Utah Code § 31A-17-504

Computation of minimum standard
Open in Lexace · Ask the AI about this section
Except as provided in Sections 31A-17-505, 31A-17-506, and 31A-17-513, the minimum
standard for the valuation of the life insurance policies and annuity and pure endowment contracts
issued before January 1, 1994, shall be that provided by the laws in effect immediately before that

date. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 31A-17-505, 31A-17-506, and 31A-17-513, the
minimum standard for the valuation of such policies and contracts issued on or after January 1,
1994, shall be the commissioner's reserve valuation methods defined in Sections 31A-17-507,
31A-17-508, 31A-17-511, and 31A-17-513, 3.5% interest, or in the case of life insurance policies
and contracts, other than annuity and pure endowment contracts, issued on or after June 1, 1973,
4% interest for such policies issued before April 2, 1980, 5.5% interest for single premium life
insurance policies, and 4.5% interest for all other such policies issued on and after April 2, 1980,
and the following tables:
(1) For an ordinary policy of life insurance issued on the standard basis, excluding any accident
and health and accidental death benefits in the policy, the Commissioner's 1941 Standard
Ordinary Mortality Table for such policies issued before the operative date of Subsection
31A-22-408(6)(a), the Commissioner's 1958 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table for such policies
issued on or after the operative date of Subsection 31A-22-408(6)(a) and before the operative
date of Subsection 31A-22-408(6)(d), provided that for any category of such policies issued
on female risks, all modified net premiums and present values referred to in this section may
be calculated according to an age not more than six years younger than the actual age of the
insured, and for such policies issued on or after the operative date of Subsection 31A-22-408(6)
(d):
(a) the Commissioner's 1980 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table;
(b) at the election of the company for any one or more specified plans of life insurance, the
Commissioner's 1980 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table with Ten-Year Select Mortality
Factors; or
(c) any ordinary mortality table, adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, that is approved by rule made by the commissioner for use in determining
the minimum standard of valuation for such policies.
(2) For an industrial life insurance policy issued on the standard basis, excluding any accident and
health and accidental death benefits in the policy, the 1941 Standard Industrial Mortality Table
for the policy issued before the operative date of Subsection 31A-22-408(6)(c), and for such
policies issued on or after such operative date, the Commissioner's 1961 Standard Industrial
Mortality Table or any industrial mortality table, adopted after 1980 by the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners, that is approved by rule made by the commissioner for use in
determining the minimum standard of valuation for such policies.
(3) For individual annuity and pure endowment contracts, excluding any disability and accidental
death benefits in such policies:
(a) the 1937 Standard Annuity Mortality Table;
(b) at the option of the company, the Annuity Mortality Table for 1949, Ultimate; or
(c) any modification of either of these tables approved by the commissioner.
(4) For group annuity and pure endowment contracts, excluding any accident and health and
accidental death benefits in such policies:
(a) the Group Annuity Mortality Table for 1951, any modification of such table approved by the
commissioner; or
(b) at the option of the company, any of the tables or modifications of tables specified for
individual annuity and pure endowment contracts.
(5) For total and permanent disability benefits in or supplementary to ordinary policies or contracts:
(a)
(i) for a policy or contract issued on or after January 1, 1966, the tables of Period 2 disablement
rates and the 1930 to 1950 termination rates of the 1952 Disability Study of the Society
of Actuaries, with due regard to the type of benefit or any tables of disablement rates

and termination rates adopted after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, that are approved by rule made by the commissioner for use in determining
the minimum standard of valuation for the policy;
(ii) for a policy or contract issued on or after January 1, 1961, and before January 1, 1966,
either such tables or, at the option of the company, the Class (3) Disability Table (1926);
and
(iii) for a policy issued before January 1, 1961, the Class (3) Disability Table (1926).
(b) A table described in this Subsection (5) shall, for active lives, be combined with a mortality
table permitted for calculating the reserves for life insurance policies.
(6) For accidental death benefits in or supplementary to policies issued on or after January 1,
1966, the 1959 Accidental Death Benefits Table or any accidental death benefits table adopted
after 1980 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, that is approved by rule
made by the commissioner for use in determining the minimum standard of valuation for such
policies, for policies issued on or after January 1, 1961, and before January 1, 1966, either
such table or, at the option of the company, the Inter-Company Double Indemnity Mortality
Table, and for policies issued before January 1, 1961, the Inter-Company Double Indemnity
Mortality Table. Either table shall be combined with a mortality table for calculating the reserves
for life insurance policies.
(7) For group life insurance, life insurance issued on the substandard basis and other special
benefits: such tables as may be approved by the commissioner.

‹ Prev All Utah sections Next ›


Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.