CHAPTER 421. RESERVES IN GENERAL
INSURANCE CODE
TITLE 4. REGULATION OF SOLVENCY
SUBTITLE B. RESERVES AND INVESTMENTS
CHAPTER 421. RESERVES IN GENERAL
Sec. 421.001. RESERVES REQUIRED. (a) An insurer shall maintain
reserves in an amount estimated in the aggregate to provide for
the payment of all losses or claims for which the insurer may be
liable and that are:
(1) incurred on or before the date of statement, whether
reported or unreported; and
(2) unpaid as of the date of statement.
(b) In addition to the reserves required by Subsection (a), an
insurer shall maintain reserves in an amount estimated to provide
for the expenses of adjustment or settlement of the losses or
claims described by that subsection.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt each current formula
recommended by the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners for establishing reserves for each line of
insurance. Each insurer writing a line of insurance to which a
formula adopted under this subsection applies shall establish
reserves in compliance with that formula.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
727, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.
Sec. 421.002. CERTIFICATES FROM OTHER STATES. In computing the
reserve liability of an insurer, the commissioner may accept the
certificate of the officer of another state charged with the duty
of supervising the insurer if:
(1) the insurer is organized under the laws of the other state;
and
(2) the certificate shows that the reserve liability has been
computed in accordance with Section 421.001.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
727, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.