Colorado Code § 10-3-702

Credit allowed to a domestic ceding insurer - rules - definitions
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(1) Credit
for reinsurance shall be allowed to a domestic ceding insurer as either an asset or a reduction
from liability on account of reinsurance ceded only when the reinsurer meets the requirements of
subsection (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (6.5), or (7) of this section. Credit shall be allowed under
subsection (2), (3), or (4) of this section only as respects cessions of those kinds or classes of
business that the assuming insurer is licensed or otherwise permitted to write or assume in its
state of domicile or, in the case of a United States branch of an alien assuming insurer, in the
state through which it is entered and licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance. Credit shall be
allowed under subsection (4) or (5) of this section only if the applicable requirements of
subsection (8) of this section have been satisfied.
(2) Credit shall be allowed to a domestic ceding insurer when the reinsurance is ceded to
an assuming insurer that is licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance in this state.
(3) Credit shall be allowed to a domestic ceding insurer when the reinsurance is ceded to
an assuming insurer that is accredited by the commissioner as a reinsurer in this state. In order to
be eligible for accreditation, a reinsurer must:
(a) File with the commissioner evidence of its submission to this state's jurisdiction;
(b) Submit to this state's authority to examine its books and records;
(c) Be licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance in at least one state, or in the case of
a United States branch of an alien assuming insurer, be entered through and licensed to transact
insurance or reinsurance in at least one state;
(d) File annually with the commissioner a copy of its annual statement filed with the
insurance department of its state of domicile and a copy of its most recent audited financial
statement; and
(e) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that it has adequate financial
capacity to meet its reinsurance obligations and is otherwise qualified to assume reinsurance
from domestic insurers. An assuming insurer is deemed to meet the requirement of this
paragraph (e) as of the time of its application if it maintains a surplus as regards policyholders in
an amount not less than twenty million dollars and the commissioner has not denied its
accreditation within ninety days after submission of its application.
(4) (a) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that
is domiciled in, or in the case of a United States branch of an alien assuming insurer is entered
through, a state that employs standards regarding credit for reinsurance substantially similar to
those applicable under this part 7 and the assuming insurer or United States branch of an alien
assuming insurer:
(I) Maintains a surplus as regards policyholders in an amount not less than twenty
million dollars; and
(II) Submits to the authority of this state to examine its books and records.
(b) The requirement of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) does not
apply to reinsurance ceded and assumed pursuant to pooling arrangements among insurers in the
same holding company system.
(5) (a) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that
maintains a trust fund in a qualified United States financial institution, as defined in section 10-
3-704 (2), for the payment of the valid claims of its United States ceding insurers and their
assigns and successors in interest. To enable the commissioner to determine the sufficiency of
the trust fund, the assuming insurer shall report annually to the commissioner information
substantially the same as that required to be reported on the national association of insurance
commissioners' annual statement form by licensed insurers. The assuming insurer shall submit to
examination of its books and records by the commissioner and bear the expense of examination.
(b) (I) Credit for reinsurance shall not be granted under this subsection (5) unless the
form of the trust and any amendments to the trust have been approved by:
(A) The commissioner of the state where the trust is domiciled; or
(B) The commissioner of another state who, pursuant to the terms of the trust instrument,
has accepted principal regulatory oversight of the trust.
(II) The form of the trust and any trust amendments also shall be filed with the
commissioner of every state in which the ceding insurer beneficiaries of the trust are domiciled.
The trust instrument must provide that contested claims are valid and enforceable upon the final
order of any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States. The trust must vest legal title to
its assets in its trustees for the benefit of the assuming insurer's United States ceding insurers and
their assigns and successors in interest. The trust and the assuming insurer are subject to
examination as determined by the commissioner.
(III) The trust must remain in effect for as long as the assuming insurer has outstanding
obligations due under the reinsurance agreements subject to the trust. No later than February 28
of each year, the trustee of the trust shall report to the commissioner in writing the balance of the
trust and list the trust's investments at the preceding year's end and shall certify the date of
termination of the trust, if so planned, or certify that the trust will not expire before the following
December 31.
