(a)        Every domestic insurer shall, on or before each March 1 (the “filing date”), prepare and submit to the Commissioner a report of its risk-based capital levels as of the end of the calendar year just ended, in a form and containing such information as is required by the risk-based capital instructions. In addition, every domestic insurer shall file its risk-based capital report:

(1)        With the NAIC in accordance with the risk-based capital instructions; and

(2)        With the insurance regulator in any state in which the insurer is authorized to do business, if the Commissioner has notified the insurer of its request in writing, in which case the insurer shall file its risk-based capital report not later than the later of:

a.         Fifteen days after the receipt of notice to file its risk-based capital report with that state; or

b.         The filing date.

(b)        A life or health insurer‘s risk-based capital shall be determined in accordance with the formula set forth in the risk-based capital instructions. The formula shall 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 risk-based capital instructions.

These risks shall be determined in each case by applying the factors in the manner set forth in the risk-based capital instructions.

(c)        If a domestic insurer files a risk-based capital report that in the judgment of the Commissioner is inaccurate, the Commissioner shall adjust the risk-based capital report to correct the inaccuracy and shall notify the insurer of the adjustment. The notice shall contain a statement of the reason for the adjustment. A risk-based capital report as adjusted is referred to as an “adjusted risk-based capital report”.

(d)       A property or casualty insurer‘s risk-based capital and a health organization‘s risk-based capital shall be determined in accordance with the formula set forth in the risk-based capital instructions. The formula shall take into account (and may adjust for the covariance between):

(1)        Asset risk;

(2)        Credit risk;

(3)        Underwriting risk; and

(4)        All business and other relevant risks set forth in the risk-based capital instructions, determined in each case by applying the factors in the manner set forth in the risk-based capital instructions. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 678, s. 1; 1995, c. 318, s. 4; 2001-223, s. 12.4.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 58-12-6

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Domestic insurer: Any insurance company or health organization organized in this State under Article 7 of this Chapter as specified in subdivisions (4b) and (5a) of this section or under Article 15, 65, or 67 of this Chapter or any risk retention group organized in this State under Part 9 of Article 10 of this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-12-2
  • Health organization: Any insurer which is required by the Commissioner to use the NAIC Health Annual Statement Blank when filing the annual statement prescribed by N. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-12-2
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • 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.
  • Life or health insurer: Any insurance company licensed to write the kinds of insurance specified in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-12-2
  • Property or casualty insurer: Any insurance company licensed to write the kinds of insurance specified in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-12-2
  • Risk-based capital instructions: The risk-based capital report including risk-based capital instructions adopted by the NAIC, as those risk-based capital instructions may be amended by the NAIC from time to time in accordance with the procedures adopted by the NAIC. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-12-2
  • Risk-based capital report: The report required in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-12-2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3