The RM shall not:

(1) Cede retrocessions on behalf of the reinsurer, except that the RM may cede facultative retrocessions pursuant to obligatory facultative agreements if the contract with the reinsurer contains reinsurance underwriting guidelines for the retrocessions. The guidelines shall include a list of reinsurers with which the automatic agreements are in effect, and for each reinsurer, the coverages and amounts or percentages that may be reinsured and commission schedules;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-6-808

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Reinsurer: means any person, firm, association or corporation duly licensed in this state pursuant to the applicable provisions of this title as an insurer with the authority to assume reinsurance. See Tennessee Code 56-6-802
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Commit the reinsurer to participate in reinsurance syndicates;
(3) Appoint any producer without assuring that the producer is lawfully licensed to transact the type of reinsurance for which the producer is appointed;
(4) Without prior approval of the reinsurer, pay or commit the reinsurer to pay a claim, net of retrocessions, that exceeds the lesser of an amount specified by the reinsurer or one percent (1%) of the reinsurer’s policyholders’ surplus as of December 31 of the last complete calendar year;
(5) Collect any payment from a retrocessionaire or commit the reinsurer to any claim settlement with a retrocessionaire, without prior approval of the reinsurer. If prior approval is given, a report must be promptly forwarded to the reinsurer;
(6) Jointly employ an individual who is employed by the reinsurer unless the RM is under common control with the reinsurer subject to the Insurance Holding Company Act, compiled in chapter 11 of this title; or
(7) Appoint a sub-RM.
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