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First Substitute H.B. 55
Representative James A. Dunnigan proposes the following substitute bill:
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CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY
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AMENDMENTS
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2008 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
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Senate Sponsor:
Kevin T. VanTassell
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies the Captive Insurance Companies Act and enacts the Special Purpose
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Financial Captive Insurance Company Act.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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. addresses fee amounts that are nonlapsing;
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. modifies and enacts definitions;
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. makes changes related to a captive insurance company formed as a limited liability
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company;
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. addresses applicable law;
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. addresses the applicability of reorganization, receivership, and injunction statutes;
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. addresses permissive areas of insurance;
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. addresses sponsored captive insurance companies;
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. addresses reporting to the commissioner;
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. enacts the Special Purpose Financial Captive Insurance Company Act including:
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. defining terms;
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. outlining applicable law;
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. imposing reporting requirements;
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. imposing requirements related to books and records;
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. providing for a transition to the new certificate of authority;
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. establishing a process to issue a certificate of authority;
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. addressing revocation, suspension, amendment, or modification of a certificate
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of authority;
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. requiring commissioner approval of certain actions;
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. addressing sponsored captives;
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. addressing the formation, assets, investments, and securities of a special purpose
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financial captive insurance company;
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. addressing reinsurance; and
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. providing for enforcement and delinquency; and
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. makes technical and conforming amendments.
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Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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This bill has multiple effective dates.
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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31A-3-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 320
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31A-37-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 312
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31A-37-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 251
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31A-37-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 312
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31A-37-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 312
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31A-37-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 312
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31A-37-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 312
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31A-37-501, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 177
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31A-37-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 307
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31A-37-602, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 312
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31A-37-603, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 312
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ENACTS:
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31A-37a-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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31A-37a-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
31A-3-304
is amended to read:
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31A-3-304. Annual fees -- Other taxes or fees prohibited.
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(1) (a) A captive insurance company shall pay an annual fee imposed under this section
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to obtain or renew a certificate of authority.
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(b) The commissioner shall:
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(i) determine the annual fee pursuant to Sections
31A-3-103
and
63-38-3.2
; and
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(ii) consider whether the annual fee is competitive with fees imposed by other states on
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captive insurance companies.
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(2) A captive insurance company that fails to pay the fee required by this section is
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subject to the relevant sanctions of this title.
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(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b) and notwithstanding Title 59, Chapter
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9, Taxation of Admitted Insurers, the fee provided for in this section constitutes the sole tax or
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fee under the laws of this state that may be otherwise levied or assessed on a captive insurance
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company, and no other occupation tax or other tax or fee may be levied or collected from a
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captive insurance company by the state or a county, city, or municipality within this state.
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), a captive insurance company is subject to real
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and personal property taxes.
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(4) A captive insurance company shall pay the fee imposed by this section to the
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department by March 31 of each year.
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(5) (a) The funds received pursuant to Subsection (2) shall be deposited into the
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General Fund as a dedicated credit to be used by the department to:
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(i) administer and enforce Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act; and
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(ii) promote the captive insurance industry in Utah.
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(b) At the end of each fiscal year, funds received by the department in excess of
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[$250,000] $750,000 shall be treated as free revenue in the General Fund.
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Section 2.
Section
31A-37-102
is amended to read:
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31A-37-102. Definitions.
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As used in this chapter:
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(1) "Affiliated company" means a [company] business entity that because of common
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ownership, control, operation, or management is in the same corporate system as:
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(a) a parent;
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(b) an industrial insured; or
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(c) a member organization.
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(2) "Alien captive insurance company" means an [insurance company] insurer:
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(a) formed to write insurance business for [its parents and affiliates] a parent or
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affiliate of the insurer; and
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(b) licensed pursuant to the laws of an alien jurisdiction that imposes statutory or
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regulatory standards:
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(i) on [companies] a business entity transacting the business of insurance in the alien
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jurisdiction; and
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(ii) in a form acceptable to the commissioner.
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(3) "Association" means a legal association of [individuals, corporations, partnerships,
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or associations] two or more persons that has been in continuous existence for at least one year
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if:
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(a) the association or its member organizations:
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(i) own, control, or hold with power to vote all of the outstanding voting securities of
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an association captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer; or
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(ii) have complete voting control over an association captive insurance company
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incorporated as a mutual insurer; [or]
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(b) the association's member organizations collectively constitute all of the subscribers
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of an association captive insurance company formed as a reciprocal insurer[.]; or
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(c) the association or its member organizations have complete voting control over an
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association captive insurance company formed as a limited liability company.
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(4) "Association captive insurance company" means a [company] business entity that
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insures risks of [the]:
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(a) a member [organizations] organization of the association; [and]
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(b) [affiliates of the] an affiliate of a member [organizations] organization of the
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association[.]; and
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(c) the association.
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(5) "Branch business" means [any] an insurance business transacted by a branch
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captive insurance company in this state.
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(6) "Branch captive insurance company" means an alien captive insurance company
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that has [obtained] a certificate of authority [by] from the commissioner to transact the business
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of insurance in this state through a business unit with a principal place of business in this state.
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(7) "Branch [operations"] operation" means [any] a business [operations] operation of a
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branch captive insurance company in this state.
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(8) "Captive insurance company" means any of the following formed or holding a
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certificate of authority under this chapter:
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(a) a branch captive insurance company;
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(b) a pure captive insurance company;
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(c) an association captive insurance company;
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(d) a sponsored captive insurance company;
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(e) an industrial insured captive insurance company;
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(f) a captive reinsurance company; [or]
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(g) a special purpose captive insurance company[.]; or
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(h) a special purpose financial captive insurance company.
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(9) "Captive reinsurance company" means a [reinsurance company] reinsurer that is:
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(a) formed or [licensed] has a certificate of authority pursuant to this chapter;
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(b) wholly owned by a qualifying [reinsurance] reinsurer parent company; and
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(c) a stock corporation.
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(10) "Common ownership and control" means that two or more captive insurance
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companies are owned or controlled by the same person or group of persons as follows:
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(a) in the case of a captive insurance company that is a stock [corporations]
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corporation, the direct or indirect ownership [by the same shareholder or shareholders] of 80%
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or more of the outstanding voting stock of [two or more corporations] the stock corporation;
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[and]
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(b) in the case of a captive insurance company that is a mutual [corporations]
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corporation, the direct or indirect ownership [by the same member or members] of 80% or
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more of the surplus and the voting power of [two or more corporations.] the mutual
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corporation;
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(c) in the case of a captive insurance company that is a limited liability company, the
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direct or indirect ownership by the same member or members of 80% or more of the
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membership interests in the limited liability company; or
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(d) in the case of a sponsored captive insurance company, a protected cell is a separate
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captive insurance company owned and controlled by the protected cell's participant, only if:
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(i) the participant is the only participant with respect to the protected cell; and
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(ii) the participant is the sponsor or is affiliated with the sponsor of the sponsored
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captive insurance company through common ownership and control.
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(11) "Commissioner" means the Insurance Commissioner or the commissioner's
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designee.
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(12) "Consolidated debt to total capital ratio" means the ratio of Subsection (12)(a) to
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(b).
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(a) This Subsection (12)(a) is an amount equal to the sum of all debts and hybrid
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capital instruments including:
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(i) all borrowings from depository institutions;
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(ii) all senior debt;
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(iii) all subordinated debts;
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(iv) all trust preferred shares; and
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(v) all other hybrid capital instruments that are not included in the determination of
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consolidated GAAP net worth issued and outstanding.
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(b) This Subsection (12)(b) is an amount equal to the sum of:
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(i) total capital consisting of all debts and hybrid capital instruments as described in
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Subsection (12)(a); and
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(ii) shareholders' equity determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
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principles for reporting to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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(13) "Consolidated GAAP net worth" means the consolidated shareholders' equity
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determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for reporting to the
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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(14) "Controlled unaffiliated business" means a [company] business entity:
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(a) (i) in the case of a pure captive insurance company, that is not in the corporate
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system of a parent [and affiliates;] or the parent's affiliate; or
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(ii) in the case of an industrial insured captive insurance company, that is not in the
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corporate system of an industrial insured or an affiliated company of the industrial insured;
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(b) (i) in the case of a pure captive insurance company, that has [an existing] a
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contractual relationship with a parent or affiliate; [and] or
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(ii) in the case of an industrial insured captive insurance company, that has a
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contractual relationship with an industrial insured or an affiliated company of the industrial
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insured; and
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(c) whose risks are managed by [a pure captive insurance company] one of the
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following in accordance with [Section
31A-37-504
.] Subsection
31A-37-106
(1)(k):
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(i) a pure captive insurance company; or
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(ii) an industrial insured captive insurance company.
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(15) "Department" means the Insurance Department.
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(16) "Industrial insured" means an insured:
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(a) that produces insurance:
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(i) by the services of a full-time employee acting as a risk manager or insurance
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manager; or
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(ii) using the services of a regularly and continuously qualified insurance consultant;
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(b) whose aggregate annual premiums for insurance on all risks total at least $25,000;
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and
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(c) that has at least 25 full-time employees.
