{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/38.2-1372.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/38.2-1372.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/38.2-1372.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/38.2-1372.html"}],"law_id":72346,"edition_id":1,"section_id":72346,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1372","catch_line":"Reserve valuation method; life insurance and endowment benefits","history":"2014, c. 571.","full_text":"A\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-1373, 38.2-1376, and 38.2-1378, reserves according to the Commissioners reserve valuation method for the life insurance and endowment benefits of policies providing for a uniform amount of insurance and requiring the payment of uniform premiums shall be the excess, if any, of the present value, at the date of valuation, of the future guaranteed benefits provided for by those policies, over the then-present value of any future modified net premiums for those policies. The modified net premiums for a policy shall be the uniform percentage of the respective contract premiums for the benefits, excluding any extra premiums charged because of impairments or special hazards, such that the present value, at the date of issue of the policy, of all modified net premiums shall be equal to the sum of the then-present value of the benefits provided for by the policy and the excess of subdivision 1 over subdivision 2, as follows:1\n\nA net level annual premium equal to the present value, at the date of issue, of the benefits provided for after the first policy year, divided by the present value, at the date of issue, of an annuity of one per annum payable on the first and each subsequent anniversary of the policy on which a premium falls due. However, the net level annual premium shall not exceed the net level annual premium on the nineteen-year premium whole life plan for insurance of the same amount at an age one year higher than the age at issue of the policy.2\n\nA net one-year term premium for the benefits provided for in the first policy year.B\n\nFor a life insurance policy issued on or after January 1, 1986, for which the contract premium in the first policy year exceeds that of the second year and for which no comparable additional benefit is provided in the first year for the excess, and that provides an endowment benefit or a cash surrender value or a combination in an amount greater than the excess premium, the reserve according to the Commissioners reserve valuation method as of any policy anniversary occurring on or before the assumed ending date, defined herein as the first policy anniversary on which the sum of any endowment benefit and any cash surrender value then available is greater than the excess premium, shall, except as otherwise provided in &#xA7; 38.2-1376, be the greater of the reserve as of the policy anniversary calculated as described in subsection A and the reserve as of the policy anniversary calculated as described in that subsection but with (i) the value defined in subdivision A 1 being reduced by 15 percent of the amount of such excess first-year premium, (ii) all present values of benefits and premiums being determined without reference to premiums or benefits provided for by the policy after the assumed ending date, (iii) the policy being assumed to mature on that date as an endowment, and (iv) the cash surrender value provided on that date being considered as an endowment benefit. In making the above comparison, the mortality and interest bases stated in &#xA7;&#xA7; 38.2-1369 and 38.2-1371 shall be used.C\n\nReserves according to the Commissioners reserve valuation method shall be calculated by a method consistent with the principles of the preceding subsections for:1\n\nLife insurance policies providing for a varying amount of insurance or requiring the payment of varying premiums;2\n\nGroup annuity and pure endowment contracts purchased under a retirement plan or plan of deferred compensation, established or maintained by an employer, including a partnership or sole proprietorship, or by an employee organization, or by both, other than a plan providing individual retirement accounts or individual retirement annuities under &#xA7; 408 of the Internal Revenue Code, as now or hereafter amended;3\n\nDisability and accidental death benefits in all policies and contracts; and4\n\nAll other benefits, except life insurance and endowment benefits in life insurance policies and benefits provided by all other annuity and pure endowment contracts.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260591,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-1373, 38.2-1376, and 38.2-1378, reserves according to the Commissioners reserve valuation method for the life insurance and endowment benefits of policies providing for a uniform amount of insurance and requiring the payment of uniform premiums shall be the excess, if any, of the present value, at the date of valuation, of the future guaranteed benefits provided for by those policies, over the then-present value of any future modified net premiums for those policies. The modified net premiums for a policy shall be the uniform percentage of the respective contract premiums for the benefits, excluding any extra premiums charged because of impairments or special hazards, such that the present value, at the date of issue of the policy, of all modified net premiums shall be equal to the sum of the then-present value of the benefits provided for by the policy and the excess of subdivision 1 over subdivision 2, as follows:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":260592,"text":"A net level annual premium equal to the present value, at the date of issue, of the benefits provided for after the first policy year, divided by the present value, at the date of issue, of an annuity of one per annum payable on the first and each subsequent anniversary of the policy on which a premium falls due. However, the net level annual premium shall not exceed the net level annual premium on the nineteen-year premium whole life plan for insurance of the same amount at an age one year higher than the age at issue of the policy.