33-2-1707. Duties of reinsurers using services of reinsurance intermediary-manager. - Montana Statutes

     33-2-1707. Duties of reinsurers using services of reinsurance intermediary-manager. (1) A reinsurer may not engage the services of any person, firm, association, or corporation as a reinsurance intermediary-manager on its behalf unless the person is licensed as required by 33-2-1701.
     (2) The reinsurer shall annually obtain a copy of statements of the financial condition of each reinsurance intermediary-manager that the reinsurer has engaged, prepared by an independent certified accountant, in a form acceptable to the commissioner.
     (3) If a reinsurance intermediary-manager establishes loss reserves, the reinsurer shall annually obtain the opinion of an actuary attesting to the adequacy of loss reserves established for losses incurred and outstanding on business produced by the reinsurance intermediary-manager. The opinion is in addition to any other required loss reserve certification.
     (4) Binding authority for all retrocessional contracts or participation in reinsurance syndicates must rest with an officer of the reinsurer who may not be affiliated with the reinsurance intermediary-manager.
     (5) Within 30 days of termination of a contract with a reinsurance intermediary-manager, the reinsurer shall provide written notification of the termination to the commissioner.
     (6) A reinsurer may not appoint to its board of directors any officer, director, employee, controlling shareholder, or subproducer of its reinsurance intermediary-manager. This subsection does not apply to relationships governed by Title 33, chapter 2, part 11, or, if applicable, 33-2-1701 through 33-2-1705.

     History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 596, L. 1993.