---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 403.250"
title: "42"
number: "403.250"
heading: "Loss ratio calculations: General provisions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/403.250"
---

# §403.250. Loss ratio calculations: General provisions.

- (a) **Basic formula.** The expected loss ratio is calculated by determining the ratio of benefits to premiums.
- (b) **Calculations.** The insuring organization must calculate loss ratios according to the provisions of §§ [403.251](/cfr/42/403.251.md), [403.253](/cfr/42/403.253.md), and [403.254](/cfr/42/403.254.md).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 47 FR 32400, July 26, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh.