Section 550.1204a - Unimpaired surplus. - Michigan Statutes

THE NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE CORPORATION REFORM ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 350 of 1980

550.1204a Unimpaired surplus.

Sec. 204a.

(1) A health care corporation shall possess and maintain unimpaired surplus in an amount determined adequate by the commissioner to comply with section 403 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.403. The commissioner shall follow the risk-based capital requirements as developed by the national association of insurance commissioners in order to determine whether a health care corporation is in adequate compliance with section 403 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.403.

(2) If a health care corporation files a risk-based capital report that indicates that its surplus is less than the amount determined adequate by the commissioner under subsection (1), the health care corporation shall prepare and submit a plan for remedying the deficiency in accordance with risk-based capital requirements adopted by the commissioner. Among the remedies that a health care corporation may employ are planwide viability contributions to surplus by subscribers.

(3) If contributions for planwide viability under subsection (2) are employed, those contributions shall be made in accordance with the following:

(a) If the health care corporation's surplus is less than 200% but more than 150% of the authorized control level under risk-based capital requirements, the maximum contribution rate shall be 0.5% of the rate charged to subscribers for the benefits provided.

(b) If the health care corporation's surplus is 150% or less than the authorized control level under risk-based capital requirements, the maximum contribution rate shall be 1% of the rate charged to subscribers for the benefits provided.

(c) The actual contribution rate charged is subject to the commissioner's approval.

(4) As used in subsection (3), “authorized control level” means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the instructions developed by the national association of insurance commissioners and adopted by the commissioner.

(5) Subject to this subsection, a health care corporation shall not maintain surplus in an amount that equals or is greater than 200% of the authorized control level under risk-based capital requirements multiplied by 5. If a health care corporation files a risk-based capital report that indicates that its surplus is more than the allowable maximum surplus permitted under this subsection for 2 successive calendar years, the health care corporation shall file a plan for approval by the commissioner to adjust its surplus to a level below the allowable maximum surplus. If the commissioner disapproves the health care corporation's plan, the commissioner shall formulate an alternate plan and forward the alternate plan to the health care corporation. The health care corporation shall begin implementation of the plan immediately upon receipt of approval of its plan by the commissioner or upon receipt of the commissioner's alternate plan.

History: Add. 2003, Act 59, Eff. July 23, 2003
Popular Name: Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Popular Name: Act 350