Tex. Insurance Code § 802.002
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 802.002, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 802.002. ACTUARIAL OPINION REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "qualified actuary" means:
(1) a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries; or
(2) a person who has otherwise demonstrated actuarial competence to the satisfaction of the commissioner or an insurance regulatory official of another state in which the insurance company is domiciled.
(b) An insurance company's annual statement must include a statement of a qualified actuary entitled "Statement of Actuarial Opinion" that:
(1) is located on or is attached to the first page of the annual statement; and
(2) provides the opinion of the actuary relating to policy reserves and other actuarial items for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities, or loss and loss adjustment expense reserves for property and casualty risks, as described in the annual statement instructions of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as appropriate for the type of risks insured.
(1) a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries; or
(2) a person who has otherwise demonstrated actuarial competence to the satisfaction of the commissioner or an insurance regulatory official of another state in which the insurance company is domiciled.
(b) An insurance company's annual statement must include a statement of a qualified actuary entitled "Statement of Actuarial Opinion" that:
(1) is located on or is attached to the first page of the annual statement; and
(2) provides the opinion of the actuary relating to policy reserves and other actuarial items for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities, or loss and loss adjustment expense reserves for property and casualty risks, as described in the annual statement instructions of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as appropriate for the type of risks insured.
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