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(17) "Industrial insured captive insurance company" means a [company] business
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entity that:
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(a) insures risks of[: (a)] the industrial insureds that comprise the industrial insured
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group; and
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[(b) the affiliates of the industrial insured group.]
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(b) may insure the risks of:
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(i) an affiliated company of an industrial insured; or
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(ii) a controlled unaffiliated business of:
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(A) an industrial insured; or
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(B) an affiliated company of an industrial insured.
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(18) "Industrial insured group" means:
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(a) a group of industrial insureds that collectively:
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(i) own, control, or hold with power to vote all of the outstanding voting securities of
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an industrial insured captive insurance company incorporated as a stock insurer; or
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(ii) have complete voting control over an industrial insured captive insurance company
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incorporated as a mutual insurer; [or]
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(b) a group that is:
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(i) created under the Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981, 15 U.S.C. Section
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3901 et seq., as amended, as a corporation or other limited liability association; and
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(ii) taxable under this title as a:
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(A) stock corporation; or
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(B) mutual insurer[.]; or
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(c) a group that has complete voting control over an industrial captive insurance
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company formed as a limited liability company.
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(19) "Member organization" means [an individual, corporation, partnership, or
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association] a person that belongs to an association.
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(20) "Parent" means a [corporation, partnership, or individual] person that directly or
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indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote more than 50% of:
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(a) the outstanding voting securities of a pure captive insurance company[.]; or
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(b) the pure captive insurance company, if the pure captive insurance company is
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formed as a limited liability company.
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(21) "Participant" means [any of the following] an entity that [are] is insured by a
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sponsored captive insurance company[,]:
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(a) if the losses of the participant are limited through a participant contract to the assets
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of a protected cell[:]; and
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[(a) an] (b)(i) the entity is permitted to be a participant under Section
31A-37-403
;
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[and] or
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[(b) any] (ii) the entity is an affiliate of an entity permitted to be a participant under
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Section
31A-37-403
.
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(22) "Participant contract" means a contract by which a sponsored captive insurance
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company:
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(a) insures the risks of a participant; and
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(b) limits the losses of the participant to the assets of a protected cell.
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(23) "Protected cell" means a separate account established and maintained by a
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sponsored captive insurance company for one participant.
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(24) "Pure captive insurance company" means a [company] business entity that insures
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risks of [its parent and affiliates] a parent or affiliate of the business entity.
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(25) "Qualifying reinsurer parent company" means a reinsurer:
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(a) authorized to write reinsurance by this state; and
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(b) that has:
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(i) a consolidated GAAP net worth of not less than $500,000,000; and
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(ii) a consolidated debt to total capital ratio not greater than .50.
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(26) "Special purpose financial captive insurance company" is as defined in Section
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31A-37a-102
.
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[(26)] (27) "Sponsor" means an entity that:
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(a) meets the requirements of Section
31A-37-402
; and
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(b) is approved by the commissioner to:
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(i) provide all or part of the capital and surplus required by applicable law; and
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(ii) organize and operate a sponsored captive insurance company.
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[(27)] (28) "Sponsored captive insurance company" means a captive insurance
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company:
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(a) in which the minimum capital and surplus required by applicable law is provided by
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one or more sponsors;
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(b) that is formed or holding a certificate of authority under this chapter;
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(c) that insures the risks of a separate [participants] participant through the contract;
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and
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(d) that segregates each participant's liability through one or more protected cells.
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[(28)] (29) "Treasury rates" means the United States Treasury strip asked yield as
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published in the Wall Street Journal as of a balance sheet date.
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Section 3.
Section
31A-37-103
is amended to read:
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31A-37-103. Chapter exclusivity.
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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) or otherwise provided in this chapter, [no
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provisions] a provision of this title other than this chapter does not apply to a captive insurance
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company.
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(2) In addition to this chapter, and subject to Section
31A-37a-103
:
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(a) Chapter 37a, Special Purpose Financial Captive Insurance Company Act, applies to
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a special purpose financial captive insurance company; and
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(b) for purposes of a special purpose financial captive insurance company, a reference
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in this chapter to "this chapter" includes a reference to Chapter 37a.
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Section 4.
Section
31A-37-104
is amended to read:
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31A-37-104. Applicability of reorganization, receivership, and injunction
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authority.
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(1) Except as provided in Chapter 37a, Special Purpose Financial Captive Insurance
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Company Act, and Subsection (2), [the provisions of this title pertaining to insurance
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reorganizations, receiverships, and injunctions apply] Chapter 27a, Insurer Receivership Act,
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applies to a captive insurance company formed or holding a certificate of authority under this
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chapter.
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(2) In the case of a sponsored captive insurance company:
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(a) the assets of [the] a protected cell may not be used to pay [any expenses or claims]
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an expense or claim other than [those] one attributable to the protected cell; and
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(b) the capital and surplus of the sponsored captive insurance company:
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(i) shall at all times be available to pay [any]:
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(A) [expenses] an expense of the sponsored captive insurance company; or
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(B) [claims] a claim against the sponsored captive insurance company; and
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(ii) may not be used to pay [expenses or claims] an expense or claim attributable to a
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protected cell.
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Section 5.
Section
31A-37-106
is amended to read:
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31A-37-106. Authority to make rules -- Authority to issue orders.
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(1) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
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commissioner may adopt rules to:
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(a) determine circumstances under which a branch captive insurance company is not
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required to be a pure captive insurance company;
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(b) [determine any] require a statement, document, or information that a captive
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insurance company must provide to the commissioner to obtain a certificate of authority;
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(c) determine [any factors] a factor a captive insurance company shall provide evidence
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of under Subsection
31A-37-202
(4)(c);
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(d) prescribe one or more capital requirements for a captive insurance company in
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addition to those required under Section
31A-37-204
based on the type, volume, and nature of
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insurance business transacted by the captive insurance company;
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(e) establish:
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(i) the amount of capital or surplus required to be retained under Subsection
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31A-37-205
(4) at the payment of a dividend or other distribution by a captive insurance
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company; or
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(ii) a formula to determine the amount described in Subsection
31A-37-205
(4);
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(f) waive or modify [the requirements] a requirement for public notice and hearing for
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[any of] the following by a captive insurance company:
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(i) merger;
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(ii) consolidation;
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(iii) conversion;
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(iv) mutualization; or
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(v) redomestication;
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(g) approve the use of [alternative] one or more reliable methods of valuation and
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rating for:
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(i) an association captive insurance company;
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(ii) a sponsored captive insurance company; or
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(iii) an industrial insured group;
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(h) prohibit or limit an investment that threatens the solvency or liquidity of:
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(i) a pure captive insurance company; or
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(ii) an industrial insured captive insurance company;
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(i) determine the financial reports a sponsored captive insurance company shall
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annually file with the commissioner;
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(j) [determine] prescribe the required forms and reports under Section
31A-37-501
; and
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(k) establish one or more standards to ensure that [a parent or affiliate of a pure captive
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insurance company]:
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(i) one of the following is able to exercise control of the risk management function of
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[any] a controlled unaffiliated business to be insured by [the] a pure captive insurance
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company[.]:
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(A) a parent; or
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(B) an affiliated company of a parent; or
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(ii) one of the following is able to exercise control of the risk management function of
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a controlled unaffiliated business to be insured by an industrial insured captive insurance
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company:
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(A) an industrial insured; or
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(B) an affiliated company of the industrial insured.
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(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(k), until the commissioner adopts the rules
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authorized under Subsection (1)(k), the commissioner may by temporary order grant authority
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to insure risks to:
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(a) a pure captive insurance company [to insure risks.]; or
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(b) an industrial insured captive insurance company.
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(3) The commissioner may issue prohibitory, mandatory, and other orders relating to a
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captive insurance [companies] company as necessary to enable the commissioner to secure
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compliance with this chapter.
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Section 6.
Section
31A-37-202
is amended to read:
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31A-37-202. Permissive areas of insurance.
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(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), when permitted by its articles of
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incorporation or charter, a captive insurance company may apply to the commissioner for a
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certificate of authority to do all insurance authorized by this title except workers' compensation
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insurance.
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a):
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(i) a pure captive insurance company may not insure [any risks] a risk other than
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[those] a risk of [its]:
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(A) its parent [and affiliates] or affiliate;
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(B) a controlled unaffiliated business; or
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(C) a combination of Subsections (1)(b)(i)(A) and (B);
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(ii) an association captive insurance company may not insure [any risks] a risk other
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than [those] a risk of [the]:
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(A) an affiliate;
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[(A)] (B) a member [organizations] organization of its association; and
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[(B) affiliates of the member organizations]
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(C) an affiliate of a member organization of its association;
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(iii) an industrial insured captive insurance company may not insure [any risks] a risk
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other than [those] a risk of [the]:
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(A) an industrial [insureds] insured that [comprise] is part of the industrial insured
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group; [and]
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[(B) affiliates of the industrial insureds that comprise]
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(B) an affiliate of an industrial insured that is part of the industrial insured group; and
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(C) a controlled unaffiliated business of:
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(I) an industrial insured that is part of the industrial insured group; or
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(II) an affiliate of an industrial insured that is part of the industrial insured group;
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(iv) a special purpose captive insurance company may only insure [the] a risk of its
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parent;
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(v) a captive insurance company may not provide:
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(A) personal motor vehicle [or] insurance coverage;
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(B) homeowner's insurance coverage; or [any]
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(C) a component of [these coverages] a coverage described in this Subsection (1)(b)(v);
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and
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(vi) a captive insurance company may not accept or cede reinsurance except as
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provided in Section
31A-37-303
.
