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Department 700 - Department of Regulatory AgenciesDivision 702 - Division of InsuranceRule 3 CCR 702-4 - LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTHSection 3 CCR 702-4 Series 4-1 - LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH, Series 4-1 Life Insurance
Regulation Regulation 4-1-16 - TERM AND UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE RESERVE FINANCING
Section 3 CCR 702-4-1-16-4 - Definitions

3 Colo. Code Regs. § 702-4-1-16-4

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024
Section 3 CCR 702-4-1-16-4 - Definitions
A. "Actuarial Method" means the methodology used to determine the Required Level of Primary Security, as described in Section 6.
B. "Covered Policies" means the following: Subject to the exemptions described in Section 5, Covered Policies are those policies, other than Grandfathered Policies, of the following policy types:
1. Life insurance policies with guaranteed nonlevel gross premiums and/or guaranteed nonlevel benefits, except for flexible premium universal life insurance policies; or,
2. Flexible premium universal life insurance policies with provisions resulting in the ability of a policyholder to keep a policy in force over a secondary guarantee period.
C. "Grandfathered Policies" means policies of the types described in Subsections B1 and B2 above that were:
1. Issued prior to January 1, 2015; and
2. Ceded, as of December 31, 2014, as part of a reinsurance treaty that would not have met one of the exemptions set forth in Section 5 had that section then been in effect.
D. "Non-Covered Policies" means any policy that does not meet the definition of Covered Policies, including Grandfathered Policies.
E. "Required Level of Primary Security" means the dollar amount determined by applying the Actuarial Method to the risks ceded with respect to Covered Policies, but not more than the total reserve ceded.
F. "Primary Security" means the following forms of security:
1. Cash meeting the requirements of Section 10-3-703(1)(a), C.R.S.;
2. Securities listed by the Securities Valuation Office meeting the requirements of Section 10-3-703(1)(b), C.R.S., but excluding any synthetic letter of credit, contingent note, credit-linked note or other similar security that operates in a manner similar to a letter of credit, and excluding any securities issued by the ceding insurer or any of its affiliates; and
3. For security held in connection with funds-withheld and modified coinsurance reinsurance treaties:
a. Commercial loans in good standing of CM3 quality and higher;
b. Policy Loans; and
c. Derivatives acquired in the normal course and used to support and hedge liabilities pertaining to the actual risks in the policies ceded pursuant to the reinsurance treaty.
G. "Other Security" means any security acceptable to the commissioner other than security meeting the definition of Primary Security.
H. "Valuation Manual" shall have the same meaning as found at Section 10-7-301.5(12), C.R.S.
I. "VM-20" means "Requirements for Principle-Based Reserves for Life Products," including all relevant definitions, from the Valuation Manual.

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37 CR 23, December 10, 2014, effective 1/1/2015
38 CR 03, February 10, 2015, effective 3/15/2015
38 CR 06, March 25, 2015, effective 4/30/2015
38 CR 09, May 10, 2015, effective 6/1/2015
38 CR 13, July 10, 2015, effective 7/30/2015
38 CR 19, October 10, 2015, effective 11/1/2015
38 CR 21, November 10, 2015, effective 1/1/2016
38 CR 23, December 10, 2015, effective 1/1/2016
39 CR 01, January 10, 2016, effective 2/1/2016
39 CR 05, March 10, 2016, effective 4/1/2016
39 CR 08, April 25, 2016, effective 5/15/2016
39 CR 19, October 10, 2016, effective 11/1/2016
39 CR 20, October 25, 2016, effective 1/1/2017
39 CR 22, November 25, 2016, effective 1/1/2017
39 CR 23, December 10, 2016, effective 1/1/2017
39 CR 23, December 25, 2016, effective 1/1/2017
40 CR 03, February 10, 2017, effective 3/15/2017
40 CR 09, May 10, 2017, effective 6/1/2017
40 CR 15, August 10, 2017, effective 9/1/2017
40 CR 17, September 10, 2017, effective 10/1/2017
40 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 12/1/2017
41 CR 04, February 25, 2018, effective 4/1/2018
41 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 6/1/2018
41 CR 08, April 25, 2018, effective 6/1/2018
41 CR 09, May 10, 2018, effective 6/1/2018
41 CR 11, June 10, 2018, effective 7/1/2018
41 CR 15, August 10, 2018, effective 9/1/2018
41 CR 17, September 10, 2018, effective 10/1/2018
41 CR 18, September 25, 2018, effective 10/15/2018
41 CR 21, November 10, 2018, effective 12/1/2018
41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/1/2019
42 CR 01, January 10, 2019, effective 2/1/2019
41 CR 19, October 10, 2018, effective 3/1/2019
42 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 4/1/2019
42 CR 04, February 25, 2019, effective 4/1/2019
42 CR 06, March 25, 2019, effective 6/1/2019
42 CR 08, April 10, 2019, effective 6/1/2019
42 CR 15, August 10, 2019, effective 9/1/2019
42 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 10/1/2019
43 CR 02, January 25, 2020, effective 12/20/2019
43 CR 02, January 25, 2020, effective 12/23/2019
42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020
43 CR 01, January 10, 2020, effective 2/1/2020
42 CR 24, December 25, 2019, effective 2/2/2020
43 CR 06, March 25, 2020, effective 4/15/2020
43 CR 10, May 25, 2020, effective 8/1/2020
43 CR 14, July 25, 2020, effective 8/15/2020
43 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 10/1/2020
43 CR 18, September 25, 2020, effective 11/1/2020
43 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 12/15/2020
43 CR 24, December 25, 2020, effective 1/15/2021
44 CR 03, February 10, 2021, effective 3/15/2021
44 CR 08, April 25, 2021, effective 5/15/2021
44 CR 09, May 10, 2021, effective 6/1/2021
44 CR 10, May 25, 2021, effective 6/14/2021
44 CR 10, May 25, 2021, effective 6/15/2021
44 CR 13, July 10, 2021, effective 8/1/2021
44 CR 15, August 10, 2021, effective 9/1/2021
44 CR 19, October 10, 2021, effective 11/1/2021
44 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 12/1/2021
44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/2021
44 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 1/1/2022
44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 1/15/2022
44 CR 24, December 25, 2021, effective 1/15/2022
45 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2022
45 CR 08, April 25, 2022, effective 5/30/2022
45 CR 09, May 10, 2022, effective 5/30/2022
45 CR 10, May 25, 2022, effective 6/14/2022
45 CR 11, June 10, 2022, effective 6/30/2022
45 CR 11, June 10, 2022, effective 7/15/2022
45 CR 19, October 10, 2022, effective 11/1/2022
45 CR 20, October 25, 2022, effective 11/14/2022
45 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/2022
45 CR 24, December 25, 2022, effective 1/14/2023
46 CR 01, January 10, 2023, effective 2/14/2023
46 CR 06, March 25, 2023, effective 2/15/2023
46 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2023
46 CR 04, February 25, 2023, effective 3/17/2023
46 CR 05, March 10, 2023, effective 4/15/2023
46 CR 09, May 10, 2023, effective 5/30/2023
46 CR 09, May 10, 2023, effective 6/1/2023
46 CR 10, May 25, 2023, effective 6/15/2023
46 CR 11, June 10, 2023, effective 6/30/2023
46 CR 23, December 10, 2023, effective 1/1/2024