Section 500.4711 - SPFC; insuring or reinsuring risks insured or reinsured by counterparty; contract for assumption of risk or indemnification of loss; related and incidental contracts; submission of
THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956 (EXCERPT)
Act 218 of 1956
500.4711 SPFC; insuring or reinsuring risks insured or reinsured by counterparty; contract for assumption of risk or indemnification of loss; related and incidental contracts; submission of actuarial opinion.
Sec. 4711.
(1) An SPFC may insure or reinsure only the risks insured or reinsured by a counterparty.
(2) An SPFC shall not issue a contract for assumption of risk or indemnification of loss other than an SPFC contract. However, the SPFC may cede risks assumed through an SPFC contract to third party reinsurers through the purchase of reinsurance or retrocession protection.
(3) An SPFC may enter into contracts and conduct other commercial activities related or incidental to and necessary to fulfill the purposes of the SPFC contract, insurance securitization, and this chapter. Those activities may include, but are not limited to: entering into SPFC contracts; issuing securities of the SPFC in accordance with applicable securities law; complying with the terms of these contracts or securities; entering into trust, swap, tax, administration, reimbursement, or fiscal agent transactions; or complying with trust indenture, reinsurance, or retrocession, and other agreements necessary or incidental to effectuate an insurance securitization in compliance with this chapter or the plan of operation submitted to the commissioner.
(4) An SPFC shall annually submit to the commissioner the opinion of a qualified actuary as to whether the reserves and related actuarial items held in support of the reserves are computed appropriately, are based on assumptions that satisfy contractual provisions, are consistent with prior reported amounts, and comply with applicable laws of this state. The actuarial opinion required by this section shall be submitted in a form prescribed by the commissioner. For purposes of this section, "qualified actuary" means a member of either the American academy of actuaries or the society of actuaries who also meets any other criteria that the commissioner may establish by rule, regulation, or order.
History: Add. 2008, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008
Popular Name: Act 218