(1) "2017 CSO mortality table" means that mortality table, consisting of separate rates of mortality for male and female lives, developed by the American Academy of Actuaries CSO task force from the Valuation Basic Mortality Table developed by the Society of Actuaries individual life insurance valuation mortality task force, and adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in April of 2016. The 2017 CSO mortality table is included in the 2015 Proceedings of the NAIC (Fall Volume I) and supplemented by the 2017 CSO preferred class structure mortality table defined in subsection (2) of this section. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the 2017 CSO mortality table includes both the ultimate form and the select and ultimate form of that table and includes both the smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables and the composite mortality tables. It also includes both the age-nearest-birthday and age-last-birthday bases of the mortality tables. Mortality tables in the 2017 CSO mortality table include the following:

(a) "2017 CSO mortality table (F)" means that mortality table consisting of the rates of mortality for female lives from the 2017 CSO mortality table.

(b) "2017 CSO mortality table (M)" means that mortality table consisting of the rates of mortality for male lives from the 2017 CSO mortality table.

(c) "Composite mortality tables" means mortality tables with rates of mortality that do not distinguish between smokers and nonsmokers.

(d) "Smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables" means mortality tables with separate rates of mortality for smokers and nonsmokers.

(2) "2017 CSO preferred class structure mortality table" means mortality tables with separate rates of mortality for super preferred nonsmokers, preferred nonsmokers, residual standard nonsmokers, preferred smokers, and residual standard smoker splits of the 2017 CSO nonsmoker and smoker tables, as adopted by the NAIC at the April, 2016 national meeting and published in the 2015 Proceedings of the NAIC (Fall Volume I). Unless the context indicates otherwise, the 2017 CSO preferred class structure mortality table includes both the ultimate form of that table and the select and ultimate form of that table. It includes both the smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables. It includes both the male and female mortality tables and the gender composite mortality tables. It also includes both the age-nearest-birthday and age-last-birthday bases of the mortality table.

(3) "Statistical agent" means an entity with proven systems for protecting the confidentiality of individual insured and insurer information; demonstrated resources for and history of ongoing electronic communications and data transfer ensuring data integrity with insurers, which are its members or subscribers; and a history of and means for aggregation of data and accurate promulgation of the experience modifications in a timely manner.