Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 044 - Insurance Dept
Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 37 - LONG-TERM CARE REGULATION
Section 37-13 - Loss Ratio
Current through September 21, 2024
Benefits under individual long-term care insurance policies shall be deemed reasonable in relation to premiums provided the expected loss ratio is at least sixty percent, calculated in a manner which provides for adequate reserving of the long-term care insurance risk. In evaluating the expected loss ratio, due consideration shall be given to all relevant factors, including:
(a) Statistical credibility of incurred claims experience and earned premiums;
(b) The period for which rates are computed to provide coverage;
(c) Experienced and projected trends;
(d) Concentration of experience within early policy duration;
(e) Expected claim fluctuation;
(f) Experience refunds, adjustments or dividends;
(g) Renewability features;
(h) All appropriate expense factors;
(i) Interest;
(j) Experimental nature of the coverage;
(k) Policy reserves;
(l) Mix of business by risk classification; and
(m) Product features such as long elimination periods, high deductibles and high maximum limits.