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":260593,"text":"A net one-year term premium for the benefits provided for in the first policy year.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":260594,"text":"For a life insurance policy issued on or after January 1, 1986, for which the contract premium in the first policy year exceeds that of the second year and for which no comparable additional benefit is provided in the first year for the excess, and that provides an endowment benefit or a cash surrender value or a combination in an amount greater than the excess premium, the reserve according to the Commissioners reserve valuation method as of any policy anniversary occurring on or before the assumed ending date, defined herein as the first policy anniversary on which the sum of any endowment benefit and any cash surrender value then available is greater than the excess premium, shall, except as otherwise provided in &#xA7; 38.2-1376, be the greater of the reserve as of the policy anniversary calculated as described in subsection A and the reserve as of the policy anniversary calculated as described in that subsection but with (i) the value defined in subdivision A 1 being reduced by 15 percent of the amount of such excess first-year premium, (ii) all present values of benefits and premiums being determined without reference to premiums or benefits provided for by the policy after the assumed ending date, (iii) the policy being assumed to mature on that date as an endowment, and (iv) the cash surrender value provided on that date being considered as an endowment benefit. In making the above comparison, the mortality and interest bases stated in &#xA7;&#xA7; 38.2-1369 and 38.2-1371 shall be used.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"C"},"4":{"id":260595,"text":"Reserves according to the Commissioners reserve valuation method shall be calculated by a method consistent with the principles of the preceding subsections for:","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"C1"},"5":{"id":260596,"text":"Life insurance policies providing for a varying amount of insurance or requiring the payment of varying premiums;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"C1","prefix_anchor":"C1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"C2"},"6":{"id":260597,"text":"Group annuity and pure endowment contracts purchased under a retirement plan or plan of deferred compensation, established or maintained by an employer, including a partnership or sole proprietorship, or by an employee organization, or by both, other than a plan providing individual retirement accounts or individual retirement annuities under &#xA7; 408 of the Internal Revenue Code, as now or hereafter amended;","type":"section","prefixes":["C","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"C2","prefix_anchor":"C2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C1","next_prefix":"C3"},"7":{"id":260598,"text":"Disability and accidental death benefits in all policies and contracts; and","type":"section","prefixes":["C","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"C3","prefix_anchor":"C3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C2","next_prefix":"C4"},"8":{"id":260599,"text":"All other benefits, except life insurance and endowment benefits in life insurance policies and benefits provided by all other annuity and pure endowment contracts.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"C4","prefix_anchor":"C4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C3"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14262,"edition_id":1,"name":"Standard Valuation","identifier":"10","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13289,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:30","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:30","permalink":{"id":211387,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14262,"identifier":"10","token":"38.2\/13\/10","url":"\/38.2\/13\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13289,"edition_id":1,"name":"Reports, Reserves and Examinations, Insurance Holding Companies, Reinsurance Intermediaries, and Managing General Agents","identifier":"13","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12698,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:35","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:35","permalink":{"id":211347,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13289,"identifier":"13","token":"38.2\/13","url":"\/38.2\/13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12698,"edition_id":1,"name":"Insurance","identifier":"38.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":210661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12698,"identifier":"38.2","token":"38.2","url":"\/38.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":84586,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1365","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/38.2-1365\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1365","metadata":false},{"id":80617,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1366","catch_line":"Reserve valuation","url":"\/38.2-1366\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1366","metadata":false},{"id":70162,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1367","catch_line":"Actuarial opinion of reserves","url":"\/38.2-1367\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1367","metadata":false},{"id":67907,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1368","catch_line":"Minimum valuation standard for policies issued prior to certain dates","url":"\/38.2-1368\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1368","metadata":false},{"id":66783,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1369","catch_line":"Computation of minimum