§ 6052 - Risk retention groups chartered in this state
§ 6052. Risk retention groups chartered in this state
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of chapter 141 of this title, a risk retention group shall be chartered and licensed to write only liability insurance pursuant to this chapter, must comply with all of the laws, rules, regulations and requirements applicable to such insurers chartered and licensed in this state under chapter 141 of this title, and with subdivisions (4), (5), (7), and (8) of section 6053 of this title. A risk retention group chartered in this state may provide coverage for payment of punitive damages, the multiplied portion of multiple damages, or other penalties in the nature of compensatory damages, and any such coverage shall be enforceable against such risk retention group in accordance with its terms.
(b) Before it may offer insurance in any state, each risk retention group shall also submit for approval to the insurance commissioner of this state a plan of operation and feasibility study which includes a description of the coverages, deductibles, coverage limits, rates, and rating classification systems for each line of insurance the group intends to offer, together with such additional information as the commissioner may reasonably require. The risk retention group shall submit for approval by the commissioner an appropriate revision in the event of any subsequent material change in any item of the plan of operation or feasibility study, including any material change in the information called for in subsection (c) of this section, but excluding the identity of policyholders and any changes in rates or rating classification systems. The group shall not offer any additional kinds of liability insurance, in this state or in any other state, until a revision of such plan or study is approved by the commissioner. The risk retention group shall inform the commissioner of any material changes in rates or rating classification systems, within 30 days of the adoption of such change.
(c)(1) At the time of filing its application for charter, the risk retention group shall provide to the commissioner in summary form the following information:
(A) the identity of the initial policyholders or members of the group or if the identity is not known or cannot be determined, a description of who is eligible to be a policyholder or a member;
(B) the identity of the persons that organized the group;
(C) the identity of any persons that will act as a managing general agent or reinsurance intermediary for, provide other significant administrative services to, or otherwise influence or control the activities of, the group;
(D) summary descriptions of the services, described in subdivision (C) of this subsection, and of any contracts under which the services are to be performed, including the method of compensation therefor;
(E) the amount and nature of initial capitalization;
(F) plans for the payment of dividends or other distributions of members' capital and surplus; and
(G) the states in which the group intends to file.
(2) The applicant may bind separately any portions of the application or any amendment thereto that contain proprietary information or documents, and request confidential treatment of such portions. For the purposes of this section, "proprietary information or documents" means certain information or documents furnished by or pertaining to any of the persons specified above that would customarily be treated as confidential or sensitive and the disclosure of which could result in harm or prejudice to the person to whom the information or documents pertain or unfair advantage to another person. Such information includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets, historical or projected loss data or case reserves of members or policyholders, actuarial analyses which include such data or reserves, historical or projected financial data not otherwise publicly available, and similar information or documents. The commissioner shall determine which portions specified by the applicant fall within the definition of proprietary information or documents and treat such portions as confidential. Provided, however, that nothing herein shall excuse the applicant from making any required disclosure under the RRA 1986, this chapter or chapter 141 of this title, or prohibit the commissioner from disclosing any proprietary information or documents in the furtherance of any legal or regulatory proceeding. Before using proprietary information or documents in a legal or regulatory proceeding that does not involve the applicant or any person named in the application or any amendment thereto, the commissioner shall first seek to obtain the same information from nonconfidential sources. If unavailable from nonconfidential sources, the commissioner shall seek to protect the confidential information or documents from unnecessary disclosure. Upon licensing, the commissioner shall forward to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners all information required under the RRA 1986 to be submitted to each state where the risk retention group proposes to operate and all other information not deemed confidential under this section. Providing notification to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is in addition to and shall not be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of section 6053 or any other sections of this chapter. In addition, the commissioner may provide access to confidential application information with respect to risk retention groups to representatives of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to inspect (but not copy) such information in connection with accreditation examinations, so long as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners agrees in writing to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
(d) The provisions of subsection 6008(c) of this title shall apply to risk retention groups chartered in this state, except that such provisions shall not apply to final examination reports relating to risk retention groups and except that the commissioner may, in the commissioner's discretion, grant access to any other examination information covered by subsection 6008(c) of this title to representatives of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to inspect (but not copy) such information in connection with accreditation examinations, so long as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners agrees in writing to maintain the confidentiality of such information. (Added 1991, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. Dec. 31, 1992; amended 1993, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 9i, eff. June 21, 1994; 1997, No. 49, § 17, eff. June 26, 1997; 1999, No. 38, § 20, eff. May 20, 1999; 2009, No. 42, §§ 29, 30, eff. May 27, 2009.)