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b)(iv), for [risks] a risk approved by the
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commissioner a special purpose captive insurance company may provide:
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(i) insurance;
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(ii) reinsurance; or
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(iii) both insurance and reinsurance.
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(2) To conduct insurance business in this state a captive insurance company shall:
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(a) obtain from the commissioner a certificate of authority authorizing it to conduct
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insurance business in this state;
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(b) hold at least once each year in this state:
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(i) a board of directors meeting; or
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(ii) in the case of a reciprocal insurer, a subscriber's advisory committee meeting;
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(c) maintain in this state:
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(i) the principal place of business of the captive insurance company; or
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(ii) in the case of a branch captive insurance company, the principal place of business
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for the branch operations of the branch captive insurance company; and
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(d) except as provided in Subsection (3), appoint a resident registered agent to accept
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service of process and to otherwise act on behalf of the captive insurance company in this state.
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(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(d), in the case of a captive insurance company
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formed as a corporation or a reciprocal insurer, [whenever] if the registered agent cannot with
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reasonable diligence be found at the registered office of the captive insurance company, the
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commissioner [shall be an] is the agent of the captive insurance company upon whom [any]
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process, notice, or demand may be served.
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(4) (a) Before receiving a certificate of authority, a captive insurance company:
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(i) formed as a corporation shall file with the commissioner:
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(A) a certified copy of:
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(I) articles of incorporation or the charter of the corporation; and
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(II) bylaws of the corporation;
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(B) a statement under oath of the president and secretary of the corporation showing
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the financial condition of the corporation; and
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(C) any other statement or document required by the commissioner under Section
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31A-37-106
;
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(ii) formed as a reciprocal shall:
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(A) file with the commissioner:
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(I) a certified copy of the power of attorney of the attorney-in-fact of the reciprocal;
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(II) a certified copy of the subscribers' agreement of the reciprocal;
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(III) a statement under oath of the attorney-in-fact of the reciprocal showing the
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financial condition of the reciprocal; and
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(IV) any other statement or document required by the commissioner under Section
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31A-37-106
; and
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(B) submit to the commissioner for approval a description of the:
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(I) coverages;
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(II) deductibles;
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(III) coverage limits;
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(IV) rates; and
450
(V) any other information the commissioner requires under Section
31A-37-106
.
451
(b) (i) If there is a subsequent material change in an item in the description required
452
under Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(B) for a reciprocal captive insurance company, the reciprocal
453
captive insurance company shall submit to the commissioner for approval an appropriate
454
revision to the description required under Subsection (4)(a)(ii)(B).
455
(ii) A reciprocal captive insurance company that is required to submit a revision under
456
Subsection (4)(b)(i) may not offer any additional [kinds] types of insurance until the
457
commissioner approves a revision of the description.
458
(iii) A reciprocal captive insurance company shall inform the commissioner of [any] a
459
material change in [rates] a rate within 30 days of the adoption of the change.
460
(c) In addition to the information required by Subsection (4)(a), an applicant captive
461
insurance company shall file with the commissioner evidence of:
462
(i) the amount and liquidity of the assets of the applicant captive insurance company
463
relative to the risks to be assumed by the applicant captive insurance company;
464
(ii) the adequacy of the expertise, experience, and character of the person who will
465
manage the applicant captive insurance company;
466
(iii) the overall soundness of the plan of operation of the applicant captive insurance
467
company;
468
(iv) the adequacy of the loss prevention programs [of] for the following of the
469
applicant captive insurance [company's] company:
470
(A) a parent[,];
471
(B) a member [organizations,] organization; or
472
(C) an industrial [insureds, as applicable] insured; and
473
(v) any other [factors] factor the commissioner:
474
(A) adopts by rule under Section
31A-37-106
; and
475
(B) considers relevant in ascertaining whether the applicant captive insurance company
476
will be able to meet the policy obligations of the applicant captive insurance company.
477
(d) In addition to the information required by Subsections (4)(a), (b), and (c), an
478
applicant sponsored captive insurance company shall file with the commissioner:
479
(i) a business plan at the level of detail required by the commissioner under Section
480
31A-37-106
demonstrating:
481
(A) the manner in which the applicant sponsored captive insurance company will
482
account for the losses and expenses of each protected cell; and
483
(B) the manner in which the applicant sponsored captive insurance company will report
484
to the commissioner the financial history, including losses and expenses, of each protected cell;
485
(ii) a statement acknowledging that the applicant sponsored captive insurance company
486
will make all financial records of the applicant sponsored captive insurance company,
487
including records pertaining to [any] a protected cell, [shall be made] available for inspection
488
or examination by the commissioner;
489
(iii) [any] a contract or sample contract between the applicant sponsored captive
490
insurance company and [any] a participant; and
491
(iv) evidence that expenses will be allocated to each protected cell in an equitable
492
manner.
493
[(e)] (5) (a) Information submitted pursuant to [this] Subsection (4) [shall be] is
494
classified as a protected record under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
495
Management Act.
496
[(f)] (b) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
497
Management Act, the commissioner may disclose information submitted pursuant to [this]
498
Subsection (4) to a public official having jurisdiction over the regulation of insurance in
499
another state if:
500
(i) the public official receiving the information agrees in writing to maintain the
501
confidentiality of the information; and
502
(ii) the laws of the state in which the public official serves require the information to be
503
confidential.
504
[(g) Subsections (4)(e) and (4)(f) do]
505
(c) This Subsection (5) does not apply to information provided by an industrial insured
506
captive insurance company insuring the risks of an industrial insured group.
507
[(5)] (6) (a) A captive insurance company shall pay to the department the following
508
nonrefundable fees established by the department under Sections
31A-3-103
and
63-38-3.2
:
509
(i) a fee for examining, investigating, and processing, by a department [employees]
510
employee, of an application for a certificate of authority made by a captive insurance company;
511
(ii) a fee for obtaining a certificate of authority for the year the captive insurance
512
company is issued a certificate of authority by the department; and
513
(iii) a certificate of authority renewal fee.
514
(b) The commissioner may:
515
(i) retain legal, financial, and examination services from outside the department to
516
perform the services [under] described in:
517
(A) Subsection [(5)(a)] (6)(a); and
518
(B) Section
31A-37-502
; and
519
(ii) charge the reasonable cost of [those] services [against] described in Subsection
520
(6)(b)(i) to the applicant captive insurance company.
521
[(6)] (7) If the commissioner is satisfied that the documents and statements filed by the
522
applicant captive insurance company comply with [the provisions of] this chapter, the
523
commissioner may grant a certificate of authority authorizing the company to do insurance
524
business in this state.
525
[(7)] (8) A certificate of authority granted under this section expires annually and must
526
be renewed by July 1 of each year.
527
Section 7.
Section
31A-37-402
is amended to read:
528
31A-37-402. Sponsored captive insurance companies -- Certificate of authority
529
mandatory.
530
(1) A sponsor of a sponsored captive insurance company shall be:
531
(a) an insurer authorized or approved under the laws of [any] a state;
532
(b) a reinsurer authorized or approved under the laws of [any] a state;
533
(c) a captive insurance company holding a certificate of authority under this chapter;
534
[or]
535
(d) an insurance holding company that:
536
(i) controls an insurer licensed pursuant to the laws of [any] a state; and
537
(ii) is subject to registration pursuant to the holding company system of laws of the
538
state of domicile of the insurer described in Subsection (1)(d)(i)[.]; or
539
(e) another person approved by the commissioner after finding that the approval of the
540
person as a sponsor is not inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter.
541
(2) (a) The business written by a sponsored captive insurance company with respect to
542
[each] a protected cell shall be fronted by an [insurance company] insurer that is:
543
(i) authorized or approved:
544
(A) under the laws of [any] a state; or
545
(B) under any jurisdiction if the insurance company is a wholly owned subsidiary of an
546
insurance company licensed pursuant to the laws of [any] a state;
547
(ii) reinsured by a reinsurer authorized or approved by this state; or
548
(iii) subject to Subsection (2)(b), secured by a trust fund:
549
(A) in the United States;
550
(B) for the benefit of policyholders and claimants; and
551
(C) funded by an irrevocable letter of credit or other asset acceptable to the
552
commissioner.
553
(b) (i) The amount of security provided by the trust fund described in Subsection
554
(2)(a)(iii) may not be less than the reserves associated with the liabilities of the trust fund,
555
including:
556
(A) reserves for losses;
557
(B) allocated loss adjustment expenses;
558
(C) incurred but unreported losses; and
559
(D) unearned premiums for business written through the participant's protected cell.
560
(ii) The commissioner may require the sponsored captive insurance company to
561
increase the funding of a trust established pursuant to this Subsection (2).
