Except as otherwise provided by law, no insurance company shall expose itself to any loss on any one risk in an amount exceeding ten percent of its surplus to policyholders as reflected by the last annual statement of the company, except that domestic assessment associations organized for the primary purpose of writing insurance coverage on farm properties and which write such insurance in less than thirty-one counties in Nebraska shall not write any policy for an amount in excess of one-eighth of one percent of its insurance in force. The term loss shall mean the incremental decrease in surplus resulting from payment of a claim equal to the maximum liability of the insurer on any one risk. The term any one risk shall mean, in the case of property insurance, all properties insured by the same insurance company which are customarily considered by underwriters to be subject to loss or destruction from the same hazard or occurrence except hazards or occurrences of a catastrophic nature. The term surplus to policyholders shall mean the amount obtained by subtracting, from the admitted assets, actual liabilities, including any reserves which by law must be maintained. In the case of a stock company, surplus to policyholders shall also include the paid-up and outstanding capital stock. Any reinsurance taking effect simultaneously with the policy or bond shall be deducted in determining whether any one risk or policy exceeds the limitation of risk or policy prescribed in this section. This section shall not be applicable to workers’ compensation or employers liability insurance or to any policy or type of coverage as to which the maximum possible loss to the insurance company is not ascertainable on issuance of the policy.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-222

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Company shall: include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • 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
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • 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
  • Stock company: shall mean a company with a capital stock that charges a fixed premium and is required to maintain the reserve provided by Nebraska Statutes 44-103