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the anniversary date of the program as required to fund
the departing member's exposure in accordance with this
provision.

 
(3) Depending upon the financial condition of the
self-insurer, and if approved by the superintendent
Subject to prior approval by the superintendent in
accordance with subparagraph (5), a self-insurer that
has successfully maintained an actuarially determined
fully funded trust for a period of 5 or more
consecutive years may fund all years, including the
prospective fund year, in the aggregate at the 75% or
higher confidence level in the aggregate and a group
self-insurer that has successfully maintained an
actuarially determined fully funded trust for a period
of 10 or more consecutive years may fund all years,
including the prospective fund year, at the 65% or
higher confidence level in the aggregate.

 
(4) Trust assets must consist of cash or marketable
securities of a type and risk character as specified in
subsection 9. The trustee shall submit a report to the
superintendent not less frequently than quarterly that
lists the assets comprising the corpus of the trust,
including a statement of their market value and the
investment activity during the period covered by the
report. The trust must be established and maintained
subject to the condition that trust assets may not be
transferred or revert in any manner to the employer
except to the extent that the superintendent finds that
the value of the trust assets exceeds the present value
of incurred claims and claims settlement costs with an
actuarially indicated margin for future loss
development. In all other respects, the trust
instrument, including terms for certification, funding,
designation of trustee and payout, must be as approved
by the superintendent, except that the value of the
trust account must be actuarially calculated at least
annually by a casualty actuary who is a member of the
American Academy of Actuaries and adjusted to the
required level of funding.

 
(5)__In determining whether a self-insurer that maintains an
actuarially determined fully funded trust qualifies for a
reduction in the required confidence level pursuant to
subparagraph (1) or (3) or is subject to an enhanced confidence
level pursuant to subparagraph (6), the superintendent shall
consider the financial condition of the self-insurer in relation
to the potential workers' compensation liabilities.__The


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