562
(iii) If the form of security in the trust described in Subsection (2)(a)(iii) is a letter of
563
credit, the letter of credit must be established, issued, or confirmed by a bank that is:
564
(A) chartered in this state;
565
(B) a member of the federal reserve system; or
566
(C) chartered by another state if that state-chartered bank is acceptable to the
567
commissioner.
568
(iv) A trust and trust instrument maintained pursuant to this Subsection (2) shall be in a
569
form and upon terms approved by the commissioner.
570
(3) A risk retention group may not be either a sponsor or a participant of a sponsored
571
captive insurance company.
572
Section 8.
Section
31A-37-501
is amended to read:
573
31A-37-501. Reports to commissioner.
574
(1) A captive insurance company is not required to make [any] a report except those
575
provided in this chapter.
576
(2) (a) Before March 1 of each year, a captive insurance company shall submit to the
577
commissioner a report of the financial condition of the captive insurance company, verified by
578
oath of two of the executive officers of the captive insurance company.
579
(b) Except as provided in Sections
31A-37-204
and
31A-37-205
, a captive insurance
580
company shall report:
581
(i) [unless the commissioner approves the use of statutory accounting principles,] using
582
generally accepted accounting principles, except to the extent that the commissioner requires,
583
approves, or accepts the use of a statutory accounting principle;
584
(ii) using [any] a useful or necessary [modifications or adaptations to accounting
585
principles] modification or adaptation to an accounting principle that is required, approved, or
586
accepted by the commissioner for the type of insurance and [kinds of insurers] kind of insurer
587
to be reported upon; and
588
(iii) [any] supplemental or additional information required by the commissioner.
589
(c) Except as otherwise provided:
590
(i) an association captive insurance company and an industrial insured group shall file
591
the report required by Section
31A-4-113
; and
592
(ii) [each] an industrial insured group shall comply with Section
31A-4-113.5
.
593
(3) (a) A pure captive insurance company may make written application to file the
594
required report on a fiscal year end that is consistent with the fiscal year of the parent company
595
of the pure captive insurance company.
596
(b) If the commissioner grants an alternative reporting date for a pure captive insurance
597
company requested under Subsection (3)(a), the annual report is due 60 days after the fiscal
598
year end.
599
(4) (a) Sixty days after the fiscal year end, a branch captive insurance company shall
600
file with the commissioner a copy of all reports and statements required to be filed under the
601
laws of the jurisdiction in which the alien captive insurance company is formed, verified by
602
oath by two of [its] the alien captive insurance company's executive officers.
603
(b) If the commissioner is satisfied that the annual report filed by the alien captive
604
insurance company in the jurisdiction in which the alien captive insurance company is formed
605
provides adequate information concerning the financial condition of the alien captive insurance
606
company, the commissioner may waive the requirement for completion of the annual statement
607
required for a captive insurance company under this section with respect to business written in
608
the alien jurisdiction.
609
(c) A waiver by the commissioner under Subsection (4)(b) [shall be]:
610
(i) shall be in writing; and
611
(ii) is subject to public inspection.
612
Section 9.
Section
31A-37-502
is amended to read:
613
31A-37-502. Examination.
614
(1) (a) As provided in this section, the commissioner or a person appointed by the
615
commissioner, shall examine each captive insurance company in each three-year period.
616
(b) The three-year period described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be determined on the
617
basis of three full annual accounting periods of operation.
618
(c) The examination is to be made as of:
619
(i) December 31 of the full three-year period; or
620
(ii) the last day of the month of an annual accounting period authorized for a captive
621
insurance company under this section.
622
(d) In addition to an examination required under this Subsection (1), the commissioner,
623
or a person appointed by the commissioner may examine a captive insurance company
624
whenever the commissioner determines it to be prudent.
625
(2) During an examination under this section the commissioner, or a person appointed
626
by the commissioner, shall thoroughly inspect and examine the affairs of the captive insurance
627
company to ascertain:
628
(a) the financial condition of the captive insurance company;
629
(b) the ability of the captive insurance company to fulfill the obligations of the captive
630
insurance company; and
631
(c) whether the captive insurance company has complied with this chapter.
632
(3) The commissioner upon application may enlarge the three-year period described in
633
Subsection (1) to five years, if a captive insurance company is subject to a comprehensive
634
annual audit during that period:
635
(a) of a scope satisfactory to the commissioner; and
636
(b) performed by independent auditors approved by the commissioner.
637
(4) A captive insurance company that is inspected and examined under this section
638
shall pay, as provided in Subsection
31A-37-202
[(5)](6)(b), the expenses and charges of an
639
inspection and examination.
640
Section 10.
Section
31A-37-602
is amended to read:
641
31A-37-602. Requirements of a captive reinsurance company.
642
(1) (a) If permitted by its articles of incorporation or charter, a captive reinsurance
643
company may apply to the commissioner for a [license] certificate of authority to write
644
reinsurance covering:
645
(i) property and casualty insurance; or
646
(ii) reinsurance contracts.
647
(b) A captive reinsurance company authorized by the commissioner may write
648
reinsurance contracts covering risks in any state.
649
(2) To conduct business in this state, a captive reinsurance company shall:
650
(a) obtain from the commissioner a [license] certificate of authority authorizing [it] the
651
captive reinsurance company to conduct business as a captive reinsurance company in this
652
state;
653
(b) hold at least one board of directors' meeting each year in this state;
654
(c) maintain its principal place of business in this state; and
655
(d) appoint a registered agent to accept service of process and act otherwise on its
656
behalf in this state.
657
(3) Before receiving a [license] certificate of authority, a captive reinsurance company
658
shall file with the commissioner:
659
(a) a certified copy of [its] the captive reinsurance company's:
660
(i) (A) articles of incorporation; or
661
(B) charter; and
662
(ii) bylaws;
663
(b) a statement under oath of its president and secretary showing its financial
664
condition; and
665
(c) other documents required by the commissioner.
666
(4) In addition to the information required by Subsection (3), the applicant captive
667
reinsurance company shall file with the commissioner evidence of:
668
(a) the amount and liquidity of the captive reinsurance company's assets relative to the
669
risks to be assumed;
670
(b) the adequacy of the expertise, experience, and character of the person who manages
671
the captive reinsurance company;
672
(c) the overall soundness of the captive reinsurance company's plan of operation; and
673
(d) other overall factors considered relevant by the commissioner in ascertaining if the
674
proposed captive reinsurance company is able to meet its policy obligations.
675
(5) (a) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
676
Management Act, information submitted pursuant to this section is confidential and may not be
677
made public by the commissioner or an agent or employee of the commissioner without the
678
written consent of the company, except that:
679
(i) information may be discoverable by a party in a civil action or contested case to
680
which the submitting captive reinsurance company is a party, upon a showing by the party
681
seeking to discover the information that:
682
(A) the information sought is relevant to and necessary for the furtherance of the action
683
or case;
684
(B) the information sought is unavailable from other nonconfidential sources; and
685
(C) a subpoena issued by a judicial or administrative law officer of competent
686
jurisdiction has been submitted to the commissioner; and
687
(ii) the commissioner may disclose the information to the public officer having
688
jurisdiction over the regulation of insurance in another state if:
689
(A) the public official agrees in writing to maintain the confidentiality of the
690
information; and
691
(B) the laws of the state in which the public official serves require the information to
692
be confidential.
693
(b) This Subsection (5) does not apply to an industrial insured captive reinsurance
694
company insuring the risks of an industrial insured group.
695
Section 11.
Section
31A-37-603
is amended to read:
696
31A-37-603. Minimum capitalization or reserves for a captive reinsurance
697
company.
698
(1) (a) The commissioner may not issue a [license] certificate of authority to a captive
699
reinsurance company unless [the] a captive reinsurance company possesses and maintains
700
capital or free surplus of not less than the greater of:
701
(i) $300,000,000; or
702
(ii) 10% of the reserves of the captive reinsurance company.
703
(b) The surplus required by this Subsection (1) may be in the form of:
704
(i) cash; or
705
(ii) securities.
706
(2) The commissioner may prescribe additional capital or surplus based upon the type,
707
volume, and nature of the insurance business transacted.
708
(3) (a) A captive reinsurance company may not pay a dividend out of, or other
709
distribution with respect to capital or surplus without the prior approval of the commissioner.
710
(b) Approval of an ongoing plan for the payment of dividends or other distributions
711
shall be conditioned upon the retention at the time of each payment of capital or surplus in
712
excess of amounts specified by, or determined in accordance with formulas approved by, the
713
commissioner.
714
Section 12.
Section
31A-37a-101
is enacted to read:
715
CHAPTER 37a. SPECIAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL CAPTIVE INSURANCE
716
COMPANY ACT
717
Part 1. General Provisions
718
31A-37a-101. Title.
719
This chapter is known as the "Special Purpose Financial Captive Insurance Company
720
Act."
721
Section 13.
Section
31A-37a-102
is enacted to read:
722
31A-37a-102. Definitions.
