518.17 - REINSURANCE.
518.17 REINSURANCE. 1. A county mutual insurance association may reinsure a part or all of its coverages written pursuant to this chapter with an association operating under this chapter, or with any other association or company licensed in this state and authorized to write the kinds of insurance enumerated in section 518.11. 2. Reinsurance sufficient to protect the financial stability of the county mutual insurance association is also required. In general, reinsurance coverage obtained by a county mutual insurance association shall not expose the association to losses from coverages written pursuant to this chapter of more than fifteen percent from surplus in any calendar year. The commissioner of insurance may require additional reinsurance if necessary to protect the policyholders of the association.
Section History: Early Form [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 518.17]
Section History: Recent Form 91 Acts, ch 26, §47; 99 Acts, ch 165, §16; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §38; 2002 Acts, ch 1111, §26; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §183; 2009 Acts, ch 145, §32 Referred to in § 521.13