PROPOSED RULEMAKING
[ 31 PA. CODE CH. 84 ]
Tables Approved for Use in Determining Minimum Nonforfeiture Standards and Minimum Standards for Valuation
[46 Pa.B. 460]
[Saturday, January 23, 2016]The Insurance Department (Department) proposes to amend Chapter 84 (relating to tables approved for use in determining minimum nonforfeiture standards and minimum standards for valuation) to read as set forth in Annex A. This rulemaking is proposed under the authority of sections 206, 506, 1501 and 1502 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 66, 186, 411 and 412), regarding the general rulemaking authority of the Department, sections 301 and 303 of The Insurance Department Act of 1921 (40 P. S. §§ 71 and 73), regarding computation of reserve liability and minimum reserve requirements of companies charging less than net premiums computed on mortality tables, and section 410A of The Insurance Company Law of 1921 (40 P. S. § 510.1), regarding standard nonforfeiture law for life insurance.
Purpose
The purpose of this proposed rulemaking is to adopt new mortality tables for use in determining the minimum reserves that insurers must maintain for annuities. These new minimum standards would apply to annuities issued on or after the effective date of adoption of this proposed rulemaking. The proposed amendments are based upon changes to National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Model Regulation 821, which were adopted by the NAIC in 2012. The 2012 Individual Annuity Mortality Table was developed by the Society of Actuaries and the American Academy of Actuaries in cooperation with the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force and reflects improved mortality experience resulting from increased life expectancies. The new table is a generational table that incorporates projections for future mortality improvements. In other words, because people are living longer, mortality tables must be updated so that insurers can maintain accurate reserves. As such, increased reserving will strengthen insurer solvency and thereby protect consumers by ensuring reliable payment of benefits when due.
The Department's adoption of the proposed mortality tables will help to assure the solvency of insurance companies by requiring adequate and accurate reserves based on the most recent mortality tables. Additionally, the adoption of the proposed amendments will promote consistency with other states.
Explanation of Regulatory Requirements
The following is a description of the significant features of and changes in the proposed rulemaking:
Proposed amendments to § 84.2 (relating to definitions) would add definitions for ''generational mortality table,'' ''period table,'' ''Projection Scale G2,'' ''2012 IAR Table'' and ''2012 IAM Period Table.''
Proposed amendments to § 84.3 (relating to 1983 Table ''a,'' Annuity 2000 Mortality Table, 1983 GAM Table, 1994 GAR Table and 2012 IAR Mortality Table) include the addition of the 2012 IAR Mortality Table, which would be applicable to annuities or pure endowment contracts issued after the effective date of adoption of this proposed rulemaking. The remainder of this section would be renumbered accordingly.
Proposed § 84.3a (relating to application of the 2012 IAR Mortality Table) sets forth the methodology for application of the 2012 IAR Mortality Table and provides examples for calculation of mortality rates.
Proposed Appendices I—IV set forth the 2012 IAM Period Tables and the Projection Scale G2 for males and females.
External Comments
The Department circulated exposure drafts of this proposed rulemaking to the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc., the American Fraternal Alliance and the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance. Comments received were editorial and expressed support for the proposed rulemaking.
Affected Parties
The proposed rulemaking would apply to life insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies issuing annuity and pure endowment contracts in this Commonwealth.
Fiscal Impact
State government
There will be no increase in cost to the Department due to the adoption of new annuity tables since the proposed rulemaking does not impose additional requirements on the insurance industry which the Department must monitor for compliance.
General public
It is unlikely that there will be adverse fiscal impact on the consumers who purchase annuity contracts. The general public will be purchasing annuity contracts from more financially stable insurers.
Political subdivisions
The proposed rulemaking will not impose additional costs on political subdivisions.
Private sector
The proposed rulemaking may have some fiscal impact on insurance companies marketing annuity contracts. Insurers will be required to expend the time necessary to determine if their current annuity reserve standards meet the new requirements. To the extent that the standards do not comply with the new requirements, an insurance company must increase the reserves for contracts issued on or after the effective date of adoption of this proposed rulemaking. However, negative fiscal impact would be minimized by requiring the new tables be used only for contracts issued after the effective date of adoption of this proposed rulemaking.
