Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 48.12 - Assets and Liabilities.
48.12.455 - Ceding insurer—Reinsurance program.

RCW 48.12.455
Ceding insurer—Reinsurance program.

(1) A ceding insurer must take steps to manage its reinsurance recoverable proportionate to its own book of business. A domestic ceding insurer must notify the commissioner within thirty days after reinsurance recoverables from any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, exceeds fifty percent of the domestic ceding insurer's last reported surplus to policyholders, or after it is determined that reinsurance recoverables from any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, is likely to exceed this limit. The notification must demonstrate that the exposure is safely managed by the domestic ceding insurer.
(2) A ceding insurer must take steps to diversify its reinsurance program. A domestic ceding insurer must notify the commissioner within thirty days after ceding to any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, more than twenty percent of the ceding insurer's gross written premium in the prior calendar year, or after it has determined that the reinsurance ceded to any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated assuming insurers, is likely to exceed this limit. The notification must demonstrate that the exposure is safely managed by the domestic ceding insurer.

[ 2015 c 63 § 12.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 48 - Insurance

Chapter 48.12 - Assets and Liabilities.

48.12.010 - "Assets" defined.

48.12.020 - Nonallowable assets.

48.12.030 - Liabilities.

48.12.040 - Unearned premium reserve, property, casualty, and surety insurance.

48.12.050 - Unearned premium reserve, marine and transportation insurance.

48.12.060 - Reserve—Disability insurance.

48.12.070 - Loss records.

48.12.080 - Increased reserves.

48.12.090 - Loss reserves—Liability insurance.

48.12.100 - Unallocated liability loss expense.

48.12.110 - Schedule of experience.

48.12.140 - "Loss payments," "loss expense" defined.

48.12.170 - Valuation of bonds.

48.12.180 - Valuation of stocks.

48.12.190 - Valuation of property.

48.12.200 - Valuation of purchase money mortgages.

48.12.400 - Purpose—Intent—Declaration.

48.12.405 - Domestic ceding insurer—Asset or reduction from liability—Requirements.

48.12.410 - Assuming insurer—Licensed.

48.12.415 - Accredited as reinsurer—Assuming insurer—Requirements.

48.12.420 - Assuming insurer—Domiciled in this state or state with similar statutes.

48.12.425 - Assuming insurer maintains a trust fund—Payment of valid claims—Requirements.

48.12.430 - Assuming insurer—Certified as reinsurer—Eligibility requirements—Insurer obligations—Commissioner's duties.

48.12.435 - Assuming insurer not meeting certain requirements—Credit restricted.

48.12.440 - Assuming insurer not licensed, accredited, or certified—No credit—Exceptions.

48.12.445 - Assuming insurer does not meet certain requirements—Trust agreements—Necessary conditions.

48.12.450 - Accredited or certified reinsurer does not meet requirements—Commissioner may suspend or revoke.

48.12.455 - Ceding insurer—Reinsurance program.

48.12.460 - Reinsurance ceded by domestic insurer to assuming insurer not meeting requirements—When asset or reduction from liability allowed.

48.12.462 - Reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer—Reciprocal jurisdictions—Commissioner's duties.

48.12.464 - Reinsurance agreements—Commissioner may adopt rules.

48.12.465 - Definitions—Apply to RCW 48.12.460(3).

48.12.470 - Credit for reinsurance—Accounting or financial statement—After December 31, 1996.

48.12.475 - Assuming alien reinsurer—Registration—Requirements—Duties of commissioner—Costs.

48.12.480 - Rules.

48.12.499 - Application of chapter 63, Laws of 2015.