723
(1) For purposes of this chapter:
724
(a) "Ceding insurer" means an insurer that:
725
(i) is approved by the commissioner;
726
(ii) is licensed or otherwise authorized to transact the business of insurance or
727
reinsurance in the insurer's state or country of domicile; and
728
(iii) cedes risk to a special purpose financial captive insurance company pursuant to a
729
reinsurance contract.
730
(b) Notwithstanding Section
31A-27a-102
, "insolvency" or "insolvent" for purposes of
731
applying Chapter 27a, Insurer Receivership Act, to a special purpose financial captive
732
insurance company, means that a special purpose financial captive insurance company:
733
(i) is unable to pay an obligation when the obligation is due, unless the obligation is the
734
subject of a bona fide dispute; or
735
(ii) fails to meet the criteria and conditions for solvency of the special purpose financial
736
captive insurance company established by the commissioner by rule or order.
737
(c) (i) "Insurance securitization" means a transaction or a group of related transactions:
738
(A) that may include a capital market offering;
739
(B) that is effected through one or more related risk transfer instruments and
740
facilitating administrative agreements;
741
(C) where all or part of the result of the transaction or group of related transactions is
742
used to fund the special purpose financial captive insurance company's obligations under a
743
reinsurance contract with a ceding insurer;
744
(D) by which:
745
(I) proceeds are obtained by a special purpose financial captive insurance company,
746
directly or indirectly, through the issuance of one or more securities by the special purpose
747
financial captive insurance company or another person; or
748
(II) a person provides one or more letters of credit or other assets for the benefit of the
749
special purpose financial captive insurance company if the commissioner authorizes the special
750
purpose financial captive insurance company to treat the letter of credit or asset as an admitted
751
asset for purposes of the special purpose financial captive insurance company's annual report;
752
and
753
(E) if all or a part of the proceeds, a letter of credit, or asset described in this
754
Subsection (1)(c) is used to fund the special purpose financial captive insurance company's
755
obligations under a reinsurance contract with a ceding insurer.
756
(ii) "Insurance securitization" does not include the issuance of a letter of credit for the
757
benefit of the commissioner to satisfy all or part of the special purpose financial captive
758
insurance company's capital and surplus requirements under Section
31A-37a-302
.
759
(d) "Management" means:
760
(i) a board of directors of a special purpose financial captive insurance company;
761
(ii) a managing board of a special purpose financial captive insurance company; or
762
(iii) one or more individuals with the overall responsibility for the management of the
763
affairs of the special purpose financial captive insurance company, including:
764
(A) an officer elected or appointed to act on behalf of the special purpose financial
765
captive insurance company; or
766
(B) an agent elected or appointed to act on behalf of the special purpose financial
767
captive insurance company.
768
(e) "Organizational document" means:
769
(i) in the case of a special purpose financial captive insurance company formed as a
770
stock corporation, the special purpose financial captive insurance company's:
771
(A) articles of incorporation; and
772
(B) bylaws; and
773
(ii) in the case of a special purpose financial captive insurance company formed as a
774
limited liability company, the special purpose financial captive insurance company's:
775
(A) articles of organization; and
776
(B) operating agreement.
777
(f) "Reinsurance contract" means a contract between a special purpose financial captive
778
insurance company and a ceding insurer pursuant to which the special purpose financial captive
779
insurance company agrees to provide reinsurance to the ceding insurer for risks associated with
780
the ceding insurer's insurance or reinsurance business.
781
(g) "Security" means:
782
(i) a security as defined in Section
31A-1-301
; or
783
(ii) one or more of the following that the commissioner designates, by rule or order, as
784
a "security" for purposes of this chapter:
785
(A) a debt obligation;
786
(B) equity;
787
(C) a surplus certificate;
788
(D) a surplus note;
789
(E) a funding agreement;
790
(F) a derivative; or
791
(G) another financial instrument.
792
(h) "Special purpose financial captive insurance company" means a captive insurance
793
company has a certificate of authority under this chapter from the commissioner to operate as a
794
special purpose financial captive insurance company pursuant to this chapter.
795
(i) "Special purpose financial captive insurance company security" means:
796
(i) a security issued by a special purpose financial captive insurance company; or
797
(ii) a security issued by a third party, the proceeds of which are obtained directly or
798
indirectly by a special purpose financial captive insurance company.
799
(j) "Surplus note" means an unsecured subordinated debt obligation that has one or
800
more characteristics that are consistent with paragraph 3 of the National Association of
801
Insurance Commissioners Statement of Statutory Accounting Principals No. 41, as amended
802
from time to time and as modified or supplemented by rule or order of the commissioner.
803
(2) The terms defined in Section
31A-37-102
shall have the same meaning for
804
purposes of this chapter.
805
Section 14.
Section
31A-37a-103
is enacted to read:
806
31A-37a-103. Applicable law.
807
(1) (a) A special purpose financial captive insurance company is subject to:
808
(i) this chapter; and
809
(ii) Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act.
810
(b) If there is a conflict between this chapter and Chapter 37, this chapter controls.
811
(2) A special purpose financial captive insurance company is subject to a rule made
812
under Section
31A-37-106
that is in effect on or after May 5, 2008.
813
(3) The commissioner may, by order, exempt a special purpose financial captive
814
insurance company from a provision of Chapter 37 or a rule made under Section
31A-37-106
if
815
the commissioner determines that the application of the provision or rule is inappropriate on
816
the basis of the special purpose financial captive insurance company's plan of operation.
817
Section 15.
Section
31A-37a-104
is enacted to read:
818
31A-37a-104. Reporting -- Books and records.
819
(1) For purposes of Section
31A-37-501
:
820
(a) the commissioner shall, by rule or order, establish the form and content of the
821
annual report to be filed by a special purpose financial captive insurance company; and
822
(b) a special purpose financial captive insurance company shall report:
823
(i) using statutory accounting principles, unless the commissioner requires, approves,
824
or accepts the use of a generally accepted accounting principle; and
825
(ii) with an appropriate or necessary modification or adaptation of the statutory or
826
generally accepted accounting principle:
827
(A) required, approved, or accepted by the commissioner; and
828
(B) as supplemented by additional information required by the commissioner.
829
(2) (a) A special purpose financial captive insurance company may make written
830
application to file its annual report on a fiscal-year basis.
831
(b) If an alternative reporting date is granted, the commissioner shall establish the due
832
date and content of the filing required by the special purpose financial captive insurance
833
company in addition to its annual report.
834
(3) (a) Unless the commissioner approves a variance before the special purpose
835
financial captive insurance company implements the variance, a special purpose financial
836
captive insurance company shall maintain in the state the following of the special purpose
837
financial captive insurance company:
838
(i) a book;
839
(ii) record;
840
(iii) a document;
841
(iv) an account;
842
(vi) a voucher; or
843
(vii) an agreement.
844
(b) A special purpose financial captive insurance company shall make an item listed in
845
Subsection (3)(a) available for inspection by the commissioner at any time.
846
(c) A special purpose financial captive insurance company shall keep an item listed in
847
Subsection (3)(a) in a manner so that:
848
(i) the special purpose financial captive insurance company's financial condition,
849
affairs, and operations can be readily ascertained; and
850
(ii) the commissioner may readily:
851
(A) verify a financial statement of the special purpose financial captive insurance
852
company; and
853
(B) determine the special purpose financial captive insurance company's compliance
854
with this chapter and Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act.
855
(4) (a) Unless the commissioner approves a variance before the special purpose
856
financial captive insurance company implements the variance, a special purpose financial
857
captive insurance company shall preserve and keep an item listed in Subsection (3)(a) available
858
in this state:
859
(i) for the purpose of examination and inspection; and
860
(ii) until the commissioner approves the destruction or other disposition.
861
(b) If the commissioner approves the keeping of an item listed in Subsection (3)(a)
862
outside this state, the special purpose financial captive insurance company shall maintain a
863
complete copy of the original in the state.
864
(c) An item listed in Subsection (3)(a) may be photographed, reproduced on film, or
865
stored and reproduced electronically.
866
Section 16.
Section
31A-37a-105
is enacted to read:
867
31A-37a-105. Transition.
868
(1) (a) Except as otherwise determined by the commissioner, a captive insurance
869
company that on May 5, 2008 has a certificate of authority from the commissioner pursuant to
870
Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act, and engages in insurance securitization:
871
(i) is subject to this chapter as a special purpose financial captive insurance company;
872
and
873
(ii) is considered to have a certificate of authority issued under this chapter.
874
(b) The commissioner may require a captive insurance company described in
875
Subsection (1)(a) to take an action that the commissioner determines is reasonably necessary to
876
bring the captive insurance company into compliance with this chapter.
877
(2) The commissioner may issue an order described in Section
31A-37a-201
with
878
respect to a captive insurance company described in Subsection (1)(a) if the captive insurance
879
company is not in compliance with this chapter.
880
Section 17.
Section
31A-37a-201
is enacted to read:
881
Part 2. Certificate of Authority and Operations
882
31A-37a-201. Certificate of authority requirements.
883
(1) A person may not reinsure the risks of a ceding insurer unless the person has a
884
certificate of authority under this chapter as a special purpose financial captive insurance
885
company.
