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CREDIT FOR REINSURANCE UPDATE

October 1, 2012 by Carlton Fields

About a year ago we reported on the NAIC’s adoption of amendments to the Credit for Reinsurance Model Law (#785) and Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation (#786). Eleven states now have implemented changes to their credit for reinsurance requirements to allow for a ratings-based methodology to allow for reduced collateral requirements for certified, non-U.S. reinsurers. These states include: Florida, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, and Virginia. Certain of these states, most notably Florida and New York, already had moved in this direction before the NAIC adopted its revised Models. A number of states, however, enacted legislation during their recently completed legislative sessions.

Some of the state legislation has included variation from the NAIC Models. For example, California’s law, signed by Governor Brown in early September, authorizes the insurance commissioner to disallow credit for reinsurance under certain circumstances notwithstanding technical compliance with the new requirements. California’s law goes into effect January 1, 2013, but will be deemed automatically repealed on January 1, 2016, unless separate legislation provides otherwise. Thus, it appears that California may be taking the NAIC’s revised Model on a three-year test drive.

At the NAIC, the Reinsurance (E) Task Force continues its work on credit for reinsurance matters. Most notably, its Qualified Jurisdiction Drafting Group, led by Missouri’s Director Huff, is focusing on developing the list of qualified jurisdictions. Under the Models, this list will identify the non-U.S. jurisdictions that will qualify as acceptable domiciliary jurisdictions for non-U.S. reinsurers to be eligible for consideration for certification and, potentially, reduced collateral obligations under the Model framework.

This post written by Anthony Cicchetti.

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