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Rhode Island Administrative Code
Title 230 - Department of Business RegulationChapter 20 - InsuranceSubchapter 60 - Miscellaneous
Part 1 - Consumer Credit Insurance (230-RICR-20-60-1)
Section 230-RICR-20-60-1.7 - Credit Accident and Health Insurance

230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-20-60-1.7

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Section 230-RICR-20-60-1.7 - Credit Accident and Health Insurance
A. Premium Rate. Subject to the conditions and requirements in §§ 1.6(B) and 1.11 of this Part, the prima facie rates shown below are considered to meet the requirements of § 1.4 of this Part, and may be used without filing additional actuarial support.
1. If premiums are payable on a single-premium basis for the duration of the coverage the prima facie rate per $100 of initial insured debt for single accident and health is as set forth in the table below (rates for monthly periods other than those listed shall be interpolated or extrapolated):

Original Number

of Equal

Monthly

Installments

14 Day

Non-

Retroactive

Policies

14 Day

Retroactive

Policies

30 Day

Non

Retroactive

Policies

30 Day

Retroactive

Policies

6

0.90

1.32

1.02

1.02

12

1.50

2.19

1.70

1.70

24

1.90

2.61

2.14

2.14

36

2.21

2.91

2.46

2.46

48

2.50

3.22

2.76

2.76

60

2.78

3.50

3.05

3.05

72

*

*

1.02

*

84

*

*

1.70

*

96

*

*

2.14

*

108

*

*

2.46

*

120

*

*

2.76

*

* There are no prima facie rates for these categories nor for loans in excess of one hundred twenty (120) months. Subject to approval by the Commissioner, such loans may be insured on any monthly premium basis that can be actuarially demonstrated to produce an anticipated loss ratio of at least sixty percent (60%).

2. If premiums are paid on the basis of a premium rate per month per thousand of outstanding insured gross debt, these premiums shall be computed according to the following formula or according to a formula approved by the Commissioner which produces rates actuarially consistent with the single premium rates in § 1.7(A)(1) of this Part:

10 SPn

OPn = ___________________________

n

{N-ARY SUMATION (vt - 1 x ( n-t+1))}

t = 1 n

1

where v =

1 + (dis)

Where SPn = Single Premium Rate per $100 of initial insured debt repayable in n equal monthly installments as shown in § 1.7(A)(1) of this Part.

OPn = Monthly Outstanding Balance Premium Rate per $1,000.

n = The number of months in the term of the insurance.

dis = .0016, representing an annual discount rate of 1.924 percent for interest.

3. If the coverage provided is a constant maximum indemnity for a given period of time, the actuarial equivalent of §§ 1.7(A)(1) and (2) of this Part shall be used.
4. If the coverage provided is a combination of a constant maximum indemnity for a given period of time after which the maximum indemnity begins to decrease in even amounts per month, an appropriate combination of the premium rate for a constant maximum indemnity for a given period of time and the premium rate for a maximum indemnity which decreases in even amounts per month shall be used.
5. The outstanding balance rate for credit accident and health insurance may be either a term specified rate or may be a single composite term outstanding balance rate.
B. Subject to the conditions and requirements in §§ 1.7(A) and 1.11 of this Part, the prima facie rates for credit accident and health insurance shown below are considered to meet the requirements of § 1.4 of this Part in the situation where the insurance is written on an open-end loan. These prima facie rates and the formulae used to calculate them may be used without filing additional actuarial support. Other formulae to convert from a closed-end credit rate to an open-end credit rate may be used if approved by the commissioner.
1. If the maximum benefit of the insurance equals the net debt on the date of disability, the term of the loan is calculated according to the formula: 1/(minimum payment percent). The prima facie rate is determined by applying the calculated term to the rates shown in § 1.7(A) of this Part. A composite minimum payment percentage may be used in place of the minimum payment percentage for a specific credit transaction.
2. If the maximum benefit of the insurance equals the outstanding balance of the loan on the date of disability plus any interest accruing on that amount during disability, the term of the insurance (n) is estimated by using the following formula:

n = ln{1-(1000i/x)}/ln(v)

where:

i = interest rate on the account or a composite interest rate used for the type of policy;

x = monthly payment per $1000 of coverage consistent with the term calculated above; and,

v = 1/(1 + i).