886
(2) To apply for a certificate of authority under this chapter as a special purpose
887
financial captive insurance company, a special purpose financial captive insurance company
888
shall submit an application for the certificate of authority that, in addition to complying with
889
Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act, complies with the following:
890
(a) A special purpose financial captive insurance company shall submit to the
891
commissioner a plan of operation that includes:
892
(i) a complete description of:
893
(A) a significant transaction including:
894
(I) reinsurance;
895
(II) a reinsurance security arrangement;
896
(III) an insurance securitization; or
897
(IV) a transaction or arrangement related to a transaction described in Subsections
898
(2)(a)(i)(A)(I) through (II);
899
(B) to the extent not included in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A), a party other than the special
900
purpose financial captive insurance company and the ceding insurer that is involved in the
901
issuance of a special purpose financial captive insurance company security; and
902
(C) a pledge, hypothecation, or grant of a security interest in:
903
(I) an asset of the special purpose financial captive insurance company; or
904
(II) stock or a limited liability company interest in the special purpose financial captive
905
insurance company;
906
(ii) the source and form of the special purpose financial captive insurance company's
907
capital and surplus;
908
(iii) the proposed investment policy of the special purpose financial captive insurance
909
company;
910
(iv) a description of an underwriting, reporting, and claims payment method by which
911
losses covered by a reinsurance contract are reported, accounted for, and settled;
912
(v) pro forma balance sheets and income statements illustrating one or more adverse
913
case scenarios, as determined under criteria required by the commissioner, for the performance
914
of the special purpose financial captive insurance company under a reinsurance contract; and
915
(vi) the proposed rate and method for discounting reserves, if the special purpose
916
financial captive insurance company is requesting authority to discount its reserves.
917
(b) The special purpose financial captive insurance company shall submit an affidavit:
918
(i) of the following of the special purpose financial captive insurance company:
919
(A) president;
920
(B) vice president;
921
(C) treasurer; or
922
(D) chief financial officer; and
923
(ii) that includes the following statements, to the best of knowledge and belief of the
924
person submitting the affidavit after reasonable inquiry:
925
(A) the proposed organization and operation of the special purpose financial captive
926
insurance company complies with this chapter and the applicable provisions of Chapter 37,
927
Captive Insurance Companies Act;
928
(B) the special purpose financial captive insurance company's investment policy
929
reflects and takes into account:
930
(I) the liquidity of assets; and
931
(II) the reasonable preservation, administration, and management of those assets with
932
respect to the risks associated with:
933
(Aa) a reinsurance contract; and
934
(Bb) an insurance securitization transaction; and
935
(C) the following comply with this chapter:
936
(I) a reinsurance contract; and
937
(II) an arrangement for securing an obligation of the special purpose financial captive
938
insurance company under the reinsurance contract, including an agreement or other
939
documentation to implement the arrangement.
940
(c) A special purpose financial captive insurance company shall submit to the
941
commissioner:
942
(i) a copy of an agreement or documentation described in Subsection (2)(b), unless
943
otherwise approved by the commissioner; and
944
(ii) a statement or document required by the commissioner to evaluate the special
945
purpose financial captive insurance company's application for a certificate of authority.
946
(d) (i) Subject to Subsection (2)(d)(ii), a special purpose financial captive insurance
947
company shall submit with the application an opinion of a licensed attorney, in a form
948
acceptable to the commissioner, that:
949
(A) the offer and sale of a special purpose financial captive insurance company security
950
complies with:
951
(I) the registration requirements of federal securities laws; or
952
(II) the exemptions from or exceptions to a requirement of the federal securities laws;
953
and
954
(B) the offer and sale of a security by the special purpose financial captive insurance
955
company complies with:
956
(I) the registration requirements of this state's securities laws; or
957
(II) the exemptions from or exceptions to a requirement of this state's securities laws.
958
(ii) A special purpose financial captive insurance company is not required to submit an
959
opinion described in Subsection (2)(d)(i) with an application if the special purpose financial
960
captive insurance company includes a specific statement in its plan of operation that the
961
opinion described in Subsection (2)(d)(i) will be provided to the commissioner before the offer
962
or sale of a special purpose financial captive insurance company security.
963
(3) (a) The commissioner may issue a certificate of authority to a special purpose
964
financial captive insurance company that complies with Subsection (2) authorizing the special
965
purpose financial captive insurance company to transact reinsurance business as a special
966
purpose financial captive insurance company in this state if the commissioner finds that:
967
(i) the proposed plan of operation provides for a reasonable and expected successful
968
operation;
969
(ii) the terms of the reinsurance contract or related transaction comply with this
970
chapter;
971
(iii) the proposed plan of operation is not hazardous to a ceding insurer; and
972
(iv) subject to Subsection (3)(b), the insurance regulator of the state of domicile of a
973
ceding insurer has notified the commissioner in writing or otherwise provided assurance
974
satisfactory to the commissioner that the regulator of the state has approved or has not
975
disapproved the transaction.
976
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a)(iv), the commissioner may issue a certificate of
977
authority to a special purpose financial captive insurance company if the insurance regulator of
978
the state of domicile of a ceding insurer does not responded with respect to all or a part of the
979
transaction.
980
(c) (i) A certificate of authority issued under this section is valid through the June 30
981
after the day on which the certificate of authority is issued.
982
(ii) A special purpose financial captive insurance company may renew its certificate of
983
authority annually by, before the certificate of authority expires:
984
(A) submitting the affidavit required by Subsection (2); and
985
(B) paying a renewal fee.
986
(4) In conjunction with issuing a certificate of authority to a special purpose financial
987
captive insurance company, the commissioner may issue an order that includes a provision,
988
term, or condition regarding the organization, issuance of a certificate of authority, and
989
operation of the special purpose financial captive insurance company that:
990
(a) the commissioner considers appropriate; and
991
(b) is not inconsistent with this chapter and Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies
992
Act.
993
Section 18.
Section
31A-37a-202
is enacted to read:
994
31A-37a-202. Revocation, suspension, amendment, or modification of a certificate
995
of authority.
996
Except as provided in Sections
31A-37a-501
and
31A-37a-502
, the commissioner may
997
not revoke, suspend, amend, or modify a certificate of authority issued to a special purpose
998
financial captive insurance company under this chapter or an order issued under Subsection
999
31A-37a-201
(4) unless:
1000
(1) the special purpose financial captive insurance company consents to the revocation,
1001
suspension, amendment, or modification; or
1002
(2) the commissioner shows by clear and convincing evidence that the revocation,
1003
suspension, amendment, or modification is necessary to avoid irreparable harm to:
1004
(a) a special purpose financial captive insurance company; or
1005
(b) a ceding insurer.
1006
Section 19.
Section
31A-37a-203
is enacted to read:
1007
31A-37a-203. Reporting related to transactions.
1008
(1) A special purpose financial captive insurance company shall provide the
1009
commissioner with a copy of a complete set of executed documentation of an insurance
1010
securitization no later than 30 days after the day on which the insurance securitization
1011
transaction closes.
1012
(2) Section
31A-37-503
applies to:
1013
(a) information submitted pursuant to Subsection (1);
1014
(b) information submitted pursuant to Subsection
31A-37a-201
(2); or
1015
(c) an order issued to a special purpose financial captive insurance company pursuant
1016
to Subsection
31A-37a-201
(4).
1017
Section 20.
Section
31A-37a-204
is enacted to read:
1018
31A-37a-204. Prior approval of a change in plan of operation and other
1019
transactions.
1020
(1) A special purpose financial captive insurance company may not change its plan of
1021
operation without the prior approval of the commissioner.
1022
(2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a special purpose financial captive insurance
1023
company may not engage in a transaction or series of transactions without the prior approval of
1024
the commissioner if the transaction or series of transactions:
1025
(i) is undertaken to dissolve the special purpose financial captive insurance company;
1026
or
1027
(ii) results in the termination of all or a part of a special purpose financial captive
1028
insurance company's business.
1029
(b) A special purpose financial captive insurance company is not required to obtain the
1030
prior approval of the commissioner for a transaction or series of transactions described in
1031
Subsection (2)(a)(ii) if:
1032
(i) the transaction or series of transactions is done in accordance with a document or
1033
agreement described in the special purpose financial captive insurance company's plan of
1034
operation; and
1035
(ii) the special purpose financial captive insurance company notifies the commissioner
1036
prior to the transaction or series of transactions.
1037
(3) A special purpose financial captive insurance company shall notify the
1038
commissioner before a change in the legal ownership of a security issued by the special
1039
purpose financial captive insurance company.
1040
Section 21.
Section
31A-37a-205
is enacted to read:
1041
31A-37a-205. Sponsored captives.
1042
In addition to the other provisions of this chapter, this section applies to a sponsored
1043
captive insurance company under Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act, that has a
1044
certificate of authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company pursuant to
1045
this chapter.
1046
(1) A sponsored captive insurance company may have a certificate of authority as a
1047
special purpose financial captive insurance company under this chapter.
1048
(2) (a) For purposes of a sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of
1049
authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company, "general account" means
1050
the assets and liabilities of the sponsored captive insurance company not attributable to a
1051
protected cell.
