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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67232</law_id><section_number>38.2-5501</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="55">Risk-Based Capital Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Adjusted RBC Report</span>&#x201D; means an RBC report which has been adjusted by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> in accordance with subsection F of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="RBC Reports" href="/38.2-5502/">38.2-5502</a>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Capital and surplus</span>&#x201D; or &#x201C;capital,&#x201D; except when used in the term &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">risk-based capital</span>&#x201D; or &#x201C;adjusted capital,&#x201D; means net worth of a health maintenance organization and, for all other <span class="dictionary">licensees</span>, means <span class="dictionary">surplus to policyholders</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Corrective Order</span>&#x201D; means an order issued by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> specifying corrective actions which the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> has determined are required.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Delinquency proceeding</span>&#x201D; means any proceeding commenced against a licensee for the purpose of liquidating, rehabilitating, reorganizing or conserving a licensee pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Scope of chapter" href="/38.2-1500/">38.2-1500</a> et seq.).
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Domestic health organization</span>&#x201D; means a health organization domiciled in this Commonwealth.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Domestic insurer</span>&#x201D; means any <span class="dictionary">domestic company</span> which has obtained a license to engage in <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> transactions in this Commonwealth in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 10 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Incorporation of domestic stock insurers" href="/38.2-1000/">38.2-1000</a> et seq.) or Chapter 41 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Fraternal benefit societies" href="/38.2-4100/">38.2-4100</a> et seq.).
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Domestic licensee</span>&#x201D; means and includes a <span class="dictionary">domestic insurer</span> and a <span class="dictionary">domestic health organization</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Foreign health organization</span>&#x201D; means a health organization not domiciled in this Commonwealth which is licensed to do business in this Commonwealth.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Foreign insurer</span>&#x201D; means any company not domiciled in this Commonwealth which has obtained a license to engage in <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> transactions in this Commonwealth in accordance with the applicable provisions in Chapter 10 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Incorporation of domestic stock insurers" href="/38.2-1000/">38.2-1000</a> et seq.) or Chapter 41 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Fraternal benefit societies" href="/38.2-4100/">38.2-4100</a> et seq.).
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Foreign licensee</span>&#x201D; means and includes a <span class="dictionary">foreign insurer</span> and a <span class="dictionary">foreign health organization</span>.
		&#x201C;Health organization&#x201D; means an insurer that is required by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> to use the <span class="dictionary">NAIC</span>&#x2019;s Health Annual Statement blank when filing the annual statement prescribed by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Annual statements" href="/38.2-1300/">38.2-1300</a>, or a corporation licensed pursuant to Chapter 42 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Applicability of chapter" href="/38.2-4200/">38.2-4200</a> et seq.) operating a health or hospital services plan in the Commonwealth, or a health maintenance organization or limited health maintenance organization licensed pursuant to Chapter 43 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/38.2-4300/">38.2-4300</a> et seq.), or a corporation licensed pursuant to Chapter 45 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Applicability of chapter" href="/38.2-4500/">38.2-4500</a> et seq.) and operating a dental or optometric services plan in the Commonwealth, or a dental plan organization licensed pursuant to Chapter 61 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Applicability of chapter" href="/38.2-6100/">38.2-6100</a> et seq.).
		&#x201C;Licensee&#x201D; means and includes a <span class="dictionary">life and health insurer</span>, a <span class="dictionary">property and casualty insurer</span>, and a health organization.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Life and health insurer</span>&#x201D; means any <span class="dictionary">domestic insurer</span> or <span class="dictionary">foreign insurer</span>, whether known as a life insurer or a <span class="dictionary">property and casualty insurer</span> or a reciprocal or a fraternal benefit society, which is authorized to write any class of life <span class="dictionary">insurance</span>, annuities, or accident and sickness <span class="dictionary">insurance</span>, and is not writing a class of <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> set forth in &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Fire" href="/38.2-110/">38.2-110</a> through <a class="law" title="Commercial multi-peril insurance" href="/38.2-132/">38.2-132</a>, provided that &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">life and health insurer</span>&#x201D; shall not include any insurer which is required by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> to use the <span class="dictionary">NAIC</span>&#x2019;s Health Annual Statement blank when filing the annual statement prescribed by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Annual statements" href="/38.2-1300/">38.2-1300</a>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">NAIC</span>&#x201D; means the National Association of <span class="dictionary">Insurance</span> <span class="dictionary">Commissioners</span>.