The calculated value of the term is used to look up an initial rate in § 1.7(1) of this Part. The final prima facie rate is calculated by multiplying the initial rate by:

the adjustment n/an

where:

n is the term calculated above; and

n

an = ( 1 - v)/i.

C. If the accident and health coverage is sold on a joint basis (involving two people), the rate for the joint coverage shall be filed with the commissioner prior to use.
D. If the benefits provided are other than those described in §§ 1.7(B) or 1.7(B) of this Part above, rates for those benefits shall be actuarially consistent with rates provided in §§ 1.7(A) and 1.7(B) of this Part.
E. The premium rates in § 1.7(A) of this Part shall apply to contracts providing credit accident and health insurance that are offered to all eligible debtors, that do not require evidence of individual insurability from any eligible debtor electing to purchase coverage within thirty (30) days of the date the debtor becomes eligible and that contain the provisions below:
1. Coverage for disability by whatever means caused, except that coverage may be excluded for disabilities resulting from:
a. normal pregnancy;
b. war or any act of war;
c. elective surgery;
d. intentionally self-inflicted injury;
e. sickness or injury caused by or resulting from the use of alcoholic beverages or narcotics (including hallucinogens) unless they are administered on the advice of and taken as directed, by a licensed physician other than the insured;
f. flight in any aircraft other than a commercial scheduled aircraft;
g. a preexisting condition.
2. For the exclusion listed in § 1.7(F)(3) of this Part, the effective date of coverage for each part of the insurance attributable to a different advance or a charge to the plan account is the date on which the advance or charge occurs.
3. A definition of disability providing that for the first twelve (12) months of disability, total disability shall be defined as the inability to perform the essential functions of the insured's own occupation. Thereafter, it shall mean the inability of the insured to perform the essential functions of any occupation for which he or she is reasonably suited by virtue of education, training or experience.
4. No employment requirement more restrictive than one requiring that the debtor be employed full-time on the effective date of coverage and for at least twelve (12) consecutive months prior to the effective date of coverage. "Full time" means a regular work week of not less than thirty (30) hours.
5. An age restriction providing that no insurance will become effective on debtors on or after the attainment of age sixty-six (66) and that all insurance will terminate upon attainment by the debtor of age sixty-six (66).
6. A daily benefit equal in amount to one-thirtieth (1/30th) of the monthly benefit payable under the policy.
F. Application of Rates:
1. If the insurer, its agent, or the application form for credit life insurance does not request or require that the debtor provide evidence of insurability, then the premium rates deemed reasonable will be the prima facie rates in § 1.7(A) of this Part.
2. Except as provided in § 1.7(B) of this Part, if the insurer, its agent, or the application form for credit life insurance requests or requires that the debtor provide evidence of insurability and the initial amount of insurance is $15,000 or less, then the premium rates deemed reasonable will be the rates in § 1.7(A) of this Part multiplied by 90 percent (.90).
3. If the insurer, its agent, or the application form for credit life insurance requests or requires that the debtor provide evidence of insurability and the initial amount of insurance is above $15,000 or the applicant elects to purchase coverage more than thirty (30) days after the date the debtor became eligible under a group plan of insurance, then the premium rates deemed reasonable will be the prima facie rates in § 1.7(A) of this Part. For policies insuring open lines of credit, the insurer may require evidence of insurability for advances which increase the outstanding debt above $15,000.
G. Insurers may use the same application forms for credit accident and health insurance whether or not underwriting questions are asked pursuant to § 1.7(F) of this Part. The commissioner will presume that any application form for which all relevant underwriting questions have been left unanswered represents a policy which has not been underwritten and for which prima facie rates are permissible. A form for which any relevant underwriting questions have been answered or filled in represents a policy for which premium decreases pursuant to § 1.7(F) of this Part are required. Insurers should maintain in their files their rules for those circumstances where underwriting questions shall be asked. Those rules shall be communicated to and followed by the insurer's agents or other producers.

230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-20-60-1.7