Nebraska Statutes 44-224.03. Domestic stock company; bulk reinsurance; contract; approval
(1) Any domestic stock insurance company may cede its business to another licensed insurer by a contract of bulk reinsurance, but such contract shall not become effective unless first filed with and approved by the director and thereafter approved by a majority vote of the shareholders of the ceding company present in person or by proxy and voting at an annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-224.03
- Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
- Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Reinsurance: shall mean a contract by which an insurer procures a third party to insure it against loss or liability by reason of such original insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
(2) The director shall approve such contract within a reasonable time after such filing unless he or she finds it is inequitable to the shareholders or policyholders of both insurers. If the director does not approve the contract, he or she shall so notify the respective insurers in writing specifying his or her reasons therefor. If approved by the director, the contract shall then be submitted to the shareholders of the ceding company for their approval as provided in subsection (1) of this section. If approved by the required vote of the shareholders, the contract shall then become effective.