both active and disabled lives.
(c) Reserves for accidental death benefits.
(d) Any additional reserves that may be required by the office in accordance with practice formulated or approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or its successor organization, on account of such insurance, including contract and premium deficiency reserves.
(4) With respect to insurance other than that specified in subsections (2) and (3), the amount of reserves equal to the unearned portions of the gross premiums charged on policies in force, computed in accordance with this part.
(5) Taxes, expenses, and other obligations due or accrued at the date of the statement.
(6) An insurer in this state that writes workers’ compensation insurance shall accrue a liability on its financial statements for all Special Disability Trust Fund assessments that are due within the current calendar year. Those insurers shall also disclose in the notes to the financial statements required to be filed pursuant to s. 624.424 an estimate of future Special Disability Trust Fund assessments if the assessments are likely to occur and can be estimated with reasonable certainty.