1. Assets. Assets of the special purpose reinsurance vehicle held in trust to secure obligations under the special purpose reinsurance vehicle contract must at all times be held in:
A. Cash and cash equivalents; [PL 2003, c. 249, §2 (NEW).]
B. Securities listed by the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Commissioners or its successor organization and qualifying as admitted assets under statutory accounting principles pursuant to section 901?A; or [PL 2003, c. 249, §2 (NEW).]
C. Any other form of security acceptable to the superintendent. [PL 2003, c. 249, §2 (NEW).]

[PL 2003, c. 249, §2 (NEW).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 795

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • contract: means a contract between the special purpose reinsurance vehicle and the ceding insurer pursuant to which the special purpose reinsurance vehicle agrees to pay the ceding insurer an agreed amount upon the occurrence of a triggering event. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 781
  • insurance securitization: means a package of related risk transfer instruments, capital market offerings and facilitating administrative agreements by which proceeds are obtained by a special purpose reinsurance vehicle directly or indirectly through the issuance of securities and are held in trust or under the control of the ceding insurer pursuant to the requirements of this subchapter to secure the obligations of the special purpose reinsurance vehicle under one or more special purpose reinsurance vehicle contracts with one or more ceding insurers, when investment risk to the holders of these securities is contingent upon the obligations of the special purpose reinsurance vehicle to the ceding insurer or ceding insurers under the special purpose reinsurance vehicle contract in accordance with the transaction terms. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 781
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Reinsurance vehicle: means a special purpose reinsurance vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 781
  • securities: means the securities issued by a special purpose reinsurance vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 781
  • Special purpose reinsurance vehicle: means an entity domiciled in and organized under the laws of this State that has received a limited certificate of authority from the superintendent under this subchapter exclusively for the limited purpose of entering into and effectuating special purpose reinsurance vehicle insurance securitizations, special purpose reinsurance vehicle contracts and other related transactions permitted by this subchapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 24-A Sec. 781
2. Investment practices. In addition, the special purpose reinsurance vehicle may enter into swap agreements or other transactions that have the objective of leveling timing differences in funding of upfront or ongoing transaction expenses or managing credit or interest rate risk of the investments in the trust to ensure that the investments are sufficient to ensure payment or repayment of the securities and related interest or principal payments issued pursuant to a special purpose reinsurance vehicle insurance securitization transaction or the reinsurance vehicle’s obligations under the special purpose reinsurance vehicle contract.

[PL 2003, c. 249, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2003, c. 249, §2 (NEW).