Sec. 26. (a) This section applies to the following:

(1) A life insurer.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-36-26

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • fraternal benefit society: refers to a society (as defined in IC 27-11-1-11) that holds a certificate of authority issued under IC 27-11-4 or IC 27-11-8-5. See Indiana Code 27-1-36-9.2
  • Insurance: means a contract of insurance or an agreement by which one (1) party, for a consideration, promises to pay money or its equivalent or to do an act valuable to the insured upon the destruction, loss or injury of something in which the other party has a pecuniary interest, or in consideration of a price paid, adequate to the risk, becomes security to the other against loss by certain specified risks; to grant indemnity or security against loss for a consideration. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • insurer: includes :

    Indiana Code 27-1-36-9.6

  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • RBC: refers to risk based capital. See Indiana Code 27-1-36-16
(2) A fraternal benefit society.

     (b) An insurer’s RBC must be determined in accordance with the formula set forth in the RBC instructions. The formula must take into account (and may adjust for the covariance between):

(1) the risk with respect to the insurer’s assets;

(2) the risk of adverse insurance experience with respect to the insurer’s liabilities and obligations;

(3) the interest rate risk with respect to the insurer’s business; and

(4) all other business risks and such other relevant risks as are set forth in the RBC instructions;

determined by applying the factors in the manner set forth in the RBC instructions.

As added by P.L.186-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.276-2013, SEC.24.