Paperwork
The proposed rulemaking will not impose additional paperwork on the Department. The proposed rulemaking will not change an insurer's existing reporting, record-keeping or other paperwork requirements.
Effectiveness Date and Sunset Date
The proposed rulemaking will become effective 30 days after final-form publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The Department continues to monitor the effectiveness of regulations on a triennial basis. Therefore, a sunset date has not been assigned.
Contact Person
Questions or comments concerning this proposed rulemaking may be addressed in writing to Bridget E. Burke, Regulatory Coordinator, 1341 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, fax (717) 772-1969, briburke@pa.gov within 30 days after the publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Regulatory Review
Under section 5(a) of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. § 745.5(a)), on January 11, 2016, the Department submitted a copy of this proposed rulemaking and a copy of a Regulatory Analysis Form to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) and to the Chairpersons of the House Insurance Committee and the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. A copy of this material is available to the public upon request.
Under section 5(g) of the Regulatory Review Act, IRRC may convey any comments, recommendations or objections to the proposed rulemaking within 30 days of the close of the public comment period. The comments, recommendations or objections must specify the regulatory review criteria in section 5.2 of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. § 745.5b) which have not been met. The Regulatory Review Act specifies detailed procedures for review, prior to final publication of the rulemaking, by the Department, the General Assembly and the Governor of comments, recommendations or objections raised.
TERESA D. MILLER,
Insurance CommissionerFiscal Note: 11-255. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.
Annex A
TITLE 31. INSURANCE
PART IV. LIFE INSURANCE
CHAPTER 84. TABLES APPROVED FOR USE IN DETERMINING MINIMUM NONFORFEITURE STANDARDS AND MINIMUM STANDARDS
FOR VALUATION§ 84.2. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Act—The Insurance Department Act of 1921 (40 P. S. §§ 1—321).
Annuity 2000 Mortality Table—The mortality table developed by the Society of Actuaries Committee on Life Insurance Research and shown on page 240 of Volume XLVII of the Transactions of the Society of Actuaries (1995) and adopted as a recognized mortality table for annuities in December 1996 by the NAIC.
Commissioner—The Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth.
Department—The Insurance Department of the Commonwealth.
Generational mortality table—A mortality table containing a set of mortality rates that decrease for a given age from one year to the next based on a combination of a period table and a projection scale containing rates of mortality improvement.
Law—The Insurance Company Law of 1921 (40 P. S. §§ 341—991).
NAIC—The National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Period table—A table of mortality rates applicable to a given calendar year.
Projection Scale G2—The table, as shown in Appendices III and IV, of annual rates, G2x, of mortality improvement by age for projecting future mortality rates beyond calendar year 2012 developed by the Society of Actuaries Committee on Life Insurance Research.
1983 Table ''a''—The mortality table developed by the Society of Actuaries Committee to Recommend a New Mortality Basis for Individual Annuity Valuation and adopted as a recognized mortality table for annuities in June 1982 by the NAIC.
1983 GAM Table—The mortality table developed by the Society of Actuaries Committee on Annuities and adopted as a recognized mortality table for annuities in December 1983 by the NAIC.
1994 GAR Table—The mortality table developed by the Society of Actuaries Group Annuity Valuation Table Task Force and shown on pages 866—867 of volume XLVII of the Transactions of the Society of Actuaries (1995) and adopted as a recognized mortality table for annuities in December 1996 by the NAIC.
2012 IAR Table—The generational mortality table developed by the Society of Actuaries Committee on Life Insurance Research containing rates, qx2012+n, derived from a combination of the 2012 IAM Period Table and Projection Scale G2, using the methodology in § 84.3a (relating to application of the 2012 IAR Mortality Table).
2012 IAM Period Table—The period table, as shown in Appendices I and II, containing loaded mortality rates for calendar year 2012, qx2012, developed by the Society of Actuaries Committee on Life Insurance Research.