(c) The following requirements apply to the following categories of assuming insurer:
(I) The trust fund for a single assuming insurer must consist of funds in trust in an
amount not less than the assuming insurer's liabilities attributable to reinsurance ceded by United
States ceding insurers, and, in addition, the assuming insurer shall maintain a trusteed surplus of
not less than twenty million dollars, except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph
(c).
(II) At any time after the assuming insurer has permanently discontinued underwriting
new business secured by the trust for at least three full years, the commissioner with principal
regulatory oversight of the trust may authorize a reduction in the required trusteed surplus, but
only after a finding, based on an assessment of the risk, that the new required surplus level is
adequate for the protection of United States ceding insurers, policyholders, and claimants in light
of reasonably foreseeable adverse loss development. The risk assessment may involve an
actuarial review, including an independent analysis of reserves and cash flows, and must
consider all material risk factors, including, when applicable, the lines of business involved, the
stability of the incurred loss estimates, and the effect of the surplus requirements on the
assuming insurer's liquidity or solvency. The minimum required trusteed surplus shall not be
reduced to an amount less than thirty percent of the assuming insurer's liabilities attributable to
reinsurance ceded by United States ceding insurers covered by the trust.
(III) (A) In the case of a group including incorporated and individual unincorporated
underwriters: For reinsurance ceded under reinsurance agreements with an inception,
amendment, or renewal date on or after January 1, 1993, the trust must consist of a trusteed
account in an amount not less than the respective underwriters' several liabilities attributable to
business ceded by United States domiciled ceding insurers to any underwriter of the group; for
reinsurance ceded under reinsurance agreements with an inception date on or before December
31, 1992, and not amended or renewed after that date, notwithstanding the other provisions of
this part 7, the trust must consist of a trusteed account in an amount not less than the respective
underwriters' several insurance and reinsurance liabilities attributable to business written in the
United States; and, in addition to these trusts, the group shall maintain in trust a trusteed surplus
of which one hundred million dollars shall be held jointly for the benefit of the United States
domiciled ceding insurers of any member of the group for all years of account.
(B) The incorporated members of the group shall not be engaged in any business other
than underwriting as a member of the group and are subject to the same level of regulation and
solvency control by the group's domiciliary regulator as are the unincorporated members.
(C) Within ninety days after its financial statements are due to be filed with the group's
domiciliary regulator, the group shall provide to the commissioner an annual certification by the
group's domiciliary regulator of the solvency of each underwriter member or, if a certification is
unavailable, financial statements, prepared by independent public accountants, of each
underwriter member of the group.
(IV) In the case of a group of incorporated underwriters under common administration,
the group:
(A) Must have continuously transacted an insurance business outside the United States
for at least three years immediately prior to making application for accreditation;
(B) Shall maintain aggregate policyholders' surplus of at least ten billion dollars;
(C) Shall maintain a trust fund in an amount not less than the group's several liabilities
attributable to business ceded by United States domiciled ceding insurers to any member of the
group pursuant to reinsurance contracts issued in the name of the group;
(D) In addition, shall maintain a joint trusteed surplus of which one hundred million
dollars shall be held jointly for the benefit of United States domiciled ceding insurers of any
member of the group as additional security for these liabilities; and
(E) Within ninety days after its financial statements are due to be filed with the group's
domiciliary regulator, shall make available to the commissioner an annual certification of each
underwriter member's solvency by the member's domiciliary regulator and financial statements
of each underwriter member of the group prepared by its independent public accountant.
(6) (a) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that
has been certified by the commissioner as a reinsurer in this state and secures its obligations in
accordance with the requirements of this subsection (6).
(b) In order to be eligible for certification, the assuming insurer must meet the following
requirements:
(I) The assuming insurer must be domiciled and licensed to transact insurance or
reinsurance in a qualified jurisdiction, as determined by the commissioner pursuant to paragraph
(d) of this subsection (6).
(II) The assuming insurer must maintain minimum capital and surplus, or its equivalent,
in an amount to be determined by the commissioner pursuant to rule.
(III) The assuming insurer must maintain financial strength ratings from two or more
rating agencies deemed acceptable by the commissioner pursuant to rule.
