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A life insurer issuing policies on a reserve basis is insolvent whenever its assets are exceeded by the total of the following: (1) the amount necessary to provide for its liabilities; (2) the amount of paid-in capital, as defined in Section 36, required by the provisions of Sections 10510, 10511, and 10512; (3) the amount necessary to provide for reinsurance of all its outstanding risks at the following rates:
(a) In the case of contracts issued in a foreign country, upon the lives of residents thereof, by a domestic insurer authorized to and doing business in that foreign country, the rates shall be in accordance with the standard of mortality approved by the commissioner, as provided by law.
(b) In the case of group insurance, at the rates required by law for valuation thereof.
(c) In the case of all other outstanding risks written prior to January 1, 1892, at the rates based upon the American Experience Table of Mortality with interest at the rate of 4 1/2 percent per annum.
(d) In the case of all its other outstanding risks written from and after December 31, 1891, up to and including December 31, 1907, at rates based upon the Combined Experience or Actuaries' Table of Mortality with interest at the rate of 4 percent per annum.
(e) In the case of all its other outstanding risks written from and after December 31, 1907, and prior to the operative date as to such risks of Article 3a (commencing with Section 10159.1), Chapter 1, Part 2, Division 2, at rates based upon the American Experience Table of Mortality with interest at the rate of 3 1/2 percent per annum, and, where applicable, in accordance with Section 10486.9.
(f) In the case of contracts of disability insurance, as defined in Section 106, according to the standards provided in Section 997.
(g) In the case of all other risks, according to the standards provided in Article 3a (commencing with Section 10489.1), Chapter 5, Part 2, Division 2.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Insurance Code - INS § 986 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/insurance-code/ins-sect-986/
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