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We offer a vast amount of free and paid publications that include various manuals, statistical reporting from various insurance industries, data industry combines files, forecasting tools and instructions that guide our various clients.
On December 18, 2024, the 不良研究所官方 membership approved of a plan to offer 不良研究所官方 publications free of charge for consumers. Please check back on January 2nd for access to these publications.
Health and Welfare Plans Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act: Guidelines for State and Federal Regulation
ERS-OM
This handbook provides state insurance regulators with a resource guide to help them through the labyrinth of ERISA preemption analysis. ERISA, a federal statute that establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for employee pension benefit plans, preempts most state laws. However, ERISA exempts from federal preemption any state law that regulates the business of insurance -聽but determining whether a state law is preempted by ERISA can be complex and confusing. Copyright 2022
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ERS-OM
Health and Welfare Plans Under ERISA
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Retaliation: A Guide to State Retaliatory Taxes, Fees, Deposits and Other Requirements
RET-ZU
The Retaliation Guide offers a complete listing of each state's retaliatory tax rates resulting from companies selling insurance products across state lines. This publication includes important information about other taxes and assessments, exclusions and deductions, credits, payment due dates, penalties, extensions, fees and deposits. Volume I tracks changes in laws and fees; Volume II includes information on state tax forms. Updated annually.
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RET-ZU
Retaliation Guide Volume 1
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RET-ZU
Retaliation Guide Volume 2
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Risk Retention and Purchasing Group Handbook
RIS-BB
The Risk Retention and Purchasing Group Handbook explores the provisions and requirements of the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 (LRRA) and the 不良研究所官方 Model Risk Retention Act. The question of which aspects of state laws have been preempted by the LRRA and which have not is the overall issue that has given rise to many of the other issues. The handbook attempts to explain the various approaches that the states have taken in dealing with these issues. Copyright 2013.
Appendix C of the Risk Retention and Purchasing Group Handbook has been updated. As of January 2023, the contact information is current as provided to the 不良研究所官方 by the state insurance departments. Since 2009, this list is updated every year to provide the most up-to-date contact information available.
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RIS-BB
Risk Retention and Purchasing Group Handbook
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Valuation Manual
VM
The Valuation Manual sets forth the minimum reserve and related requirements for jurisdictions where the Standard Valuation Law, as amended by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (不良研究所官方) in 2009, or legislation including substantially similar terms and provisions has been enacted by jurisdictions, and this Valuation Manual (VM) is operative. Requirements in the Valuation Manual are applicable to life insurance, accident and health insurance, and deposit-type contracts. Annuity contracts are therefore included within the term life insurance contracts unless specifically indicated otherwise in this Valuation Manual.
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2018 Valuation Manual
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2021 Valuation Manual
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