Loss reserves for domestic property and casualty insurance companies shall be set at the present value of estimated future payments if (1) a complete settlement between the claimant and the insured or insurer has been agreed upon, (2) all payments due the claimant have not yet been made, and (3) the payments are structured as an annuity.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-401.01

  • 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.
  • Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
  • 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.