(IV) The assuming insurer must agree to submit to the jurisdiction of this state, appoint
the commissioner as its agent for service of process in this state, and agree to provide security
for one hundred percent of the assuming insurer's liabilities attributable to reinsurance ceded by
United States ceding insurers if it resists enforcement of a final United States judgment.
(V) The assuming insurer must agree to meet applicable information filing requirements
as determined by the commissioner, both with respect to an initial application for certification
and on an ongoing basis.
(VI) The assuming insurer must satisfy any other requirements for certification deemed
relevant by the commissioner.
(c) An association including incorporated and individual unincorporated underwriters
may be a certified reinsurer. In order to be eligible for certification, in addition to satisfying the
requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection (6):
(I) The association must satisfy its minimum capital and surplus requirements through
the capital and surplus equivalents, net of liabilities, of the association and its members, which
must include a joint central fund that may be applied to any unsatisfied obligation of the
association or any of its members, in an amount determined by the commissioner to provide
adequate protection;
(II) The incorporated members of the association must not be engaged in any business
other than underwriting as a member of the association and are subject to the same level of
regulation and solvency control by the association's domiciliary regulator as are the
unincorporated members; and
(III) Within ninety days after its financial statements are due to be filed with the
association's domiciliary regulator, the association shall provide to the commissioner an annual
certification by the association's domiciliary regulator of the solvency of each underwriter
member or, if a certification is unavailable, financial statements, prepared by independent public
accountants, of each underwriter member of the association.
(d) (I) The commissioner shall create and publish a list of qualified jurisdictions under
which an assuming insurer licensed and domiciled in such jurisdiction is eligible to be
considered for certification by the commissioner as a certified reinsurer.
(II) In order to determine whether the domiciliary jurisdiction of a non-United States
assuming insurer is eligible to be recognized as a qualified jurisdiction, the commissioner shall
evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the reinsurance supervisory system of the
jurisdiction, both initially and on an ongoing basis, and consider the rights, benefits, and extent
of reciprocal recognition afforded by the non-United States jurisdiction to reinsurers licensed
and domiciled in the United States. A qualified jurisdiction must agree in writing to share
information and cooperate with the commissioner with respect to all certified reinsurers
domiciled within that jurisdiction. A jurisdiction shall not be recognized as a qualified
jurisdiction if the commissioner has determined that the jurisdiction does not adequately and
promptly enforce final United States judgments and arbitration awards. Additional factors may
be considered in the discretion of the commissioner.
(III) The commissioner may consider a list of qualified jurisdictions published by the
national association of insurance commissioners' committee process in determining qualified
jurisdictions for purposes of this section. If the commissioner approves a jurisdiction as qualified
that does not appear on the national association of insurance commissioners' list of qualified
jurisdictions, the commissioner shall provide thoroughly documented justification in accordance
with criteria to be specified in rules promulgated by the commissioner.
(IV) The commissioner shall recognize United States jurisdictions that meet the
requirement for accreditation under the national association of insurance commissioners
financial standards and accreditation program as qualified jurisdictions.
(V) If a certified reinsurer's domiciliary jurisdiction ceases to be a qualified jurisdiction,
the commissioner may suspend the reinsurer's certification indefinitely in lieu of revocation.
(e) The commissioner shall assign a rating to each certified reinsurer, giving due
consideration to the financial strength ratings that have been assigned by rating agencies deemed
acceptable to the commissioner pursuant to rule. The commissioner shall publish a list of all
certified reinsurers and their ratings.
(f) (I) A certified reinsurer shall secure obligations assumed from United States ceding
insurers under this subsection (6) at a level consistent with its rating, as specified in rules
promulgated by the commissioner.
(II) In order for a domestic ceding insurer to qualify for full financial statement credit for
reinsurance ceded to a certified reinsurer, the certified reinsurer must maintain security in a form
acceptable to the commissioner and consistent with the provisions of section 10-3-703 or in a
multibeneficiary trust in accordance with subsection (5) of this section, except as otherwise
provided in this subsection (6).
