New York Consolidated Laws, Insurance Law - ISC § 1303. Loss or claim reserves

Every insurer shall, except as provided in section one thousand three hundred four of this article and subject to specific provisions of this chapter, maintain reserves in an amount estimated in the aggregate to provide for the payment of all losses or claims incurred on or prior to the date of statement, whether reported or unreported, which are unpaid as of such date and for which such insurer may be liable, and also reserves in an amount estimated to provide for the expenses of adjustment or settlement of such losses or claims.