(a) Scope. This section specifies the requirements for insurers and other regulated entities for filing the 2009 annual statement, the 2010 quarterly statements, other reporting forms, and electronic data filings with the department and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) necessary to report information concerning the financial condition and business operations and activities of insurers. This section applies to all insurers and certain other regulated entities authorized to do the business of insurance in this state and includes, but is not limited to, life insurers; accident insurers; life and accident insurers; life and health insurers; accident and health insurers; life, accident and health insurers; mutual life insurers; stipulated premium insurers; group hospital service corporations; fire insurers; fire and marine insurers; U.S. branches of alien insurers; Mexican casualty insurers; general casualty insurers; fire and casualty insurers; mutual insurers other than life; statewide mutual assessment companies; local mutual aid associations; mutual burial associations; exempt associations; county mutual insurers; Lloyd's plans; reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges; domestic risk retention groups; domestic joint underwriting associations; title insurers; fraternal benefit societies; farm mutual insurers; health maintenance organizations; nonprofit health corporations; nonprofit legal services corporations; the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool; the Texas Mutual Insurance Company; the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; and the Texas FAIR Plan Association. The commissioner adopts by reference the 2009 annual statement blanks, the 2010 quarterly statement blanks, and the related instruction manuals published by the NAIC, and other supplemental reporting forms specified in this section. The forms are available from the Texas Department of Insurance, Financial Analysis Division, Mail Code 303-1A, P.O. Box 149104, Austin, Texas 78714-9104. The NAIC annual and quarterly statement blanks and other NAIC supplemental reporting forms can be printed or filed electronically using annual statement software available from vendors. Insurers and other regulated entities shall properly report to the department and the NAIC by completing, in accordance with applicable instructions, the appropriate hard copy annual and quarterly statement blanks, other reporting forms, and electronic data filings.
(b) Definition. In this section "Texas Edition" refers to the blanks and forms promulgated by the commissioner.
(c) Conflicts with other laws. In the event of a conflict between the Insurance Code, any currently existing department rule, form, instructions, or any specific requirement of this section and the NAIC instructions listed in this section, the Insurance Code, the department rule, form, instruction, or the specific requirements of this section shall take precedence and in all respects control.
(d) Filing requirements for life, accident and health insurers. Each life; life and accident; life and health; accident; accident and health; mutual life; or life, accident and health insurance company; stipulated premium company; group hospital service corporation; and the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool shall complete and file the blanks, forms, or electronic data filings as directed in this subsection. This subsection does not apply to entities licensed as health maintenance organizations under the Insurance Code Chapter 843. Insurers specified in this subsection and engaged in business authorized under the Insurance Code Chapter 843 may have additional reporting requirements under subsection (h) of this section. Insurers described under this subsection may elect to file on the 2009 Health Annual Statement for year-end 2009, and on the 2010 Health Quarterly Statement for the three quarters of 2010, if the insurer passes the Health Statement Test as outlined in the "2009 Annual Statement, Health Instructions." If a reporting entity qualifies under this subsection to use the 2009 Health Annual Statement, it must continue to use that annual statement for a minimum of three years or obtain written approval from the department to change to another type of annual statement. Insurers filing the 2009 Life, Accident and Health Annual Statement, the 2010 Life, Accident and Health Quarterly Statements, and the supplemental forms and reports identified in these subsections shall complete filings in accordance with the "2009 Annual Statement Instructions, Life, Accident and Health," and the "2010 Quarterly Statement Instructions, Life, Accident and Health," as applicable. Life insurers meeting the test set forth in this subsection to file the 2009 Health Annual Statement and the supplemental forms and reports identified in these subsections shall complete filings in accordance with the "2009 Annual Statement Instructions, Health," and the "2010 Quarterly Statement Instructions, Health," as applicable. The electronic filings of these forms or reports with the NAIC shall be in accordance with the NAIC data specifications and instructions for electronic filing and shall include PDF format filing. The filings for insurers described in this subsection are as follows:
  (1) Domestic insurer reports and forms in paper copy to be filed only with the department as follows:
    (A) 2009 Life, Accident and Health Annual Statement, including the printed investment schedule detail, due on or before March 1, 2010 (stipulated premium companies, April 1, 2010);
    (B) 2009 Life, Accident and Health Annual Statement of the Separate Accounts for the 2009 calendar year (required of companies maintaining separate accounts), due on or before March 1, 2010;
    (C) 2010 Life, Accident and Health Quarterly Statements, due on or before May 15, August 15, and November 15, 2010. A Texas stipulated premium company, unless specifically requested to do so by the department, is not required to file quarterly data filings with the NAIC if it meets all three of the following conditions:
      (i) it is authorized to write only life insurance on its certificate of authority;
      (ii) it collected premiums in the prior calendar year of less than $1 million; and
      (iii) it had a profit from operations in the prior two calendar years;
    (D) 2009 Health Annual Statement, including the printed investment schedule detail, due on or before March 1, 2010 if the company qualifies as described in this subsection;
    (E) 2010 Health Quarterly Statements, due on or before May 15, August 15, and November 15, 2010 if the company qualifies as described in this subsection;
    (F) All the paper copies of the annual and quarterly supplements prepared and filed on dates specified in the forms and instructions;
    (G) Management's Discussion and Analysis, due on or before April 1, 2010;
    (H) Statement of Actuarial Opinion, due on or before March 1, 2010 (stipulated premium companies, April 1, 2010). The actuarial opinion shall be prepared in accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection;
    (I) Schedule SIS, due on or before March 1, 2010. This filing is also required if filing a Health Annual Statement, as applicable;
    (J) Supplemental Compensation Exhibit, due on or before March 1, 2010 (stipulated premium companies, April 1, 2010). This filing is also required if filing a Health Annual Statement, as applicable;
    (K) The Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool shall file the 2009 Health Annual Statement, and the 2010 Quarterly Statements as follows:
      (i) 2009 Health Annual Statement with only pages 1 - 6, and Schedule E Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 to be completed and filed on or before March 1, 2010;
      (ii) 2010 Health Quarterly Statements, with only pages 1 - 6, Schedule E, Part 1 - Cash, and Part 2 - Cash Equivalents to be completed and filed on or before May 15, August 15, and November 15, 2010; and
      (iii) The Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool is not required to file any reports, diskettes, or electronic data filings with the NAIC.
    (L) Texas Overhead Assessment Exemption Form (Texas Edition), due on or before March 1, 2010 (stipulated premium companies, April 1, 2010). This form is to be filed only by domestic insurance companies that have qualified pension contracts under the Insurance Code §401.151; otherwise, this form should not be filed; and
    (M) Analysis of Surplus (Texas Edition) for life, accident and health insurers, due on or before March 1, 2010 (stipulated premium companies, April 1, 2010).
  (2) Foreign companies filing only electronically with the NAIC and not filing a paper copy with the department shall file a signed jurat page with the department in lieu of filing the entire paper filing.
  (3) Electronic filings with the NAIC by domestic and foreign insurers:
    (A) 2009 Life, Accident and Health Annual Statement electronic filing and PDF filing, due on or before March 1, 2010 (stipulated premium companies, April 1, 2010);
    (B) 2009 Life, Accident and Health Annual Statement of the Separate Accounts electronic filing and PDF filing, due on or before March 1, 2010;
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