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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 6049c

  • Affiliated reinsurance company: means a company licensed by the Commissioner pursuant to this subchapter to reinsure risks ceded by one or more ceding insurers that are affiliated companies. See
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Ceding insurer: means an insurance company approved by the Commissioner and licensed or otherwise authorized to transact the business of insurance or reinsurance in its state or country of domicile, which cedes risk to an affiliated reinsurance company pursuant to a reinsurance contract. See
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Financial Regulation. See
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See

§ 6049c. Licensing; authority

(a) An affiliated reinsurance company shall only reinsure the risks of a ceding insurer. An affiliated reinsurance company may cede the risks assumed under a reinsurance contract to another reinsurer, subject to the prior approval of the Commissioner.

(b) In conjunction with the issuance of a license to an affiliated reinsurance company, the Commissioner may issue an order that includes any provisions, terms, and conditions regarding the organization, licensing, and operation of the affiliated reinsurance company that are deemed appropriate by the Commissioner and that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(c) To qualify for a license, an affiliated reinsurance company shall be subject, in addition to the requirements of subsection 6002(c) of this chapter, to the following:

(1) The information submitted to the Commissioner pursuant to subdivision 6002(c)(1)(B) of this chapter shall include:

(A) the source and form of the affiliated reinsurance company’s capital and surplus;

(B) the investment policy of the affiliated reinsurance company, which shall provide for a diversified investment portfolio both as to type and issue and shall include a requirement for liquidity and for the reasonable preservation, administration, and management of such assets with respect to the risks associated with any reinsurance transactions.

(2) The application shall include copies of all agreements and documentation, including reinsurance agreements, described in subdivision (1) of this subsection (c) unless otherwise approved by the Commissioner and any other statements or documents required by the Commissioner to evaluate the affiliated reinsurance company’s application for licensure.

(d) Subdivision 6002(c)(3) of this chapter shall apply to all information submitted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and to any order issued to the affiliated reinsurance company pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. (Added 2017, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)