The finance board shall establish and maintain a reserve fund for the purposes of offsetting unanticipated claim losses in any fiscal year. The finance board shall maintain the actuarily recommended reserve in an amount no less than 10 percent of the projected total plan costs for that fiscal year in the reserve fund, which is to be certified by the actuary and included in the final, approved financial plan submitted to the Governor and Legislature.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 5-16-25

  • Finance board: means the Public Employees Insurance Agency finance board created by this article. See West Virginia Code 5-16-2
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Plan: means a group hospital and surgical insurance plan or plans, a group prescription drug insurance plan or plans, a group major medical insurance plan or plans, and a group life and accidental death insurance plan or plans. See West Virginia Code 5-16-2