The minimum loss ratio must be at least 60 percent, calculated in a manner which provides for adequate reserving of the long-term care insurance risk. In evaluating the expected loss ratio, the commissioner shall give consideration to all relevant factors, including:
- (1) statistical credibility of incurred claims experience and earned premiums;
- (2) the period for which rates are computed to provide coverage;
- (3) experienced and projected trends;
- (4) concentration of experience within early policy duration;
- (5) expected claim fluctuation;
- (6) experience refunds, adjustments, or dividends;
- (7) renewability features;
- (8) all appropriate expense factors;
- (9) interest;
- (10) experimental nature of the coverage;
- (11) policy reserves;
- (12) mix of business by risk classification; and
- (13) product features such as long elimination periods, high deductibles, and high maximum limits.