Article 4.1 - Risk-Based Capital for Insurers

California Insurance Code — §§ 739-739.12

Sections (4)

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 321, Sec. 4. (AB 1391) Effective January 1, 2014.

As used in this article, these terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)“Adjusted RBC Report” means a Risk-Based Capital (RBC) report that has been adjusted by the commissioner in accordance with subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 739.2.
(b)“Corrective Order” means an order issued by the commissioner specifying corrective actions that the commissioner has determined are required.
(c)“Domestic insurer” means any life or health insurer or property and casualty insurer organized in this state.
(d)“Foreign insurer” means any life or health insurer or property and casualty insurer that is licensed to do business in this state but is not domiciled in this state.
(e)“Life or health insurer” means any admitted insurer issuing insurance subject to Part 2 (commencing with Section 10110) of Division 2, or a licensed property and casualty insurer writing only disability insurance.
(f)“NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
(g)“Negative trend” means, with respect to a life or health insurer, a negative trend over a period of time, as determined in accordance with the “Trend Test Calculation” included in the RBC Instructions defined in subdivision (i).
(h)“Property and casualty insurer” means any admitted insurer writing insurance as described in Section 102, 103, 105, 107, 108,

109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119.5, 119.6, or 120, but does not include monoline mortgage guaranty insurers, financial guaranty insurers, or title insurers.

(i)“RBC Instructions” means the RBC Report, including risk-based capital instructions adopted by the NAIC, and as the RBC Instructions may be amended by the NAIC from time to time in accordance with the procedures adopted by the NAIC.
(j)“RBC Level” means an insurer’s Company Action Level RBC, Regulatory Action Level RBC, Authorized Control Level RBC, or Mandatory Control Level RBC where:
(1)“Company Action Level RBC” means, with respect to any insurer, the product of 2.0 and its Authorized Control Level RBC.
(2)“Regulatory Action Level RBC” means the product of 1.5 and its Authorized Control Level RBC.
(3)“Authorized Control Level RBC” means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the RBC Instructions.
(4)“Mandatory Control Level RBC” means the product of .70 and the Authorized Control Level RBC.
(k)“RBC Plan” means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in subdivision (b) of Section 739.3. If the commissioner rejects the RBC Plan, and it is revised by the insurer, with or without the commissioner’s recommendation, the plan shall be called the “Revised RBC Plan.”
(l)“RBC Report” means the report required in Section 739.2.
(m)“Total Adjusted Capital” means the sum of:
(1)An insurer’s statutory capital and surplus.
(2)Other items, if any, that the RBC Instructions may provide.

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 708, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.

(a)Any foreign insurer shall, upon the written request of the commissioner, submit to the commissioner an RBC Report as of the end of the calendar year just ended the later of:
(1)The date an RBC Report would be required to be filed by a domestic insurer under this chapter.
(2)Fifteen days after the request is received by the foreign insurer.

Any foreign insurer shall, at the written request of the commissioner, promptly submit to the commissioner a copy of any RBC Plan that is filed with the insurance commissioner of any other state.

(b)In the event of a Company Action Level Event or Regulatory Action Level Event with respect to any foreign insurer as determined under the RBC statute applicable in the state of domicile of the insurer, or, if no RBC provision is in force in that state, under the provisions of this chapter, if the insurance commissioner of the state of domicile of the foreign insurer fails to require the foreign insurer to file an RBC Plan in the manner specified under the RBC statute, or, if no RBC provision is in force in the state, under Section 739.3, the commissioner may require the foreign insurer to file an RBC Plan with the commissioner. In such event, the failure of the foreign insurer to file an RBC Plan with the commissioner shall be grounds to order the insurer to cease and desist from writing new insurance business in this state.
(c)In the event of a Mandatory Control Level Event with respect to any foreign insurer, if no domiciliary receiver has been appointed with respect to the foreign insurer under the rehabilitation and liquidation statute applicable in the state of domicile of the foreign insurer, the commissioner may make application to the superior court with respect to the liquidation of property of foreign insurers found in this state, and the occurrence of the Mandatory Control Level Event shall be considered adequate grounds for the application.

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 708, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.

If any provision of this article, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such determination shall not affect the provisions or applications of this article that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this article are severable.

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 740, Sec. 3.7. Effective January 1, 2007.

(a)All notices by the commissioner to an insurer that may result in regulatory action hereunder shall be effective upon dispatch if transmitted by registered or certified mail, or in the case of any other transmission shall be effective upon the insurer’s receipt of such notice.
(b)Copies of all notices from the commissioner to the State Compensation Insurance Fund under this article shall be sent to the Governor.