Colorado § 10-16-310 Surplus - guarantee fund deposit - regulations

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§ 10-16-310 — Surplus - guarantee fund deposit - regulations

Colorado § 10-16-310

Title 10Insurance

Art.Health-care Coverage

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-310 (2026).

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(1)No corporation subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 shall be permitted to do any business in this state unless, in addition to the other requirements of law, it has and maintains surplus in an amount not less than five percent of the corporation's subscription income collected in the preceding year, not exceeding two million dollars, plus two and one-half percent of such income exceeding two million dollars but not exceeding ten million dollars, plus one percent of such income exceeding ten million dollars; but, in no event shall such surplus be less than one hundred thousand dollars. All corporations subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 shall place on deposit with the commissioner a guarantee fund of cash or appro

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(1) No
corporation subject to the provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 shall be
permitted to do any business in this state unless, in addition to the other
requirements of law, it has and maintains surplus in an amount not less than five
percent of the corporation's subscription income collected in the preceding year,
not exceeding two million dollars, plus two and one-half percent of such income
exceeding two million dollars but not exceeding ten million dollars, plus one
percent of such income exceeding ten million dollars; but, in no event shall such
surplus be less than one hundred thousand dollars. All corporations subject to the
provisions of part 1 of this article and this part 3 shall place on deposit with the
commissioner a guarantee fund of cash or approved securities in an amount
determined by such formula, but not less than one hundred thousand dollars nor
more than one million five hundred thousand dollars. Any amount of said surplus
required by this subsection (1) and subsection (3) of this section in excess of one
million five hundred thousand dollars shall be maintained by the corporation at all
times, but shall not be required to be placed on deposit with the commissioner.

(2) The cash or securities representing the guarantee fund required by this
section shall be deposited with the commissioner under joint control in the same
manner as prescribed in sections 10-3-206, 10-3-210, and 10-3-211.

(3) The regulations authorized in this subsection (3) are to be promulgated to
avoid situations where the transactions of a corporation subject to the provisions of
part 1 of this article and this part 3 would create undue financial risks to its
subscribers or the people of this state. The commissioner may by regulation
establish standards consistent with the risk-based capital models applicable to
hospital, medical, and dental service or indemnity corporations developed or
adopted by the national association of insurance commissioners which require any
such corporation to maintain a greater minimum level of surplus than the specified
dollar minimums established by subsection (1) of this section. Such minimum level
of surplus shall reflect the type, volume, and nature of the business being
transacted. Such regulations may additionally require the submission of an opinion
by a qualified actuary which states whether or not the surplus level of the entity is
sufficient.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 1685, � 1, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 1597, � 120, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended and (3) added, p. 596, � 3, effective April 7. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 97, � 2, effective July 1.