standard","url":"\/38.2-1369\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1369","metadata":false},{"id":86779,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1370","catch_line":"Computation of minimum standard for annuities","url":"\/38.2-1370\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1370","metadata":false},{"id":76954,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1371","catch_line":"Computation of minimum standard by calendar year of issue","url":"\/38.2-1371\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1371","metadata":false},{"id":72346,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1372","catch_line":"Reserve valuation method; life insurance and endowment benefits","url":"\/38.2-1372\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1372","metadata":false},{"id":76847,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1373","catch_line":"Reserve valuation method; annuity and pure endowment benefits","url":"\/38.2-1373\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1373","metadata":false},{"id":77501,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1374","catch_line":"Minimum reserves","url":"\/38.2-1374\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1374","metadata":false},{"id":84837,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1375","catch_line":"Optional reserve calculation","url":"\/38.2-1375\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1375","metadata":false},{"id":55507,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1376","catch_line":"Reserve calculation; valuation net premium exceeding the gross premium charged","url":"\/38.2-1376\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1376","metadata":false},{"id":76132,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1377","catch_line":"Reserve calculation; indeterminate premium plans","url":"\/38.2-1377\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1377","metadata":false},{"id":71532,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1378","catch_line":"Minimum standard for accident and health insurance contracts","url":"\/38.2-1378\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1378","metadata":false},{"id":86866,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1379","catch_line":"Valuation manual for policies issued on or after the operative date of the valuation manual","url":"\/38.2-1379\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1379","metadata":false},{"id":82780,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1380","catch_line":"Requirements of a principle-based valuation","url":"\/38.2-1380\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1380","metadata":false},{"id":56910,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1381","catch_line":"Experience reporting for policies in force on or after the operative date of the valuation manual","url":"\/38.2-1381\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1381","metadata":false},{"id":67564,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1382","catch_line":"Confidentiality","url":"\/38.2-1382\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1382","metadata":false},{"id":76707,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1383","catch_line":"Single state exemption","url":"\/38.2-1383\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1383","metadata":false},{"id":63558,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1384","catch_line":"Assessment against insurers whose policies are valued","url":"\/38.2-1384\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1384","metadata":false},{"id":65928,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1385","catch_line":"Article not applicable in certain cases","url":"\/38.2-1385\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1385","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":76954,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1371","catch_line":"Computation of minimum standard by calendar year of issue","url":"\/38.2-1371\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1371","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":76847,"structure_id":14262,"section_number":"38.2-1373","catch_line":"Reserve valuation method; annuity and pure endowment benefits","url":"\/38.2-1373\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1373","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/38.2-1372\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0571\">571<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66783,"section_number":"38.2-1369","catch_line":"Computation of minimum standard","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1369\/"},{"id":86779,"section_number":"38.2-1370","catch_line":"Computation of minimum standard for annuities","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1370\/"},{"id":77501,"section_number":"38.2-1374","catch_line":"Minimum reserves","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1374\/"},{"id":55507,"section_number":"38.2-1376","catch_line":"Reserve calculation; valuation net premium exceeding the gross premium charged","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1376\/"},{"id":76132,"section_number":"38.2-1377","catch_line":"Reserve calculation; indeterminate premium plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1377\/"},{"id":60031,"section_number":"38.2-3723","catch_line":"Reserves","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3723\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66783,"section_number":"38.2-1369","catch_line":"Computation of minimum standard","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1369\/"},{"id":76954,"section_number":"38.2-1371","catch_line":"Computation of minimum standard by calendar year of issue","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1371\/"},{"id":76847,"section_number":"38.2-1373","catch_line":"Reserve valuation method; annuity and pure endowment benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1373\/"},{"id":55507,"section_number":"38.2-1376","catch_line":"Reserve