<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 58-26-44 - Application of chapter. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2075841Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2075841SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075841CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2075841Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2075841DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal-000002"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    Has written, issued, or reinsured life insurance contracts, accident and health insurance contracts, or deposit-type contracts in any state and is required to hold a certificate of authority to write life insurance, accident and health insurance, or deposit-type contracts in this state;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal-000001"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Deposit-type contract," a contract that does not incorporate mortality or morbidity risks and as may be specified in the valuation manual;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal-000001"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    "Life insurance," a contract that incorporates mortality risk, including annuity and pure endowment contracts, and as may be specified in the valuation manual;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal-000001"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    "NAIC," the National Association of Insurance Commissioners;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal-000001"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    "Policyholder behavior," any action a policyholder, contract holder, or any other person with the right to elect options, such as a certificate holder, may take under a policy or contract subject to this chapter including, lapse, withdrawal, transfer, deposit, premium payment, loan, annuitization, or benefit elections prescribed by the policy or contract but excluding events of mortality or morbidity that result in benefits prescribed in their essential aspects by the terms of the policy or contract;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    "Principle-based valuation," a reserve valuation that uses one or more methods or one or more assumptions determined by the insurer and is required to comply with §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-26-98"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">58-26-98</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-26-100"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">58-26-100</span></a><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, as specified in the valuation manual;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal-000001"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">(9)    "Qualified actuary," an individual who is qualified to sign the applicable statement of actuarial opinion in accordance with the American Academy of Actuaries qualification standards for actuaries signing such statements and who meets the requirements specified in the valuation manual;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal-000001"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">(10)    "Tail risk," a risk that occurs either where the frequency of low probability events is higher than expected under a normal probability distribution or where there are observed events of very significant size or magnitude;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">(11)    "Valuation manual," the manual of valuation instructions adopted by the NAIC as specified in this chapter and as approved by the director pursuant to rules promulgated pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2075842DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075842000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075842Normal"><span class="s2075842SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075842SCL-000004"> SL 2015, ch 254, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>