Title 26 · WY

26-48-102;

Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 26-48-102

Section: 26-48-102

26-48-102;

(xii) "Total adjusted capital" means the sum of:

(A) An insurer's statutory capital and surplus; and

(B) Such other items, if any, as the RBC instructions may provide.

(xiii) "Life or disability insurer" means any insurance company licensed in the lines of life, disability, or both, or a licensed property and casualty insurer writing only accident and health insurance, but shall not include health maintenance organizations or hospital or medical service insurers;

(xiv) "Property and casualty insurer" means any insurance company licensed in the lines of property, casualty, surety, marine and transportation, or any combination of these lines, but shall not include monoline mortgage guaranty insurers, financial guaranty insurers or title insurers.

26-48-102. Risk-based capital reports.

(a) Every domestic insurer shall, annually on or prior to March 1, prepare and submit to the commissioner a report of its RBC levels as of the end of the calendar year just ended, in a form and containing information as required by the RBC instructions. In addition, every domestic insurer shall file its RBC report: (i) With the NAIC in accordance with the RBC instructions; and

(ii) With the insurance commissioner in any state in which the insurer is authorized to do business, if the insurance commissioner has notified the insurer of its request in writing, in which case the insurer shall file its RBC report not later than the later of:

(A) Fifteen (15) days from the receipt of notice to file its RBC report with that state; or

(B) The filing date specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(b) A life or disability insurer's RBC shall be determined in accordance with the formula set forth in the RBC instructions and this article. The formula shall take into account, and may adjust for the covariance between the following which are determined in each case by applying the factors in the manner set forth in the RBC instructions:

(i) The risk with respect to the insurer's assets;

(ii) The risk of adverse insurance experience with respect to the insurer's liabilities and obligations;

(iii) The interest rate risk with respect to the insurer's business; and

(iv) All other business risks and other relevant risks as set forth in the RBC instructions.

(c) A property and casualty insurer's RBC shall be determined in accordance with the formula set forth in the RBC instructions and this article. The formula shall take into account, and may adjust for the covariance between the following which are determined in each case by applying the factors in the manner set forth in the RBC instructions:

(i) Asset risk;

(ii) Credit risk;

(iii) Underwriting risk; and (iv) All other business risks and such other relevant risks as are set forth in the RBC instructions.

(d) If a domestic insurer files an RBC report which in the judgment of the commissioner is inaccurate, the commissioner shall adjust the RBC report to correct the inaccuracy and shall notify the insurer of the adjustment. The notice shall contain a statement of the reason for the adjustment. A RBC report as so adjusted is referred to as an "adjusted RBC report."

26-48-103. Company action level event.

(a) "Company action level event" means any of the following events:

(i) The filing of an RBC report by an insurer which indicates any of the following:

(A) The insurer's total adjusted capital is greater than or equal to its regulatory action level RBC but less than its company action level RBC;

(B) If a life or disability insurer, the insurer has total adjusted capital which is greater than or equal to its company action level RBC but less than the product of authorized control level RBC and three (3), and has a negative trend; or

(C) If a property and casualty insurer, the insurer has total adjusted capital which is greater than or equal to its company action level RBC but less than three (3) times its authorized control level RBC and triggers the trend test in accordance with the trend test calculation included in the property and casualty RBC instructions.

(ii) The notification by the commissioner to the insurer of an adjusted RBC report that indicates the event in subparagraph (a)(i)(A) or (B) of this section, provided the insurer does not challenge the adjusted RBC report under W.S.