calculation; valuation net premium exceeding the gross premium charged","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1376\/"},{"id":71532,"section_number":"38.2-1378","catch_line":"Minimum standard for accident and health insurance contracts","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1378\/"}],"permalink":{"id":211417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72346,"identifier":"38.2-1372","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1372","url":"\/38.2-1372\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1372\/","token":"38.2\/13\/10\/38.2-1372","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reserve valuation method; life insurance and endowment benefits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1372","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Reserve valuation method; annuity and pure endowment benefits\" href=\"\/38.2-1373\/\">38.2-1373<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Reserve calculation; valuation net premium exceeding the gross premium charged\" href=\"\/38.2-1376\/\">38.2-1376<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Minimum standard for accident and health insurance contracts\" href=\"\/38.2-1378\/\">38.2-1378<\/a>, reserves according to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioners<\/span> reserve valuation method for the <span class=\"dictionary\">life insurance<\/span> and endowment benefits of policies providing for a uniform amount of insurance and requiring the payment of uniform premiums shall be the excess, if any, of the present value, at the date of valuation, of the future guaranteed benefits provided for by those policies, over the then-present value of any future modified net premiums for those policies. The modified net premiums for a policy shall be the uniform percentage of the respective <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> premiums for the benefits, excluding any extra premiums charged because of impairments or special hazards, such that the present value, at the date of <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> of the policy, of all modified net premiums shall be equal to the sum of the then-present value of the benefits provided for by the policy and the excess of subdivision 1 over subdivision 2, as follows: <a id=\"paragraph-260591\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1372\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> A net level annual premium equal to the present value, at the date of <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span>, of the benefits provided for after the first policy year, divided by the present value, at the date of <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span>, of an annuity of one per annum payable on the first and each subsequent anniversary of the policy on which a premium falls due. However, the net level annual premium shall not exceed the net level annual premium on the nineteen-year premium whole life plan for insurance of the same amount at an age one year higher than the age at <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> of the policy. <a id=\"paragraph-260592\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1372\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> A net one-year term premium for the benefits provided for in the first policy year. <a id=\"paragraph-260593\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1372\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> For a <span class=\"dictionary\">life insurance<\/span> policy issued on or after January 1, 1986, for which the <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> premium in the first policy year exceeds that of the second year and for which no comparable additional benefit is provided in the first year for the excess, and that provides an endowment benefit or a cash surrender value or a combination in an amount greater than the excess premium, the reserve according to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioners<\/span> reserve valuation method as of any policy anniversary occurring on or before the assumed ending date, defined herein as the first policy anniversary on which the sum of any endowment benefit and any cash surrender value then available is greater than the excess premium, shall, except as otherwise provided in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Reserve calculation; valuation net premium exceeding the gross premium charged\" href=\"\/38.2-1376\/\">38.2-1376<\/a>, be the greater of the reserve as of the policy anniversary calculated as described in subsection A and the reserve as of the policy anniversary calculated as described in that subsection but with (i) the value defined in subdivision A 1 being reduced by 15 percent of the amount of such excess first-year premium, (ii) all present values of benefits and premiums being determined without reference to premiums or benefits provided for by the policy after the assumed ending date, (iii) the policy being assumed to mature on that date as an endowment, and (iv) the cash surrender value provided on that date being considered as an endowment benefit. In making the above comparison, the mortality and interest bases stated in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Computation of minimum standard\" href=\"\/38.2-1369\/\">38.2-1369<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Computation of minimum standard by calendar year of issue\" href=\"\/38.2-1371\/\">38.2-1371<\/a> shall be used. <a id=\"paragraph-260594\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1372\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Reserves according to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioners<\/span> reserve valuation method shall be calculated by a method consistent with the principles of the preceding subsections for: <a id=\"paragraph-260595\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1372\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Life <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance policies<\/span> providing for a varying amount of insurance or requiring the payment of varying premiums; <a id=\"paragraph-260596\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1372\/#C1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Group annuity and pure endowment <span class=\"dictionary\">contracts<\/span> purchased under a retirement plan or plan of deferred compensation, established or maintained by an employer, including a partnership or sole proprietorship, or by an employee organization, or by both, other than a plan providing individual retirement accounts or individual retirement annuities under &#xA7; 408 of the Internal Revenue Code, as now or hereafter amended; <a id=\"paragraph-260597\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1372\/#C2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Disability and accidental death benefits in all policies and <span class=\"dictionary\">contracts<\/span>; and <a id=\"paragraph-260598\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1372\/#C3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> All other benefits, except <span class=\"dictionary\">life insurance<\/span> and endowment benefits in life <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance policies<\/span> and benefits provided by all other annuity and pure endowment <span class=\"dictionary\">contracts<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-260599\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/38.2-1372\/#C4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESERVE VALUATION METHOD; LIFE INSURANCE AND ENDOWMENT BENEFITS (\u00a7 38.2-1372)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided in \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-1373, 38.2-1376, and 38.2-1378,\nreserves according to the Commissioners reserve valuation method for the life\ninsurance and endowment benefits of policies providing for a uniform amount of\ninsurance and requiring the payment of uniform premiums shall be the excess, if\nany, of the present value, at the date of valuation, of the future guaranteed\nbenefits provided for by those policies, over the then-present value of any\nfuture modified net premiums for those policies. The modified net premiums for a\npolicy shall be the uniform percentage of the respective contract premiums for\nthe benefits, excluding any extra premiums charged because of impairments or\nspecial hazards, such that the present value, at the date of issue of the\npolicy, of all modified net premiums shall be equal to the sum of the\nthen-present value of the benefits provided for by the policy and the excess of\nsubdivision 1 over subdivision 2, as follows:\n\n   1. A net level annual premium equal to the present value, at the date of\n   issue, of the benefits provided for after the first policy year, divided by\n   the present value, at the date of issue, of an annuity of one per annum\n   payable on the first and each subsequent anniversary of the policy on which a\n   premium falls due. However, the net level annual premium shall not exceed the\n   net level annual premium on the nineteen-year premium whole life plan for\n   insurance of the same amount at an age one year higher than the age at issue\n   of the policy.\n\n   2. A net one-year term premium for the benefits provided for in the first\n   policy year.\n\nB. For a life insurance policy issued on or after January 1, 1986, for which the\ncontract premium in the first policy year exceeds that of the second year and\nfor which no comparable additional benefit is provided in the first year for the\nexcess, and that provides an endowment benefit or a cash surrender value or a\ncombination in an amount greater than the excess premium, the reserve according\nto the Commissioners reserve valuation method as of any policy anniversary\noccurring on or before the assumed ending date, defined herein as the first\npolicy anniversary on which the sum of any endowment benefit and any cash\nsurrender value then available is greater than the excess premium, shall, except\nas otherwise provided in &#xA7; 38.2-1376, be the greater of the reserve as of\nthe policy anniversary calculated as described in subsection A and the reserve\nas of the policy anniversary calculated as described in that subsection but with\n(i) the value defined in subdivision A 1 being reduced by 15 percent of the\namount of such excess first-year premium, (ii) all present values of benefits\nand premiums being determined without reference to premiums or benefits provided\nfor by the policy after the assumed ending date, (iii) the policy being assumed\nto mature on that date as an endowment, and (iv) the cash surrender value\nprovided on that date being considered as an endowment benefit. In making the\nabove comparison, the mortality and interest bases stated in &#xA7;&#xA7;\n38.2-1369 and 38.2-1371 shall be used.\n\nC. Reserves according to the Commissioners reserve valuation method shall be\ncalculated by a method consistent with the principles of the preceding\nsubsections for:\n\n   1. Life insurance policies providing for a varying amount of insurance or\n   requiring the payment of varying premiums;\n\n   2. Group annuity and pure endowment contracts purchased under a retirement\n   plan or plan of deferred compensation, established or maintained by an\n   employer, including a partnership or sole proprietorship, or by an employee\n   organization, or by both, other than a plan providing individual retirement\n   accounts or individual retirement annuities under &#xA7; 408 of the Internal\n   Revenue Code, as now or hereafter amended;\n\n   3. Disability and accidental death benefits in all policies and contracts; and\n\n   4. All other benefits, except life insurance and endowment benefits in life\n   insurance policies and benefits provided by all other annuity and pure\n   endowment contracts.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 571.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}