(a) Any captive insurance company may provide reinsurance as authorized by this title on risks ceded by any other insurer.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-13-112

  • Association: means any legal association of individuals, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, associations, or other entities, whereby:
    (A) The member organizations of such or the association itself, whether or not in conjunction with some or all of the member organizations:
    (i) Own, control, or hold with power to vote all of the outstanding voting securities of an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer. See Tennessee Code 56-13-102
  • Captive insurance company: means any pure captive insurance company, association captive insurance company, agency captive insurance company, industrial insured captive insurance company, risk retention group, protected cell captive insurance company, incorporated cell captive insurance company, or special purpose financial captive insurance company formed or licensed under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 56-13-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department, or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 56-13-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Parent: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other entity, or individual that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting:
    (A) Securities of a pure captive insurance company organized as a stock corporation. See Tennessee Code 56-13-102
  • Risk retention group: means a captive insurance company organized under the laws of this state pursuant to the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986, as amended, (15 U. See Tennessee Code 56-13-102
(b) Any captive insurance company may take credit for the reinsurance of risks or portions of risks ceded to reinsurers complying with this title. If the reinsurer is licensed as a risk retention group, then the ceding risk retention group or its members must qualify for membership with the reinsurer. The commissioner shall have the discretion to allow a captive insurance company to take credit for the reinsurance of risks or portions of risks ceded to an unauthorized reinsurer, after review, on a case by case basis. The commissioner may require any documents, financial information or other evidence that such an unauthorized reinsurer will be able to demonstrate adequate security for its financial obligations.
(c) In addition to reinsurers authorized by this title, a captive insurance company may take credit for the reinsurance of risks or portions of risks ceded to a pool, exchange or association to the extent authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner may require any documents, financial information or other evidence that such a pool, exchange or association will be able to provide adequate security for its financial obligations. The commissioner may deny authorization or impose any limitations on the activities of a reinsurance pool, exchange or association that, in the commissioner’s judgment, are necessary and proper to provide adequate security for the ceding captive insurance company and for the protection and consequent benefit of the public at large.
(d) Except where specifically provided otherwise, insurance by a captive insurance company of any workers’ compensation or accident and health qualified self-insured plan of its parent and affiliates, and the assumption of risk by a captive insurance company under any service contract, is deemed to be reinsurance.
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