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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 500. Insurance Code of 1956 § 500.3927

Current as of February 09, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Sec. 3927. (1) Benefits under individual long-term care insurance policies shall be considered reasonable in relation to premiums provided the expected loss ratio is at least 60%, calculated in a manner that provides for adequate reserving of the long-term care insurance risk. In evaluating the expected loss ratio, due consideration shall be given to all relevant factors, including:

(a) Statistical credibility of incurred claims experience and earned premiums.

(b) The period for which rates are computed to provide coverage.

(c) Experienced and projected trends.

(d) Concentration of experience within early policy duration.

(e) Expected claim fluctuation.

(f) Experience refunds, adjustments, or dividends.

(g) Renewability features.

(h) All appropriate expense factors.

(i) Interest.

(j) Experimental nature of the coverage.

(k) Policy reserves.

(l) Mix of business by risk classification.

(m) Product features such as long elimination periods, high deductibles, and high maximum limits.

(n) Premiums charged and losses incurred for other similar policies.

(2) This section does not apply to fixed indivisible premium life insurance policies that fund long-term care benefits entirely by accelerating the death benefit.

(3) This section applies to all long-term care insurance policies or certificates except those described in sections 3926(1) and 3926a(1) and (2).

1 M.C.L.A. §§ 500.3926 and 500.3926a.
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