		&#x201C;Negative Trend,&#x201D; with respect to a <span class="dictionary">life and health insurer</span>, means a negative trend over a period of time, as determined in accordance with the &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Trend Test Calculation</span>&#x201D; included in the Life <span class="dictionary">RBC Instructions</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Property and casualty insurer</span>&#x201D; means any <span class="dictionary">domestic insurer</span> or <span class="dictionary">foreign insurer</span> which is authorized under any chapter of this title to write any class of <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> except a class of life <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> or annuities, provided that &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">property and casualty insurer</span>&#x201D; shall not include monoline mortgage guaranty <span class="dictionary">insurers</span>, financial guaranty <span class="dictionary">insurers</span> and title <span class="dictionary">insurers</span>, nor shall it include any insurer which is required by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> to use the <span class="dictionary">NAIC</span>&#x2019;s Health Annual Statement blank when filing the annual statement prescribed by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Annual statements" href="/38.2-1300/">38.2-1300</a>.
		&#x201C;RBC&#x201D; means <span class="dictionary">risk-based capital</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">RBC Instructions</span>&#x201D; means the RBC Report including <span class="dictionary">risk-based capital</span> instructions adopted by the <span class="dictionary">NAIC</span>, as such <span class="dictionary">RBC Instructions</span> may be amended by the <span class="dictionary">NAIC</span> from time to time in accordance with the procedures adopted by the <span class="dictionary">NAIC</span>.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">RBC Level</span>&#x201D; means a licensee&#x2019;s Company Action Level RBC, <span class="dictionary">Regulatory Action Level RBC</span>, <span class="dictionary">Authorized Control Level RBC</span>, or <span class="dictionary">Mandatory Control Level RBC</span> where:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> &#x201C;Company Action Level RBC&#x201D; means, with respect to any licensee, the product of 2.0 and its <span class="dictionary">Authorized Control Level RBC</span>; <a id="paragraph-243692" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5501/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Regulatory Action Level RBC</span>&#x201D; means the product of 1.5 and its <span class="dictionary">Authorized Control Level RBC</span>; <a id="paragraph-243693" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5501/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Authorized Control Level RBC</span>&#x201D; means the number determined under the <span class="dictionary">risk-based capital</span> formula in accordance with the <span class="dictionary">RBC Instructions</span>; <a id="paragraph-243694" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5501/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Mandatory Control Level RBC</span>&#x201D; means the product of 0.70 and the <span class="dictionary">Authorized Control Level RBC</span>.
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">RBC Plan</span>&#x201D; means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in subsection B of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Company Action Level Event" href="/38.2-5503/">38.2-5503</a>. If the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> rejects the <span class="dictionary">RBC Plan</span>, and it is revised by the licensee, with or without the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>&#x2019;s recommendation, the plan shall be called the &#x201C;Revised <span class="dictionary">RBC Plan</span>.&#x201D;
			&#x201C;RBC Report&#x201D; means the report required in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="RBC Reports" href="/38.2-5502/">38.2-5502</a>.
			&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Total Adjusted Capital</span>&#x201D; means the sum of: <a id="paragraph-243695" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5501/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A licensee&#x2019;s statutory <span class="dictionary">capital and surplus</span> as determined in accordance with statutory accounting applicable to the annual financial statements required to be filed under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Annual statements" href="/38.2-1300/">38.2-1300</a>; and <a id="paragraph-243696" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5501/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Such other items, if any, as the <span class="dictionary">RBC Instructions</span> may provide. <a id="paragraph-243697" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5501/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1995, c. 789; 2000, c. 47; 2007, c. 360; 2012, c. 156; 2014, c. 309.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