1052
(b) For purposes of applying Title 31A, Chapter 27a, Insurer Receivership Act, to a
1053
sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of authority as a special purpose
1054
financial captive insurance company, the definition of "insolvency" and "insolvent" in Section
1055
31A-37a-102
shall be applied separately to:
1056
(i) each protected cell; and
1057
(ii) the special purpose financial captive insurance company's general account.
1058
(3) (a) A participant in a sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of
1059
authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company must be a ceding insurer,
1060
unless approved by the commissioner before a person becomes a participant.
1061
(b) A change in a participant in a sponsored captive insurance company having a
1062
certificate of authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company is subject to
1063
prior approval by the commissioner.
1064
(4) Notwithstanding Section
31A-37-401
, a special purpose financial captive insurance
1065
company that is a sponsored captive insurance company may issue a security to a person not
1066
described in Section
31A-37-401
if the issuance to that person is approved by the
1067
commissioner before the issuance of the security.
1068
(5) Notwithstanding Section
31A-37a-302
, a sponsored captive insurance company
1069
having a certificate of authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company shall:
1070
(a) at the time of initial application for a certificate of authority as a special purpose
1071
financial captive insurance company, possess unimpaired paid-in capital and surplus of not less
1072
than $500,000; and
1073
(b) maintain at least $500,000 of unimpaired paid-in capital and surplus of not less
1074
than $500,000 during the time that it holds a certificate of authority under this chapter.
1075
(6) (a) For purposes of a sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of
1076
authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company, this Subsection (6) applies
1077
to:
1078
(i) a security issued by the special purpose financial captive insurance company with
1079
respect to a protected cell; or
1080
(ii) a contract or obligation of the special purpose financial captive insurance company
1081
with respect to a protected cell.
1082
(b) A sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of authority as a
1083
special purpose financial captive insurance company shall include with a security, contract, or
1084
obligation described in Subsection (6)(a):
1085
(i) the designation of the protected cell; and
1086
(ii) a disclosure in a form and content satisfactory to the commissioner to the effect that
1087
the holder of the security or a counterparty to the contract or obligation has no right or recourse
1088
against the special purpose financial captive insurance company and its assets other than
1089
against an asset properly attributable to the protected cell.
1090
(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of this Subsection (6) and subject to other
1091
statutes or rules including this chapter and Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act, a
1092
creditor, ceding insurer, or another person may not use a failure to include a disclosure
1093
described in Subsection (6)(b), in whole or part, as the sole basis to have recourse against:
1094
(i) the general account of the special purpose financial captive insurance company; or
1095
(ii) the assets of another protected cell of the special financial captive insurance
1096
company.
1097
(7) In addition to Section
31A-37-401
, a sponsored captive insurance company having
1098
a certificate of authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company is subject to
1099
the following with respect to a protected cell:
1100
(a) (i) A sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of authority as a
1101
special purpose financial captive insurance company shall establish a protected cell only for the
1102
purpose of insuring or reinsuring risks of one or more reinsurance contracts with a ceding
1103
insurer with the intent of facilitating an insurance securitization.
1104
(ii) Subject to Subsection (7)(a)(iii), a sponsored captive insurance company having a
1105
certificate of authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company shall establish
1106
a separate protected cell with respect to a ceding insurer described in Subsection (7)(a)(i).
1107
(iii) A sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of authority as a
1108
special purpose financial captive insurance company shall establish a separate protected cell
1109
with respect to each reinsurance contract that is funded in whole or in part by a separate
1110
insurance securitization transaction.
1111
(b) A sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of authority as a
1112
special purpose financial captive insurance company may not sale, exchange, or transfer an
1113
asset by, between, or among any of its protected cells without the prior approval of the
1114
commissioner.
1115
(8) (a) A sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of authority as a
1116
special purpose financial captive insurance company shall attribute an asset or liability to a
1117
protected cell and to the general account in accordance with the plan of operation approved by
1118
the commissioner.
1119
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (8)(a), a sponsored captive insurance company
1120
having a certificate of authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company may
1121
not attribute an asset or liability between:
1122
(i) its general account and a protected cell; or
1123
(ii) its protected cells.
1124
(c) A sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of authority as a
1125
special purpose financial captive insurance company shall attribute:
1126
(i) an insurance obligation, asset, or liability relating to a reinsurance contract entered
1127
into with respect to a protected cell; and
1128
(ii) an insurance securitization transaction related to the obligation, asset, or liability
1129
described in Subsection (8)(c)(i), including a security issued by the special purpose financial
1130
captive insurance company as part of the insurance securitization, to the protected cell.
1131
(d) The following shall reflect an insurance obligation, asset, or liability relating to a
1132
reinsurance contract and the insurance securitization transaction that are attributed to a
1133
protected cell:
1134
(i) a right, benefit, obligation, or a liability of a security attributable to a protected cell
1135
described in Subsection (8)(c);
1136
(ii) the performance under a reinsurance contract and the related insurance
1137
securitization transaction; and
1138
(iii) a tax benefit, loss, refund, or credit allocated pursuant to a tax allocation
1139
agreement to which the special purpose financial captive insurance company is a party,
1140
including a payment made by or due to be made to the special purpose financial captive
1141
insurance company pursuant to the terms of the tax allocation agreement.
1142
(9) In addition to Section
31A-37a-502
:
1143
(a) Title 31A, Chapter 27a, Insurer Receivership Act, applies to each protected cell of a
1144
sponsored captive insurance company having a certificate of authority as a special purpose
1145
financial captive insurance company.
1146
(b) A proceeding or action taken by the commissioner pursuant to Title 31A, Chapter
1147
27a, Insurer Receivership Act, with respect to a protected cell of a sponsored captive insurance
1148
company having a certificate of authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance
1149
company may not be the sole basis for a proceeding pursuant to Title 31A, Chapter 27a, Insurer
1150
Receivership Act, with respect to:
1151
(i) another protected cell of the special purpose financial captive insurance company;
1152
or
1153
(ii) the special purpose financial captive insurance company's general account.
1154
(c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(c)(ii), the receiver of a special purpose
1155
financial captive insurance company shall ensure that the assets attributable to one protected
1156
cell are not applied to the liabilities attributable to:
1157
(A) another protected cell; or
1158
(B) the special purpose financial captive insurance company's general account.
1159
(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(c)(i), if an asset or liability is attributable to more
1160
than one protected cell, the receiver shall deal with the asset or liability in accordance with the
1161
terms of a relevant governing instrument or contract.
1162
(d) The insolvency of a protected cell of a sponsored captive insurance company
1163
having a certificate of authority as a special purpose financial captive insurance company may
1164
not be the sole basis for the commissioner to prohibit:
1165
(i) a payment by the special purpose financial captive insurance company made
1166
pursuant to a special purpose financial captive insurance company security or reinsurance
1167
contract with respect to another protected cell; or
1168
(ii) an action required to make a payment described in Subsection (9)(d)(i).
1169
Section 22.
Section
31A-37a-301
is enacted to read:
1170
Part 3. Formation and Assets
1171
31A-37a-301. Formation.
1172
(1) A special purpose financial captive insurance company may be:
1173
(a) incorporated as a stock insurer with its capital divided into shares and held by its
1174
stockholders; or
1175
(b) organized as a manager-managed limited liability company.
1176
(2) A special purpose financial captive insurance company's organizational documents
1177
shall limit the special purpose financial captive insurance company's authority to transact the
1178
business of insurance or reinsurance to those activities that the special purpose financial
1179
captive insurance company conducts to accomplish its purposes as expressed in this chapter.
1180
Section 23.
Section
31A-37a-302
is enacted to read:
1181
31A-37a-302. Minimum capital and surplus.
1182
(1) The commissioner may not issue a special purpose financial captive insurance
1183
company a certificate of authority under this chapter unless it possesses unimpaired paid-in
1184
capital and surplus of not less than $250,000 on the day on which the certificate of authority is
1185
issued.
1186
(2) A special purpose financial captive insurance company shall maintain unimpaired
1187
paid-in capital and surplus of not less than $250,000 at all times when having a certificate of
1188
authority under this chapter.
1189
Section 24.
Section
31A-37a-303
is enacted to read:
1190
31A-37a-303. Disposition of assets -- Investments.
1191
(1) A special purpose financial captive insurance company or a person on its behalf
1192
shall preserve and administer an asset of the special purpose financial captive insurance
1193
company to satisfy the liabilities and obligations of the special purpose financial captive
1194
insurance company incident to:
1195
(a) the reinsurance contract;
1196
(b) an insurance securitization; and
1197
(c) an agreement related to Subsection (1)(a) or (b).
1198
(2) In a special purpose financial captive insurance company insurance securitization, a
1199
security offering memorandum or other document issued to a prospective investor regarding
1200
the offer and sale of a surplus note or other security shall include a disclosure that all or part of
1201
the proceeds of the insurance securitization will be used to fund the special purpose financial
1202
captive insurance company's obligations to the ceding insurer.
1203
(3) A special purpose financial captive insurance company is not subject to a restriction
1204
on investments other than the following:
1205
(a) A special purpose financial captive insurance company may not make a loan to a
1206
person other than:
1207
(i) as permitted under its plan of operation; or
1208
(ii) as otherwise approved in advance of the loan by the commissioner.
