Texas Administrative Code
Title 28 - INSURANCE
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Chapter 3 - LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES
Subchapter Y - STANDARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE, NON-PARTNERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP POLICIES AND ANNUITY CONTRACTS, AND LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES THAT PROVIDE LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS WITHIN THE POLICY
Division 2 - NON-PARTNERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
Section 3.3848 - Requirements for Limited Premium Payment Options in Long-Term Care Policies, Certificates, and Riders
Universal Citation: 28 TX Admin Code § 3.3848
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Definition and Applicability. Long-term care policies, certificates, and riders with limited premium payment options limit premium payments to a single payment or to a stated number of years not to exceed 10 years. Limited premium payment policies, certificates, and riders must comply with this subchapter, Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to Submission Requirements for Filings and Departmental Actions Related to Such Filings), and the additional requirements specified in subsection (b) of this section. Any policy, certificate or rider that contains a paid-up option at a specified age and becomes paid up in 10 years or less is subject to this section. Nothing in this section prohibits a carrier from offering premium payment duration options in excess of 10 years, and any such options are not subject to this section.
(b) Requirements.
(1) Notice. A long-term care insurance policy
or certificate with a limited premium payment option must accurately reflect a
plan with a limited premium payment option.
(2) Minimum Standards. The provisions in
long-term care policies, certificates, and riders with limited premium payment
options must be at least as favorable as the requirements and provisions
specified in this section.
(3)
Single-Premium Payment Option. A single-premium payment option policy,
certificate, or rider must be noncancellable as provided in §
3.3810(a) of
this subchapter (relating to Policy or Certificate Standards for
Noncancellability). The renewability provision on the face page of the policy
or certificate must conform with the following: "NONCANCELLATION PROVISION:
This policy provides that premiums are paid by a single premium after which no
additional premiums are due and your policy is fully paid-up and
noncancellable. We cannot cancel your policy and we cannot make any changes
unless requested by you, subject to the maximum benefits under the policy." In
the alternative, the required renewability provision may be added to the policy
via an endorsement and change to the schedule page.
(4) One-to-Four Year Premium Payment Options.
A long-term care policy, certificate, or rider with a one-to-four year premium
payment option must be noncancellable as provided in §
3.3810(a) of
this subchapter. The renewability provision on the face page of a policy or
certificate must conform with the following: "NONCANCELLATION PROVISION: This
policy provides that your premiums may be paid over a period of [n] (n may
equal 1, 2, 3, or 4) years, after which no additional premiums will be due and
your policy is fully paid up and noncancellable. We cannot cancel your policy
and we cannot make any changes unless requested by you, subject to the maximum
benefits under the policy." In the alternative, the required renewability
provision may be added to the policy via an endorsement and change to the
schedule page.
(5) Five-to-Ten Year
Premium Payment Options. A long-term care policy, certificate or rider with a
five-to-ten year premium payment option must be guaranteed renewable as
provided in §
3.3807(a) of
this subchapter (relating to Policy or Certificate Standards for Guaranteed
Renewability) and must comply with the following requirements:
(A) The renewability provision on the face
page of a long-term care policy or certificate must conform to the following:
"This policy provides that your premiums be paid over a period of [n] (n may
equal 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10) years, after which no additional premiums will be
due and your policy is fully paid-up and noncancellable. We cannot cancel your
policy and we cannot make any changes unless requested by you, subject to the
maximum benefits under the policy." In the alternative, the required
renewability provision may be added to the policy via an endorsement and change
to the schedule page.
(B) A
provision must be included in the policy, certificate or rider that provides
for a return of premium upon cancellation, as described in Figure: 28 TAC
§
3.3848(b)(5)(C)(ii).
(C) Each long-term care policy, certificate
or rider must be accompanied by the disclosure specified in clause (i) of this
subparagraph and the Return of Premium chart specified in Figure: 28 TAC §
3.3848(b)(5)(C)(ii).
(i) Disclosure. The return of premium
provision must conform with the following: "RETURN OF PREMIUM: Upon
cancellation of this policy by you during the premium-paying period, we will
return a portion of the total premiums paid less any benefits paid under the
policy. The portion of the total premium paid will be determined in accordance
with the accompanying chart, labeled Return of Premium Schedule."
(ii) Return of Premium Schedule. The return
of Premium Schedule chart, which specifies the percentage of premium that the
insurer is required to return to the insured expressed as a function of the
premium payment option (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 year premium payment options) and
of the number of completed years prior to the policy, certificate or rider
being canceled, must comply with the following requirements:
(I) The chart must
be in not less than 12-point bold type.
(II) The chart must conform to the
representation in Figure: 28 TAC §
3.3848(b)(5)(C)(ii),
and must be labeled "Return of Premium Schedule."
(iii) Under no circumstances shall the
application of Figure: 28 TAC §
3.3848(b)(5)(C)(ii)
result in an amount that exceeds the
aggregate premiums paid under the contract, when combined with any other
provision of this chapter.
(D) Using the Return of Premium Chart
specified in Figure: 28 TAC §
3.3848(b)(5)(C)(ii),
the return of premium amount must be at least as great as the sum of clause (i)
plus clause (ii) minus clause (iii) of this subparagraph:
(i) [(I) - (II)] X (III), where (I), (II) and
(III) are as follows:
(I) the cumulative
premium paid under the limited premium payment option specified in the policy,
certificate, or rider;
(II) the
cumulative premium that would have been paid under a lifetime premium payment
option;
(III) the percentage
specified in Figure: 28 TAC §
3.3848(b)(5)(C)(ii),
corresponding to the number of completed policy years and limited premium
payment period specified in the policy, certificate, or rider;
(ii) the pro-rata unearned premium
based on the premium paid for the year of cancellation;
(iii) any benefits paid under the
policy.
(E) An example
of the calculation of the return of premium required under this section is as
follows:
(i) Given the facts provided in
subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV) of this clause as follows:
(I) policy, certificate, or rider issue date:
January 1, 2006;
(II) date of
cancellation: April 1, 2008;
(III)
10-pay annual premium: $10,000;
(IV) annual lifetime premium:
$1,000;
(ii) Portion of
return of premium calculated under subparagraph (D)(i) of this paragraph is
equal to .05 X [($10,000 + $10,000) - ($1,000 + $1,000)] = .05 X ($20,000 -
$2,000) = .05 X $18,000 = $900;
(iii) Portion of return of premium calculated
under subparagraph (D)(ii) of this paragraph is equal to $10,000 X 9/12 =
$7,500;
(iv) Total return of
premium due is equal to $900 + $7,500 = $8,400 less any benefits paid under the
policy.
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