18 Del. C. § 1116
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§ Â 1116. Minimum reserves.
Official statutory text
(a) In no event shall a company’s aggregate reserves for all life insurance policies, excluding disability and accidental death benefits, issued on or after 1968, be less than the aggregate reserves calculated in accordance with the methods set forth in §§ 1115, 1115A, 1118 and 1119 of this title and the mortality table or tables and rate or rates of interest used in calculating nonforfeiture benefits for the policies.
(b) In no event shall the aggregate reserves for all policies, contracts, and benefits be less than the aggregate reserves determined by the appointed actuary to be necessary to render the opinion required by § 1113 of this title.
(b) In no event shall the aggregate reserves for all policies, contracts, and benefits be less than the aggregate reserves determined by the appointed actuary to be necessary to render the opinion required by § 1113 of this title.
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