(III) If a certified reinsurer maintains a trust to fully secure its obligations subject to
subsection (5) of this section, and chooses to secure its obligations incurred as a certified
reinsurer in the form of a multibeneficiary trust, the certified reinsurer must maintain separate
trust accounts for its obligations incurred under reinsurance agreements issued or renewed as a
certified reinsurer with reduced security as permitted by this subsection (6) or comparable laws
of other United States jurisdictions and for its obligations subject to subsection (5) of this
section. It is a condition to the grant of certification in this subsection (6) that the certified
reinsurer must have bound itself, by the language of the trust and agreement with the
commissioner with principal regulatory oversight of each such trust account, to fund, upon
termination of any such trust account, out of the remaining surplus of such trust any deficiency
of any other such trust account.
(IV) The minimum trusteed surplus requirements provided in subsection (5) of this
section are not applicable with respect to a multibeneficiary trust maintained by a certified
reinsurer for the purpose of securing obligations incurred under this subsection (6); except that
such trust must maintain a minimum trusteed surplus of ten million dollars.
(V) With respect to obligations incurred by a certified reinsurer under this subsection
(6), if the security is insufficient, the commissioner shall order the certified reinsurer to provide
sufficient security for the incurred obligations within thirty days. If a certified reinsurer does not
provide sufficient security for its obligations incurred under this subsection (6) within thirty days
after being ordered to do so by the commissioner, the commissioner may impose further
reductions in allowable credit upon finding that there is a material risk that the certified
reinsurer's obligations will not be paid in full when due.
(VI) (A) For purposes of this subsection (6), a certified reinsurer whose certification has
been terminated for any reason shall be treated as a certified reinsurer required to secure one
hundred percent of its obligations.
(B) As used in this subsection (6), the term "terminated" refers to revocation,
suspension, voluntary surrender, and inactive status.
(C) If the commissioner continues to assign a higher rating as permitted by other
provisions of this section, the requirement of this subparagraph (VI) does not apply to a certified
reinsurer in inactive status or to a reinsurer whose certification has been suspended.
(g) If an applicant for certification has been certified as a reinsurer in a jurisdiction
accredited by the national association of insurance commissioners, the commissioner has the
discretion to defer to that jurisdiction's certification, and may defer to the rating assigned by that
jurisdiction, and such assuming insurer shall be considered to be a certified reinsurer in this state.
(h) A certified reinsurer that ceases to assume new business in this state may request to
maintain its certification in inactive status in order to continue to qualify for a reduction in
security for its in-force business. An inactive certified reinsurer shall continue to comply with all
applicable requirements of this subsection (6), and the commissioner shall assign a rating that
takes into account, if relevant, the reasons why the reinsurer is not assuming new business.
(6.5) (a) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer
meeting each of the following conditions:
(I) The assuming insurer must have its head office or be domiciled in, as applicable, and
be licensed in a reciprocal jurisdiction.
(II) The assuming insurer must have and maintain, on an ongoing basis, minimum
capital and surplus, or its equivalent, calculated according to the methodology of its domiciliary
jurisdiction, in an amount set forth in commissioner rule. If the assuming insurer is an
association, including incorporated and individual unincorporated underwriters, it must have and
maintain, on an ongoing basis, minimum capital and surplus equivalents, net of liabilities,
calculated according to the methodology applicable in its domiciliary jurisdiction and a central
fund containing a balance in amounts set forth in commissioner rule.
(III) The assuming insurer must have and maintain, on an ongoing basis, a minimum
solvency or capital ratio, as applicable, that is set forth in commissioner rule. If the assuming
insurer is an association, including incorporated and individual unincorporated underwriters, it
must have and maintain, on an ongoing basis, a minimum solvency or capital ratio in the
reciprocal jurisdiction where the assuming insurer has its head office or is domiciled, as
applicable, and must also be licensed.