§ 84.3. 1983 Table ''a,'' Annuity 2000 Mortality Table, 1983 GAM Table [and], 1994 GAR Table and 2012 IAR Mortality Table.
(a) The 1983 Table ''a,'' the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table excluding mortality rates independent of sex, the 1983 GAM Table [and], the 1994 GAR Table and the 2012 IAR Mortality Table are approved by the Commissioner as annuity mortality tables for valuation.
(b) At the option of the company, the 1983 Table ''a'' may be used in determining the minimum standard of valuation for an individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued prior to January 1, 1986, and for an annuity or pure endowment purchased prior to January 1, 1986, under a group annuity or pure endowment contract.
(c) The 1983 Table ''a,'' or the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table excluding mortality rates independent of sex shall be used in determining the minimum standard of valuation for an individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued on or after January 1, 1986, and prior to June 26, 1999.
(d) The Annuity 2000 Mortality Table excluding mortality rates independent of sex shall be used, except as provided by [subsection (e)] subsections (e) and (f), in determining the minimum standard of valuation for an individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued on or after June 26, 1999.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f), the 2012 IAR Mortality Table shall be used for determining the minimum standard of valuation for any individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued on or after ______ (Editor's Note: The blank refers to the effective date of adoption of this proposed rulemaking.).
[(e)] (f) The 1983 Table ''a'' shall be used in determining the minimum standard of valuation for an individual annuity or pure endowment contract issued on or after June 26, 1999[.], when the contract is based on life contingencies and is issued to fund periodic benefits arising from:
(1) Settlements of claims pertaining to court settlements or out of court settlements from tort actions.
(2) Settlements of claims, such as worker's compensation claims.
(3) Settlements of long term disability claims when a temporary or life annuity has been used in lieu of continuing disability payments.
[(f)] (g) At the option of the company, the 1983 GAM Table or the 1994 GAR Table may be used in determining the minimum standard of valuation for an annuity or pure endowment purchased prior to January 1, 1986, under a group annuity or pure endowment contract.
[(g)] (h) The 1983 GAM Table or the 1994 GAR Table shall be used in determining the minimum standard of valuation for an annuity or pure endowment purchased on or after January 1, 1986, and prior to June 26, 1999, under a group annuity or pure endowment contract.
[(h)] (i) 1994 GAR Table.
(1) The 1994 GAR Table shall be used in determining the minimum standard of valuation for an annuity or pure endowment purchased on or after June 26, 1999, under a group annuity or pure endowment contract.
(2) In using the 1994 GAR Table, the mortality rate for a person age x in year (1994 + n) shall be calculated as follows:
qx1994+n = qx1994 (1−AAx)n
where the values of qx1994 and AAx are as specified in the 1994 GAR Table.
(Editor's Note: Section 84.3a and Appendices I—IV are new and printed in regular type to enhance readability.)
§ 84.3a. Application of the 2012 IAR Mortality Table.
(a) In using the 2012 IAR Mortality Table, the mortality rate for a person age x in year (2012 + n) is calculated as follows: qx2012+n = qx2012 (1−G2x)n.
(b) The resulting qx 2012+n shall be rounded to three decimal places per 1,000, for example, 0.741 deaths per 1,000. This rounding shall occur according to the formula in subsection (a), starting at the 2012 period table rate.
(1) For example, for a male age 30, qx2012 = 0.741.
qx 2013= 0.741 * (1−0.010) ˆ 1 = 0.73359, which is rounded to 0.734.
qx 2014= 0.741 * (1−0.010) ˆ 2 = 0.7262541, which is rounded to 0.726.
(2) A method leading to incorrect rounding would be to calculate qx 2014 as qx 2013 * (1−0.010), or 0.734 * 0.99 = 0.727. It is incorrect to use the already rounded qx 2013 to calculate qx 2014.
APPENDIX I
2012 IAM Period Table
Female, Age Nearest Birthday
AGE 1000 · qx2012 AGE 1000 · qx2012 AGE 1000 · qx2012 AGE 1000 · qx2012 0 1.621 30 0.300 60 3.460 90 88.377 1 0.405 31 0.321 61 3.916 91 97.491 2 0.259 32 0.338 62 4.409 92 107.269 3 0.179 33 0.351 63 4.933 93 118.201 4 0.137 34 0.365 64 5.507 94 130.969 5 0.125 35 0.381 65 6.146 95 146.449 6 0.117 36 0.402 66 6.551 96 163.908 7 0.110 37 0.429 67 7.039 97 179.695 8 0.095 38 0.463 68 7.628 98 196.151 9 0.088 39 0.504 69 8.311 99 213.150 10 0.085 40 0.552 70 9.074 100 230.722 11 0.086 41 0.600 71 9.910 101 251.505 12 0.094 42 0.650 72 10.827 102 273.007 13 0.108 43 0.697 73 11.839 103 295.086 14 0.131 44 0.740 74 12.974 104 317.591 15 0.156 45 0.780 75 14.282 105 340.362 16 0.179 46 0.825 76 15.799 106 362.371 17 0.198 47 0.885 77 17.550 107 384.113 18 0.211 48 0.964 78 19.582 108 400.000 19 0.221 49 1.051 79 21.970 109 400.000 20 0.228 50 1.161 80 24.821 110 400.000 21 0.234 51 1.308 81 28.351 111 400.000 22 0.240 52 1.460 82 32.509 112 400.000 23 0.245 53 1.613 83 37.329 113 400.000 24 0.247 54 1.774 84 42.830 114 400.000 25 0.250 55 1.950 85 48.997 115 400.000 26 0.256 56 2.154 86 55.774 116 400.000 27 0.261 57 2.399 87 63.140 117 400.000 28 0.270 58 2.700 88 71.066 118 400.000 29 0.281 59 3.054 89 79.502 119 400.000 120 1000.000
APPENDIX II
2012 IAM Period Table
Male, Age Nearest Birthday
AGE 1000 · qx2012 AGE 1000 · qx2012 AGE 1000 · qx2012 AGE 1000 · qx2012 0 1.605 30 0.741 60 5.096 90 109.993 1 0.401 31 0.751 61 5.614 91 123.119 2 0.275 32 0.754 62 6.169 92 137.168 3 0.229 33 0.756 63 6.759 93 152.171 4 0.174 34 0.756 64 7.398 94 168.194 5 0.168 35 0.756 65 8.106 95 185.260 6 0.165 36 0.756 66 8.548 96 197.322 7 0.159 37 0.756 67 9.076 97 214.751 8 0.143 38 0.756 68 9.708 98 232.507 9 0.129 39 0.800 69 10.463 99 250.397 10 0.113 40 0.859 70 11.357 100 268.607 11 0.111 41 0.926 71 12.418 101 290.016 12 0.132 42 0.999 72 13.675 102 311.849 13 0.169 43 1.069 73 15.150 103 333.962 14 0.213 44 1.142 74 16.860 104 356.207 15 0.254 45 1.219 75 18.815 105 380.000 16 0.293 46 1.318 76 21.031 106 400.000 17 0.328 47 1.454 77 23.540 107 400.000 18 0.359 48 1.627 78 26.375 108 400.000 19 0.387 49 1.829 79 29.572 109 400.000 20 0.414 50 2.057 80 33.234 110 400.000 21 0.443 51 2.302 81 37.533 111 400.000 22 0.473 52 2.545 82 42.261 112 400.000 23 0.513 53 2.779 83 47.441 113 400.000 24 0.554 54 3.011 84 53.233 114 400.000 25 0.602 55 3.254 85 59.855 115 400.000 26 0.655 56 3.529 86 67.514 116 400.000 27 0.688 57 3.845 87 76.340 117 400.000 28 0.710 58 4.213 88 86.388 118 400.000 29 0.727 59 4.631 89 97.634 119 400.000 120 1000.000
