Sec. 846.154. CASH RESERVE REQUIREMENTS  


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  • (a) The amount of cash reserves recommended under Section 846.153(c)(2) may not be less than the greater of:

    (1) 20 percent of the total contributions in the preceding plan year; or

    (2) 20 percent of the total estimated contributions for the current plan year.

    (b) Cash reserves required by this section must be:

    (1) computed with proper actuarial regard for:

    (A) known claims, paid and outstanding;

    (B) a history of incurred but not reported claims;

    (C) claims handling expenses;

    (D) unearned premium;

    (E) an estimate for bad debts;

    (F) a trend factor; and

    (G) a margin for error; and

    (2) maintained in cash or federally guaranteed obligations of less than five-year maturity that have a fixed or recoverable principal amount or in other investments as the commissioner may authorize by rule.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.