(IV) The assuming insurer must agree and provide adequate assurance to the
commissioner, in a form specified by the commissioner in rule, as follows:
(A) The assuming insurer must provide prompt written notice and explanation to the
commissioner if it falls below the minimum requirements set forth in subsection (6.5)(a)(II) or
(6.5)(a)(III) of this section or if any regulatory action is taken against it for serious
noncompliance with applicable law;
(B) The assuming insurer must consent in writing to the jurisdiction of the courts of this
state and to the appointment of the commissioner as agent for service of process. The
commissioner may require that consent for service of process be provided to the commissioner
and included in each reinsurance agreement. Nothing in this subsection (6.5)(a)(IV)(B) limits or
in any way alters the capacity of parties to a reinsurance agreement to agree to alternative
dispute resolution mechanisms, except to the extent that the agreements are unenforceable under
applicable insolvency or delinquency law.
(C) The assuming insurer must consent in writing to pay all final judgments, wherever
enforcement is sought, that have been obtained by a ceding insurer or its legal successor and that
have been declared enforceable in the jurisdiction where the judgment was obtained; and
(D) Each reinsurance agreement must include a provision requiring the assuming insurer
to provide security in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the assuming insurer's
liabilities attributable to reinsurance ceded pursuant to that agreement if the assuming insurer
resists enforcement of either a final judgment that is enforceable under the law of the jurisdiction
in which it was obtained or of a properly enforceable arbitration award, whether obtained by the
ceding insurer or by its legal successor on behalf of its resolution estate.
(V) The assuming insurer must confirm that it is not presently participating in any
solvent scheme of arrangement that involves this state's ceding insurers or, if the assuming
insurer enters into such a solvent scheme of arrangement, agree to notify the ceding insurer and
the commissioner of the arrangement and agree to provide security in an amount equal to one
hundred percent of the assuming insurer's liabilities to the ceding insurer. The security must be
in a form consistent with subsection (6) of this section and section 10-3-703 and as specified by
the commissioner in rule.
(VI) The assuming insurer or its legal successor must provide, if requested by the
commissioner, on behalf of itself and any legal predecessors, certain documentation to the
commissioner, as specified by the commissioner in rule.
(VII) The assuming insurer must maintain a practice of prompt payment of claims under
reinsurance agreements, pursuant to criteria set forth in commissioner rule.
(VIII) The assuming insurer's supervisory authority must confirm to the commissioner
on an annual basis that, as of the preceding December 31 or at the annual date otherwise
statutorily reported to the reciprocal jurisdiction, the assuming insurer complies with the
requirements set forth in subsections (6.5)(a)(II) and (6.5)(a)(III) of this section.
(b) (I) The commissioner shall timely create and publish a list of reciprocal jurisdictions.
(II) A list of reciprocal jurisdictions is published through the NAIC committee process.
The commissioner's list must include any reciprocal jurisdiction as described in subsection
(6.5)(h)(III)(A) or (6.5)(h)(III)(B) of this section and must consider any other reciprocal
jurisdiction included on the NAIC list of reciprocal jurisdictions. The commissioner may
approve a jurisdiction that does not appear on the NAIC list in accordance with criteria to be
developed under rules issued by the commissioner.
(III) The commissioner may remove a jurisdiction from the list of reciprocal
jurisdictions upon a determination that the jurisdiction no longer meets the requirements of a
reciprocal jurisdiction in accordance with a process set forth in rules issued by the
commissioner; except that the commissioner shall not remove from the list a reciprocal
jurisdiction as described in subsection (6.5)(h)(III)(A) or (6.5)(h)(III)(B) of this section. Upon
removal of a reciprocal jurisdiction from the list, credit for reinsurance ceded to an assuming
insurer that has its home office or is domiciled in that jurisdiction shall be allowed, if otherwise
allowed pursuant to this part 7.
(c) The commissioner shall timely create and publish a list of assuming insurers that
have satisfied the conditions set forth in this subsection (6.5) and to which cessions shall be
granted credit in accordance with this subsection (6.5). The commissioner may add an assuming
insurer to the list if an NAIC-accredited jurisdiction has added the assuming insurer to a list of
assuming insurers or if, upon initial eligibility, the assuming insurer submits the information to
the commissioner as required under subsection (6.5)(a)(IV) of this section and complies with any
additional requirement that the commissioner may impose in rule, except to the extent that the
requirement conflicts with an applicable covered agreement.
(d) (I) If the commissioner determines that an assuming insurer no longer meets one or
more of the requirements under this subsection (6.5), the commissioner may revoke or suspend
the eligibility of the assuming insurer for recognition under this subsection (6.5) in accordance
with procedures set forth in rule.
