Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.152
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.152, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 1272.152. GENERAL RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A delegated network shall maintain reserves adequate for the liabilities and risks assumed by the network, as computed in accordance with accepted standards, practices, and procedures relating to the liabilities and risks for which the reserves are maintained, including known and unknown components and anticipated expenses of providing benefits or services.
(b) Except as provided by Sections 1272.153 and 1272.154, a delegated network shall maintain reserves as described by Subsection (c) only with respect to the portion of services assumed under the delegation agreement that is outside the scope of the network's license for medical care or hospital or other institutional services, as applicable.
(c) A delegated network shall maintain financial reserves equal to the greater of:
(1) 80 percent of the amount of liabilities and risks for which reserves must be maintained under this subchapter and that have been incurred but not paid by the network; or
(2) an amount equal to two months of the premium amount assumed by the network for services with respect to which reserves must be maintained under this subchapter.
(b) Except as provided by Sections 1272.153 and 1272.154, a delegated network shall maintain reserves as described by Subsection (c) only with respect to the portion of services assumed under the delegation agreement that is outside the scope of the network's license for medical care or hospital or other institutional services, as applicable.
(c) A delegated network shall maintain financial reserves equal to the greater of:
(1) 80 percent of the amount of liabilities and risks for which reserves must be maintained under this subchapter and that have been incurred but not paid by the network; or
(2) an amount equal to two months of the premium amount assumed by the network for services with respect to which reserves must be maintained under this subchapter.
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