A purchasing group may not purchase insurance from a risk retention group that is not chartered in a state or from an insurer not admitted in the state in which the purchasing group is located, unless the purchase is effected through a licensed agent or broker acting pursuant to the surplus lines laws and regulations of the state.
A purchasing group which obtains liability insurance from an insurer not admitted in this state or a risk retention group shall inform each of the members of the group which have a risk resident or located in this state that the risk is not protected by an insurance insolvency guaranty fund in this state, and that the risk retention group or insurer may not be subject to all insurance laws and regulations of this state.
No purchasing group may purchase insurance providing for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to the group as a whole, however, coverage may provide for a deductible or self-insured retention applicable to individual members.
Purchases of insurance by purchasing groups are subject to the same standards regarding aggregate limits which are applicable to all purchases of group insurance.
1987 c 192 s 9; 1993 c 299 s 26
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 59A - 79A — Insurance
Chapter 60E — Risk Retention Groups
Section 60E.03 — Risk Retention Groups Chartered In This State.
Section 60E.04 — Risk Retention Groups Not Chartered In This State.
Section 60E.05 — Compulsory Associations.
Section 60E.06 — Countersignatures Not Required.
Section 60E.08 — Notice And Registration Requirements Of Purchasing Groups.
Section 60E.09 — Restrictions On Insurance Purchased By Purchasing Groups.
Section 60E.095 — Purchasing Group Taxation.
Section 60E.12 — Duty On Agents Or Brokers To Obtain License.
Section 60E.13 — Binding Effect Of Orders Issued In United States District Court.