APPENDIX III
Projection Scale G2
Female, Age Nearest Birthday
AGE G2x AGE G2x AGE G2x AGE G2x 0 0.010 30 0.010 60 0.013 90 0.006 1 0.010 31 0.010 61 0.013 91 0.006 2 0.010 32 0.010 62 0.013 92 0.005 3 0.010 33 0.010 63 0.013 93 0.005 4 0.010 34 0.010 64 0.013 94 0.004 5 0.010 35 0.010 65 0.013 95 0.004 6 0.010 36 0.010 66 0.013 96 0.004 7 0.010 37 0.010 67 0.013 97 0.003 8 0.010 38 0.010 68 0.013 98 0.003 9 0.010 39 0.010 69 0.013 99 0.002 10 0.010 40 0.010 70 0.013 100 0.002 11 0.010 41 0.010 71 0.013 101 0.002 12 0.010 42 0.010 72 0.013 102 0.001 13 0.010 43 0.010 73 0.013 103 0.001 14 0.010 44 0.010 74 0.013 104 0.000 15 0.010 45 0.010 75 0.013 105 0.000 16 0.010 46 0.010 76 0.013 106 0.000 17 0.010 47 0.010 77 0.013 107 0.000 18 0.010 48 0.010 78 0.013 108 0.000 19 0.010 49 0.010 79 0.013 109 0.000 20 0.010 50 0.010 80 0.013 110 0.000 21 0.010 51 0.010 81 0.012 111 0.000 22 0.010 52 0.011 82 0.012 112 0.000 23 0.010 53 0.011 83 0.011 113 0.000 24 0.010 54 0.011 84 0.010 114 0.000 25 0.010 55 0.012 85 0.010 115 0.000 26 0.010 56 0.012 86 0.009 116 0.000 27 0.010 57 0.012 87 0.008 117 0.000 28 0.010 58 0.012 88 0.007 118 0.000 29 0.010 59 0.013 89 0.007 119 0.000 120 0.000
APPENDIX IV
Projection Scale G2
Male, Age Nearest Birthday
AGE G2x AGE G2x AGE G2x AGE G2x 0 0.010 30 0.010 60 0.015 90 0.007 1 0.010 31 0.010 61 0.015 91 0.007 2 0.010 32 0.010 62 0.015 92 0.006 3 0.010 33 0.010 63 0.015 93 0.005 4 0.010 34 0.010 64 0.015 94 0.005 5 0.010 35 0.010 65 0.015 95 0.004 6 0.010 36 0.010 66 0.015 96 0.004 7 0.010 37 0.010 67 0.015 97 0.003 8 0.010 38 0.010 68 0.015 98 0.003 9 0.010 39 0.010 69 0.015 99 0.002 10 0.010 40 0.010 70 0.015 100 0.002 11 0.010 41 0.010 71 0.015 101 0.002 12 0.010 42 0.010 72 0.015 102 0.001 13 0.010 43 0.010 73 0.015 103 0.001 14 0.010 44 0.010 74 0.015 104 0.000 15 0.010 45 0.010 75 0.015 105 0.000 16 0.010 46 0.010 76 0.015 106 0.000 17 0.010 47 0.010 77 0.015 107 0.000 18 0.010 48 0.010 78 0.015 108 0.000 19 0.010 49 0.010 79 0.015 109 0.000 20 0.010 50 0.010 80 0.015 110 0.000 21 0.010 51 0.011 81 0.014 111 0.000 22 0.010 52 0.011 82 0.013 112 0.000 23 0.010 53 0.012 83 0.013 113 0.000 24 0.010 54 0.012 84 0.012 114 0.000 25 0.010 55 0.013 85 0.011 115 0.000 26 0.010 56 0.013 86 0.010 116 0.000 27 0.010 57 0.014 87 0.009 117 0.000 28 0.010 58 0.014 88 0.009 118 0.000 29 0.010 59 0.015 89 0.008 119 0.000 120 0.000
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-112. Filed for public inspection January 22, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
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