Delaware Administrative Code
Title 18 - Insurance
1300 - Health Insurance General Provisions
1303 - Individual Accident and Health Minimum Loss Ratio Standards [Formerly Regulation 42]
Section 1303-7.0 - New Forms

7.1 With respect to a new form, benefits shall be deemed reasonable in relation to premiums provided the anticipated loss ratio is at least as great as shown in the following table:

For Medicare supplement policies the anticipated loss ratio is at least 60%.

7.2 If satisfactory justification is submitted to the Department of Insurance for a policy form, including riders and endorsements, under which the expected average annual premium per policy is $100 or more but less than $200, the company may be permitted to subtract up to 5 percentage points from the numbers in the table above, or if less than $100, subtract up to 10 percentage points.

7.3 The average annual premium per policy and the average anticipated loss ratio shall be computed by the insurer based on an anticipated distribution of business by all applicable criteria having a price difference, such as age, sex, amount, dependent status, rider frequency, etc., except assuming an annual mode for all policies (i.e., the fractional premium loading shall not affect the average annual premium or anticipated loss ratio calculation).

7.4 Definitions of Renewal Clause

OR - Optionally Renewable: renewal is at the option of the insurance company.

CR - Conditionally Renewable: renewal can be declined by the insurance company only for stated reasons other than deterioration of health.

GR - Guaranteed Renewable: renewal cannot be declined by the insurance company for any reason, but the insurance company can revise rates on a class basis.

NC - Noncancellable: renewal cannot be declined nor can rates be revised by the insurance company.