Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 500. Insurance Code of 1956 § 500.709

Sec. 709.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any generally accepted or reasonable actuarial method or combination of methods may be used to estimate all claim liabilities.  The methods used for estimating liabilities generally may be aggregate methods or various reserve items may be separately valued.  Approximations based on groupings and averages may also be employed, provided, however, that the adequacy of the claim reserves shall be determined in the aggregate.