(II) While an assuming insurer's eligibility is suspended, no reinsurance agreement
issued, amended, or renewed after the effective date of the suspension qualifies for credit, except
to the extent that the assuming insurer's obligations under the contract are secured in accordance
with section 10-3-703.
(III) If an assuming insurer's eligibility is revoked, no credit for reinsurance may be
granted after the effective date of the revocation with respect to any reinsurance agreements
entered into by the assuming insurer, including reinsurance agreements entered into prior to the
date of revocation, except to the extent that the assuming insurer's obligations under the contract
are secured in a form acceptable to the commissioner and consistent with section 10-3-703.
(e) If subject to a legal process of rehabilitation, liquidation, or conservation, as
applicable, the ceding insurer or its representative may seek and, if determined appropriate by
the court in which the proceedings are pending, may obtain an order requiring that the assuming
insurer post security for all outstanding ceded liabilities.
(f) Nothing in this subsection (6.5):
(I) Precludes an assuming insurer from providing the commissioner with information on
a voluntary basis; or
(II) Limits or in any way alters the capacity of parties to a reinsurance agreement to
agree on requirements for security or other terms in that reinsurance agreement, except as
expressly prohibited by this part 7 or other applicable law or rule.
(g) (I) Credit may be taken under this subsection (6.5) only for reinsurance agreements
entered into, amended, or renewed on or after September 7, 2021, and only with respect to losses
incurred and reserves reported on or after the later of:
(A) The date on which the assuming insurer has met all eligibility requirements pursuant
to subsections (6.5)(a) and (6.5)(b) of this section; and
(B) The effective date of the new reinsurance agreement, amendment, or renewal.
(II) This subsection (6.5)(g) does not alter or impair a ceding insurer's right to take credit
for reinsurance, to the extent that credit is not available under this subsection (6.5), as long as the
reinsurance qualifies for credit under any other applicable provision of this part 7.
(III) Nothing in this subsection (6.5)(g):
(A) Authorizes an assuming insurer to withdraw or reduce the security provided under
any reinsurance agreement, except as permitted by the terms of the agreement; or
(B) Limits or in any way alters the capacity of parties to any reinsurance agreement to
renegotiate the agreement.
(h) As used in this subsection (6.5):
(I) "Covered agreement" means an agreement entered into pursuant to the federal
"Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act", as amended, 31 U.S.C. secs.
313 and 314, that is currently in effect or in a period of provisional application and addresses the
elimination, under specified conditions, of collateral requirements as a condition for entering
into any reinsurance agreement with a ceding insurer domiciled in this state or for allowing the
ceding insurer to recognize credit for reinsurance.
(II) "NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any
analogous successor organization.
(III) "Reciprocal jurisdiction" means a jurisdiction that meets one of the following
conditions:
(A) A non-United States jurisdiction that is subject to an in-force covered agreement
with the United States, each within its legal authority, or, in the case of a covered agreement
between the United States and the European Union, is a member state of the European Union;
(B) A United States jurisdiction that meets the requirements for accreditation under the
NAIC financial standards and accreditation program; or
(C) A qualified jurisdiction, as determined by the commissioner pursuant to subsection
(6)(d) of this section, that is not otherwise described in subsection (6.5)(h)(III)(A) or
(6.5)(h)(III)(B) of this section and that meets certain additional requirements, consistent with the
terms and conditions of in-force covered agreements, as specified by the commissioner in rule.
(7) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer not
meeting the requirements of subsection (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (6.5) of this section, but only as
to the insurance of risks located in jurisdictions where the reinsurance is required by applicable
law or regulation of that jurisdiction.
(8) (a) If the assuming insurer is not licensed, accredited, or certified to transact
insurance or reinsurance in this state, the credit permitted by subsections (4) and (5) of this
section shall not be allowed unless the assuming insurer agrees in the reinsurance agreements:
(I) That in the event of the failure of the assuming insurer to perform its obligations
under the terms of the reinsurance agreement, the assuming insurer, at the request of the ceding
insurer, shall submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction in any state of the
United States, will comply with all requirements necessary to give the court jurisdiction, and will
abide by the final decision of the court or of any appellate court in the event of an appeal; and
(II) To designate the commissioner or a designated attorney as its true and lawful
attorney upon whom may be served any lawful process in any action, suit, or proceeding
instituted by or on behalf of the ceding insurer.
