California Insurance Code 997
997. (a) For statement purposes as defined in Article 10 (commencing with Section 900), for insolvency calculations as defined in Article 13 (commencing with Section 980), and for the valuation of the liabilities of insurers for all other purposes, every admitted insurer shall maintain an active life reserve which shall place a sound value on its liabilities under all disability policies and which shall not be less than the reserve according to the standards set forth in regulations issued by the commissioner and, in no event, less in the aggregate than the pro rata gross unearned premium reserve for the policies. The promulgation of the regulations by the commissioner or any changes or amendments thereof shall be in accordance with the procedure provided in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) shall control the amounts of reserves and liabilities, other than for specific claim losses, upon all individual disability policies until the effective date of regu