(2) For purposes of this section, aggregate insurance is insurance which provides coverage in the event that the total fund of an insurance company, including a reciprocal insurance company, which is available to pay claims for occurrences of any one year, is exhausted. Aggregate insurance shall be in an amount equal to at least five times the annual premium collected by the insurance company.
(3) A "subject of insurance" for the purposes of this section:
(a) As to insurance against fire and hazards other than windstorm, earthquake and other catastrophic hazards, includes all properties insured by the same insurer that customarily are considered by underwriters to be subject to loss or damage from the same fire or the same occurrence of any other hazard insured against;
(b) As to group life and health insurance, refers individually to each person benefited under the group policy as a separate subject; and
(c) As to mortgage insurance, includes all obligations secured by real property in a single tract, or in multiple tracts not separated by at least one-half mile.
(4) Reinsurance ceded as authorized by ORS 731.508 shall be deducted in determining risk retained. As to surety risks, deduction also shall be made of the amount assumed by any established incorporated cosurety and the value of any security deposited, pledged, or held subject to the surety’s consent and for the surety’s protection.
(5) As to alien insurers, this section relates only to risks and surplus to policyholders of the insurer’s United States branch.
(6) As used in this section, "surplus to policyholders," in addition to the insurer’s capital and surplus, includes any voluntary reserves that are not required pursuant to law, includes the contingency reserve held for mortgage insurance as required by ORS 733.100, and shall be determined from the last sworn statement of the insurer on file with the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, or by the last report of examination of the insurer, whichever is the more recent at time of assumption of risk.
(7) This section does not apply to wet marine and transportation insurance or to any policy or type of coverage as to which the maximum possible loss to the insurer is not readily ascertainable on issuance of the policy. [1967 c.359 §103; 1969 c.692 §3; 1975 c.796 §12]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 18 - Financial Institutions, Insurance
Chapter 731 - Administration and General Provisions
Section 731.026 - Application of Insurance Code to particular insurers.
Section 731.036 - Persons completely exempt from application of Insurance Code.
Section 731.066 - "Authorized," "unauthorized" insurer.
Section 731.069 - "Certificate," "certificate holder."
Section 731.072 - "Certificate of authority," "license."
Section 731.074 - "Commercial liability insurance."
Section 731.075 - "Covered life."
Section 731.076 - "Department," "director."
Section 731.082 - "Domestic," "foreign," "alien" insurer.
Section 731.096 - "Domicile of alien insurer."
Section 731.097 - "Essential health benefits."
Section 731.098 - "Group health insurance."
Section 731.099 - "Independently procured insurance."
Section 731.102 - "Insurance."
Section 731.104 - "Insurance producer."
Section 731.114 - "Limited benefit coverage."
Section 731.142 - "Stock," "mutual" and "reciprocal" insurer.
Section 731.144 - "Surplus lines insurance."
Section 731.146 - "Transact insurance."
Section 731.158 - "Casualty insurance."
Section 731.164 - "Home protection insurance," "home protection insurer."
Section 731.170 - "Life insurance"; includes annuities.
Section 731.174 - "Marine and transportation insurance."
Section 731.178 - "Mortgage insurance."
Section 731.194 - "Wet marine and transportation insurance."
Section 731.216 - Administrative power of director.
Section 731.228 - Prohibited interests and rewards.
Section 731.232 - Subpoena power.
Section 731.236 - General powers and duties.
Section 731.240 - Hearings in general.
Section 731.252 - Cease and desist orders.
Section 731.256 - Enforcement generally; restitution.
Section 731.259 - Requirement for written notice to insured; rules.
Section 731.264 - Complaints and investigations confidential; permitted disclosures; rules.
Section 731.268 - Use of reproductions and certified copies as evidence; fee.
Section 731.272 - Director’s annual reports; notice of publication of report.
Section 731.280 - Publications authorized.
Section 731.284 - Distribution of insurance laws.
Section 731.292 - Disposition of fees, charges, taxes, penalties and other moneys.
Section 731.300 - Examination of insurers; when required.
Section 731.304 - Investigation of persons transacting insurance.
