Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956
Second Schedule:
Principles for
Determining the Value of Liabilities in Certain Cases
(See section 35)
The total amount of
the liabilities of an insurer incorporated outside India for the purposes of
sub-section (2) of section 36 shall be the sum of the amounts computed in
accordance with the following provisions:—
a.
the
total amount of liabilities of the insurer to holders of policies in respect of
his controlled business on account of matured claims on which payment has to be
made:
b.
the
total amount of liabilities of the insurer to holders of policies in respect of
his controlled business which have not matured for payment, the liabilities in
respect thereof being the liabilities calculated in accordance with method B
below or the mean of the liabilities calculated in accordance with method A and
method B below, whichever is greater.
Method A.— Actuarial liability
calculated on the same bases as adopted by the insurer at the last actuarial
investigation as at a date earlier than the 1st of January, 1955.
Method B.— Actuarial liability
calculated on the methods knows as the modified net premium method of
valuation, the mortality table to be used being the Oriental (25-35) ultimate
mortality table, an interest rate of 21/2 per cent, per annum being assumed and
the allowance for first year expenses being Rs.40 per thousand rupees of the
sum assured by the policy.
Explanation 1.— Before ascertaining
the liability under method A and method B, there shall be added to each
with-profit policy in force on the 31st day of December, 1955 (unless such
addition has already been made) bonus at the same rate as declared at the said
last actuarial investigation in respect of each year or part of a year the
policy had been in force since the date as at which the said last actuarial
investigation was made.
Explanation 2.— In calculating the
liabilities in accordance with method A or method B,—
i.
in
respect of policies other than whole-life assurance and endowment assurance,
such actuarial basis determined by the actuary making the valuation as may be
consistent with the basis specified in the method shall be employed; and
ii.
the
actuary shall make all the usual provisions and reserves as are ordinarily done
in such cases;
a.
b.
c.
the
total amount of all other liabilities of the insurer,