(b) This subsection (8) is not intended to conflict with or override the obligation of the
parties to a reinsurance agreement to arbitrate their disputes, if this obligation is created in the
agreement.
(9) If the assuming insurer does not meet the requirements of subsection (2), (3), or (4)
of this section, the credit permitted by subsection (5) or (6) of this section shall not be allowed
unless the assuming insurer agrees in the trust agreements to the following conditions:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in the trust instrument, if the trust fund is
inadequate because it contains an amount less than the amount required by paragraph (c) of
subsection (5) of this section, or if the grantor of the trust has been declared insolvent or placed
into receivership, rehabilitation, liquidation, or similar proceedings under the laws of its state or
country of domicile, the trustee shall comply with an order of the commissioner with regulatory
oversight over the trust or with an order of a court of competent jurisdiction directing the trustee
to transfer to the commissioner with regulatory oversight all of the assets of the trust fund.
(b) The assets shall be distributed by, and claims must be filed with and valued by, the
commissioner with regulatory oversight in accordance with the laws of the state in which the
trust is domiciled that are applicable to the liquidation of domestic insurance companies.
(c) If the commissioner with regulatory oversight determines that the assets of the trust
fund or any part of the assets are not necessary to satisfy the claims of the United States ceding
insurers of the grantor of the trust, the commissioner with regulatory oversight of the trustee
shall return the assets or part of the assets for distribution in accordance with the trust agreement.
(d) The grantor shall waive any right otherwise available to it under United States law
that is inconsistent with this subsection (9).
(10) (a) If an accredited or certified reinsurer ceases to meet the requirements for
accreditation or certification, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the reinsurer's
accreditation or certification.
(b) The commissioner shall give the reinsurer notice and opportunity for hearing. The
suspension or revocation must not take effect until after the commissioner's order on hearing,
unless:
(I) The reinsurer waives its right to hearing;
(II) The commissioner's order is based on regulatory action by the reinsurer's domiciliary
jurisdiction or the voluntary surrender or termination of the reinsurer's eligibility to transact
insurance or reinsurance business in its domiciliary jurisdiction or in the primary certifying state
of the reinsurer under paragraph (g) of subsection (6) of this section; or
(III) The commissioner finds that an emergency requires immediate action and a court of
competent jurisdiction has not stayed the commissioner's action.
(c) While a reinsurer's accreditation or certification is suspended, no reinsurance contract
issued or renewed after the effective date of the suspension qualifies for credit except to the
extent that the reinsurer's obligations under the contract are secured in accordance with section
10-3-703. If a reinsurer's accreditation or certification is revoked, no credit for reinsurance shall
be granted after the effective date of the revocation except to the extent that the reinsurer's
obligations under the contract are secured in accordance with paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of
this section or section 10-3-703.
(11) Concentration risk. (a) A ceding insurer shall take steps to manage its reinsurance
recoverables proportionate to its own book of business. A domestic ceding insurer shall notify
the commissioner within thirty days after reinsurance recoverables from any single assuming
insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, exceeds fifty percent of the domestic ceding
insurer's last reported surplus to policyholders or after it has determined that reinsurance
recoverables from any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, is likely
to exceed fifty percent of the domestic ceding insurer's last reported surplus to policyholders.
The notification must demonstrate that the exposure is safely managed by the domestic ceding
insurer.
(b) A ceding insurer shall take steps to diversify its reinsurance program. A domestic
ceding insurer shall notify the commissioner within thirty days after ceding to any single
assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, more than twenty percent of the
ceding insurer's gross written premium in the prior calendar year or after it has determined that
the reinsurance ceded to any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, is
likely to exceed twenty percent of the ceding insurer's gross written premium in the prior
calendar year. The notification must demonstrate that the exposure is safely managed by the
domestic ceding insurer.

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