Section 731.308 - Procedure at examination or investigation; production of books and other records.
Section 731.314 - Immunity for director, examiner and others.
Section 731.324 - Service of process on Secretary of State; notice to unauthorized insurer.
Section 731.328 - Deposits by unauthorized insurers in actions or proceedings.
Section 731.362 - Requirements of foreign or alien insurers generally.
Section 731.363 - Authorized foreign insurer becoming domestic insurer.
Section 731.369 - Requirements of reciprocal insurers generally.
Section 731.370 - Reciprocal insurer’s financial statement; service of process.
Section 731.371 - Powers of reciprocal insurer regarding real estate.
Section 731.374 - Exemptions to certificate of authority requirement.
Section 731.386 - Management of insurers.
Section 731.394 - Combinations of insuring powers in one insurer.
Section 731.402 - Issuance or refusal of certificate of authority.
Section 731.406 - What certificate evidences; ownership of certificate.
Section 731.410 - Continuance, expiration or reinstatement of certificate of authority.
Section 731.414 - Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority; mandatory grounds.
Section 731.418 - Grounds for suspension or revocation of certificate of authority.
Section 731.428 - Written consent to engage or participate in business of insurance; rules.
Section 731.430 - Name of insurer.
Section 731.434 - Registered office and agent.
Section 731.458 - Exchange of reciprocal or interinsurance contracts.
Section 731.466 - Power of attorney for reciprocal insurer.
Section 731.470 - Attorney for reciprocal insurer.
Section 731.484 - Prohibition on certain sales related to group health and group life insurance.
Section 731.488 - Annual audit of insurer; rules.
Section 731.504 - Limit of risk.
Section 731.508 - Approved reinsurance.
Section 731.509 - Legislative intent; criteria for allowing credit for reinsurance; rules.
Section 731.510 - Criteria for allowing reduction from liability for reinsurance; rules.
Section 731.512 - Withdrawal of insurer; reinsurance.
Section 731.516 - Mortgage insurance limitation; waiver of limitation; rules; fees.
Section 731.554 - Capital and surplus requirements.
Section 731.574 - Annual financial statement.
Section 731.590 - "Insurer" defined for ORS 731.592 and 731.594.
Section 731.592 - Reporting criminal conduct involving insurance.
Section 731.604 - Acceptance of deposits of insurers.
Section 731.608 - Purpose of deposit.
Section 731.612 - Rights of insurer regarding deposits.
Section 731.616 - Valuation of deposits; deficiencies.
Section 731.620 - Assignment of deposited securities.
Section 731.624 - Special deposits; foreign and alien insurers.
Section 731.628 - Deposit required of workers’ compensation insurers.
Section 731.636 - Deposit or trusteed assets of alien insurer required.
Section 731.640 - Eligible deposits; rules.
Section 731.644 - Payment of losses out of deposits, generally.
Section 731.648 - Duration and release of deposit.
Section 731.652 - Proofs for release of deposit to insurers; director’s responsibility.
Section 731.730 - Insurer filings with National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Section 731.754 - Permissible uses of reports and plans described in ORS 731.752.
Section 731.760 - Definitions for ORS 731.760 to 731.770.
Section 731.761 - Privileged information.
Section 731.762 - Authority of director.
Section 731.764 - Waiver of privilege; permitted disclosures.
Section 731.766 - Petition for in camera hearing; hearing; compelled disclosure.
Section 731.768 - Privilege; exceptions.
Section 731.804 - Assessments; rules; fees; how determined.
Section 731.820 - Gross premium tax on fire insurance premiums.
Section 731.822 - Prepayment of tax due.
Section 731.824 - Tax on underwriting profits of wet marine and transportation insurers.
Section 731.828 - Computation of wet marine and transportation insurance tax.
Section 731.833 - Record keeping requirements for wet marine and transportation insurance contracts.
Section 731.836 - Limitation on enforcement of insurer’s tax obligations.
Section 731.854 - Retaliatory tax.
Section 731.859 - Applicability of retaliatory provisions; disclosure of tax returns.
Section 731.870 - State of emergency; effect upon insurance policies; rules.