<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecb000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:06:30:15"><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000000">20</span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000000">:</span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000000">06</span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000000">:</span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000000">30</span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000000">:</span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000000">15</span></a><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000001">.  Valuation used for purposes of calculations.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0"> </span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">For purposes of calculating the required level of primary security pursuant to the actuarial method and determining the amount of primary security and other security, as applicable, held by or on behalf of the ceding insurer, the following apply:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">(1)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">For assets, including any assets held in trust, which would be admitted under the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, as adopted by the director under SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-6-75"><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000003">58-6-75</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0"> and §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:06:25:01"><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000003">20:06:25:01</span></a><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">, if the assets are held by the ceding insurer, the valuations must be determined according to statutory accounting procedures, as if the assets were held in the ceding insurer s general account, and without taking into consideration the effect of any prescribed or permitted practices; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">    (2)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">For all other assets, the valuations must be those that are assigned to the assets for the purpose of determining the amount of reserve credit taken. The asset spread tables and asset default cost tables required by VM-20 must be included in the actuarial method, if adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioner Life Actuarial (A) Task Force, no later than the December thirty-first on or immediately preceding the valuation date for which the required level of primary security is being calculated and adopted by the director pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-26-45.1"><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000003">58-26-45.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0"> and §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:06:59:01"><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000003">20:06:59:01</span></a><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">. The tables of asset spreads and asset default costs must be incorporated into the actuarial method in the manner specified in VM-20</span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">    </span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0"> </span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">49 SDR 9, effective August 9, 2022</span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">    </span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-14-17"><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000003">58-14-17</span></a><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">    </span><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=58-14-17"><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0-000003">58-14-17</span></a><span class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2556a35-8029-413e-9db7-14929f4b3ecb000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>