California Code of Regulations
Title 10 - Investment
Chapter 5 - Insurance Commissioner
Subchapter 3 - Insurers
Article 11 - Separate Account or Accounts-Variable Contracts
Section 2526.1 - Application of Domestic Insurers

(a) A copy of the resolution of its board of directors, certified by the secretary or equivalent officer under corporate seal to be a full and true copy thereof, authorizing the establishing of one or more separate accounts for the purposes authorized by Section 10506.

(b) A copy of each written agreement in accordance with which each such separate account is to be established, maintained and administered, including for informational purposes a copy of each variable contract proposed to be delivered or issued for delivery in California.

(c) A statement of the additional amount, if any, of the insurer's assets, not otherwise received from variable contract holders for deposit in such a separate account, which have been allocated to a separate account pursuant to the authority of Section 10506(b). No more than 1% of its admitted assets, or 5% of the excess of its admitted assets over its liabilities and required reserves, both as of the preceding December 31, whichever is the smaller, may be so allocated.

(d) A statement of the history, organization, and ownership and control of the insurer. Any changes in organization, ownership and control which are contemplated shall also be set forth. Reference to past official examination reports, whether by California or other insurance regulatory authority, if appropriately brought up to date, is acceptable. Similarly, reference to other records bearing upon such matters, which have become part of the Commissioner's official files, are acceptable.

(e) A brief balance sheet statement of assets, liabilities, capital and surplus, as shown by its last filed Annual Statement. The Annual Statement filed will be relied upon for details.

(f) A complete statement of the plan and methods, including the marketing methods for the transaction of the variable contract and related business, which shall show:

(g) If the insurer has not been engaged actively in the insurance business for at least five years under substantially the same management and control, a biographical affidavit on form prescribed by the Commissioner may, in the discretion of the Insurance Commissioner, be required for each of the executive officers, members of the board of directors and each natural person who owns 10% or more of the voting stock of the insurer.

(h) The identity and the experience and qualification of each of the persons charged with the investment management of each separate account, together with any other presentation which the insurer desires to make to establish the adequacy of the investment management which the insurer is providing. Such showing shall be such as to satisfy the Insurance Commissioner as to the experience and qualification of such management to effectively manage the investment program or programs envisaged by the agreement under which the separate account is established and maintained. A biographical affidavit in the form required by Paragraph (g) hereof may be required for each such manager.

(i) If the insurer is a subsidiary of an admitted insurer, or affiliated with such insurer by common control or management, it may be deemed by the Commissioner that the history, the reputation, the character, responsibility and general fitness of officers and directors, the adequacy of investment management as evidenced by past results, and the basic financial soundness of the parent insurer or the controlling affiliate satisfy these regulations.

Subsequent to qualification, any amendments to the above mentioned resolution of the Board of Directors, agreement establishing a separate account, variable contract, registration statement or prospectus, and any substantial change in management shall promptly be filed with the Commissioner for review as to continuance of qualification standards required by law.