Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-1506
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Unearned premium reserve
Official statutory text
A. With reference to insurance against loss or damage to
property (except as provided in Section 1507 of this article) and
with reference to all general casualty insurance, and surety
insurance, every insurer shall maintain an unearned premium reserve
on all policies in force.
B. The Insurance Commissioner may require that such reserves
shall be equal to the unearned portions of the gross premiums in
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 387
force after deducting reinsurance in solvent insurers as computed on
each respective risk from the policy's date of issue. If the
Insurance Commissioner does not so require, the portions of the
gross premium in force, less reinsurance in solvent insurers to be
held as a premium reserve, shall be computed according to the
following table:
Term for Which Policy Reserve for Unearned
Was Written Premium
_____________________ _____________________
1 Year or less 1/2
2 Years 1st year 3/4
2nd year 1/4
3 Years 1st year 5/6
2nd year 1/2
3rd year 1/6
4 Years 1st year 7/8
2nd year 5/8
3rd year 3/8
4th year 1/8
5 Years 1st year 9/10
2nd year 7/10
3rd year 1/2
4th year 3/10
5th year 1/10
Over 5 years pro rata
C. Unearned premium reserves on policies written for an
intermediate period shall be calculated at the succeeding longer
period or on a monthly pro rata basis.
D. In lieu of computation according to the foregoing table, all
of such reserves may be computed, at the option of the insurer, on a
monthly or more frequent pro rata basis.
E. After adopting a method for computing such reserve, an
insurer shall not change methods without approval of the Insurance
Commissioner.
F. This section does not apply to title insurance.
property (except as provided in Section 1507 of this article) and
with reference to all general casualty insurance, and surety
insurance, every insurer shall maintain an unearned premium reserve
on all policies in force.
B. The Insurance Commissioner may require that such reserves
shall be equal to the unearned portions of the gross premiums in
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 387
force after deducting reinsurance in solvent insurers as computed on
each respective risk from the policy's date of issue. If the
Insurance Commissioner does not so require, the portions of the
gross premium in force, less reinsurance in solvent insurers to be
held as a premium reserve, shall be computed according to the
following table:
Term for Which Policy Reserve for Unearned
Was Written Premium
_____________________ _____________________
1 Year or less 1/2
2 Years 1st year 3/4
2nd year 1/4
3 Years 1st year 5/6
2nd year 1/2
3rd year 1/6
4 Years 1st year 7/8
2nd year 5/8
3rd year 3/8
4th year 1/8
5 Years 1st year 9/10
2nd year 7/10
3rd year 1/2
4th year 3/10
5th year 1/10
Over 5 years pro rata
C. Unearned premium reserves on policies written for an
intermediate period shall be calculated at the succeeding longer
period or on a monthly pro rata basis.
D. In lieu of computation according to the foregoing table, all
of such reserves may be computed, at the option of the insurer, on a
monthly or more frequent pro rata basis.
E. After adopting a method for computing such reserve, an
insurer shall not change methods without approval of the Insurance
Commissioner.
F. This section does not apply to title insurance.
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