Michigan Laws 500.707 – Health insurance benefits other than disability income; claim reserves maximum interest rate; basis of claim reserve
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(1) The maximum interest rate for claim reserves related to health insurance benefits other than disability income is that rate specified in section 733.
(2) The claim reserve shall be based upon the insurer‘s experience if such experience is considered credible or upon other assumptions designed to place a sound value on the liabilities.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.707
- Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106
- 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.
- Rate: means the cost of insurance per payroll before adjustment for an individual insured's size, exposure, or loss experience. See Michigan Laws 500.2402
- Reserve: means all items of benefit liability, whether in the nature of incurred claim liability or in the nature of contract liability relating to future periods of coverage, and whether the liability is accrued or unaccrued. See Michigan Laws 500.701