Texas Labor Code § 407a.354 Premium Payment Plan; Reserves

Sec. 407A.354. PREMIUM PAYMENT PLAN; RESERVES. (a) Until the assets of a group reach a level sufficient to cover the group's liabilities, each group shall establish to the satisfaction of the commissioner a premium payment plan.

(b) As long as the assets of the group remain sufficient to cover the group's liabilities, the group may determine its own premium plan if the premium plan is disclosed to each member at the time of application and is filed with the commissioner.

(c) Each group shall establish and maintain actuarially appropriate loss reserves, which must include reserves for:

(1) known claims and expenses associated with those claims; and

(2) claims incurred but not reported and expenses associated with those claims.

(d) Each group shall establish and maintain bad debt reserves based on the historical experience of the group or of other groups composed of similar employer members.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 275, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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