1209
(b) The commissioner may prohibit or limit an investment that threatens the solvency
1210
or liquidity of a special purpose financial captive insurance company unless the investment is
1211
otherwise approved in:
1212
(i) the special purpose financial captive insurance company's plan of operation; or
1213
(ii) an order issued to the special purpose financial captive insurance company pursuant
1214
to Section
31A-37a-201
.
1215
Section 25.
Section
31A-37a-304
is enacted to read:
1216
31A-37a-304. Securities.
1217
(1) (a) A special purpose financial captive insurance company may:
1218
(i) subject to the prior approval of the commissioner, account for the proceeds of a
1219
surplus note issued by the special purpose financial captive insurance company as surplus; and
1220
(ii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), submit for prior approval of the
1221
commissioner a periodic written request for authorization to make a payment of interest on or a
1222
repayment of principal of a surplus note or other debt obligation issued by the special purpose
1223
financial captive insurance company.
1224
(b) (i) The commissioner may not approve a payment described in Subsection (1)(a)(i)
1225
if the commissioner determines that the payment would jeopardize the ability of the special
1226
purpose financial captive insurance company or another person to fulfill its respective
1227
obligations pursuant to a special purpose financial captive insurance company insurance
1228
securitization agreement, reinsurance contract, or a related transaction.
1229
(ii) In lieu of approval of a periodic written request for authorization to make a
1230
payment of interest on or repayment of principal of a surplus note or other debt obligation
1231
issued by the special purpose financial captive insurance company, the commissioner may
1232
approve a formula or plan for payment of interest, principal, or both with respect to the surplus
1233
note or debt obligation.
1234
(iii) A special purpose financial captive insurance company shall include a formula or
1235
plan approved under Subsection (1)(b)(ii) in the special purpose financial captive insurance
1236
company's plan of operation.
1237
(2) In addition to Section
31A-37-302
, a special purpose financial captive insurance
1238
company may not declare or pay a dividend or distribution if the dividend or distribution
1239
jeopardizes the ability of the special purpose financial captive insurance company or another
1240
person to fulfill the special purpose financial captive insurance company's or other person's
1241
respective obligations pursuant to a special purpose financial captive insurance company
1242
insurance securitization agreement, a reinsurance contract, or a related transaction.
1243
(3) (a) A special purpose financial captive insurance company security is not subject to
1244
regulation as an insurance or reinsurance contract.
1245
(b) An investor in a special purpose financial captive insurance company security or a
1246
holder of a special purpose financial captive insurance company security may not be considered
1247
to be transacting the business of insurance in this state solely by reason of having an interest in
1248
the security.
1249
(c) The following people involved in an insurance securitization by a special purpose
1250
financial captive insurance company may not be considered to be an insurance producer or
1251
broker, or to be conducting business as an insurer, reinsurer, insurance agency, brokerage,
1252
intermediary, advisory, or consulting business solely by virtue of the person's underwriting
1253
activities in connection with the insurance securitization:
1254
(i) an underwriter's placement;
1255
(ii) a selling agent; or
1256
(iii) a partner, commissioner, officer, member, manager, employee, agent,
1257
representative, or advisor of a person listed in Subsection (3)(c)(i) or (ii).
1258
Section 26.
Section
31A-37a-401
is enacted to read:
1259
Part 4. Reinsurance
1260
31A-37a-401. Purchase of reinsurance.
1261
Subject to the prior approval of the commissioner, a special purpose financial captive
1262
insurance company may purchase reinsurance to cede the risks assumed under a reinsurance
1263
contract.
1264
Section 27.
Section
31A-37a-402
is enacted to read:
1265
31A-37a-402. Permitted reinsurance.
1266
(1) (a) A special purpose financial captive insurance company may reinsure only the
1267
risks of a ceding insurer, pursuant to a reinsurance contract.
1268
(b) A special purpose financial captive insurance company may not issue a contract of
1269
insurance or a contract for assumption of risk or indemnification of loss other than a
1270
reinsurance contract described in Subsection (1)(a).
1271
(2) Unless otherwise approved in advance by the commissioner, a special purpose
1272
financial captive insurance company may not assume or retain exposure to insurance or
1273
reinsurance losses for its own account that are not funded by:
1274
(a) proceeds from a special purpose financial captive insurance company insurance
1275
securitization;
1276
(b) a letter of credit; or
1277
(c) an asset described in Subsection
31A-37a-102
(1)(c);
1278
(d) a premium or another amount payable by the ceding insurer to the special purpose
1279
financial captive insurance company pursuant to the reinsurance contract; and
1280
(e) a return on investment of an item described in Subsections (2)(a) through (d).
1281
(3) (a) A reinsurance contract shall contain a provision reasonably required or
1282
approved by the commissioner.
1283
(b) A requirement described in Subsection (3)(a) shall take into account the laws
1284
applicable to the ceding insurer regarding the ceding insurer taking credit for the reinsurance
1285
provided under the reinsurance contract.
1286
(4) Subject to the prior approval of the commissioner, a special purpose financial
1287
captive insurance company may cede risks assumed through a reinsurance contract to one or
1288
more reinsurers through the purchase of reinsurance.
1289
(5) (a) This Subsection (5) applies to a contract or commercial activity that:
1290
(i) relates to or is incidental to a reinsurance contract; and
1291
(ii) is necessary to fulfill the purposes of:
1292
(A) a reinsurance contract;
1293
(B) insurance securitization; and
1294
(C) this chapter.
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(b) A special purpose financial captive insurance company may engage in a contract or
1296
commercial activity described in Subsection (5)(a) if the contract or commercial activity is:
1297
(i) in the special purpose financial captive insurance company's plan of operation; or
1298
(ii) approved in advance by the commissioner.
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(c) A contract or commercial activity described in Subsection (5)(a) include:
1300
(i) entering into a reinsurance contract;
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(ii) issuing a special purpose financial captive insurance company security;
1302
(iii) complying with a term of a contract or security described in Subsection (5)(c)(i) or
1303
(ii);
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(iv) entering into:
1305
(A) a trust;
1306
(B) a guaranteed investment contract;
1307
(C) a swap;
1308
(D) a derivative transaction;
1309
(E) a tax transaction;
1310
(F) an administration transaction;
1311
(G) a reimbursement transaction; or
1312
(H) a fiscal agent transaction;
1313
(v) complying with a trust indenture, reinsurance, or retrocession; and
1314
(vi) another agreement necessary or incidental to effect an insurance securitization in
1315
compliance with:
1316
(A) the special purpose financial captive insurance company's plan of operation; and
1317
(B) this chapter.
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(6) Unless otherwise approved in advance by the commissioner, a reinsurance contract
1319
may not contain a provision for payment by the special purpose financial captive insurance
1320
company in discharge of its obligations under the reinsurance contract to a person other than
1321
the ceding insurer or any receiver of the ceding insurer.
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(7) A special purpose financial captive insurance company shall notify the
1323
commissioner immediately of an action by a ceding insurer or another person to foreclose on or
1324
otherwise take possession of collateral provided by the special purpose financial captive
1325
insurance company to secure an obligation of the special purpose financial captive insurance
1326
company.
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Section 28.
Section
31A-37a-501
is enacted to read:
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Part 5. Enforcement and Delinquency
1329
31A-37a-501. Suspension and revocation.
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(1) (a) The commissioner shall notify a special purpose financial captive insurance
1331
company not less than 30 days before suspending or revoking the special purpose financial
1332
captive insurance company's certificate of authority pursuant to Section
31A-37-505
.
1333
(b) In the notice required by Subsection (1)(a) the commissioner shall state the basis
1334
for the suspension or revocation.
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(c) The commissioner shall give a special purpose financial captive insurance company
1336
described in this Subsection (1) an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to Title 63, Chapter 46b,
1337
Administrative Procedures Act.
1338
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) and Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative
1339
Procedures Act, the commissioner is not required to provide prior notice or a hearing if the
1340
grounds for suspension or revocation of a special purpose financial captive insurance
1341
company's certificate of authority pursuant to Section
31A-37-505
relate primarily to:
1342
(a) the financial condition or soundness of the special purpose financial captive
1343
insurance company; or
1344
(b) a deficiency in the assets of the special purpose financial captive insurance
1345
company.
1346
Section 29.
Section
31A-37a-502
is enacted to read:
1347
31A-37a-502. Delinquency.
1348
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, Title 31A, Chapter 27a, Insurer
1349
Receivership Act, applies to a special purpose financial captive insurance company.
1350
(2) Upon an order of supervision, rehabilitation, or liquidation of a special purpose
1351
financial captive insurance company, the receiver shall manage the assets and liabilities of the
1352
special purpose financial captive insurance company pursuant to this chapter.
1353
(3) An amount recoverable by the receiver of a special purpose financial captive
1354
insurance company under a reinsurance contract may not be reduced or diminished as a result
1355
of the entry of an order of conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation with respect to a ceding
1356
insurer, notwithstanding a contract or other documentation governing the special purpose
1357
financial captive insurance company insurance securitization.
1358
(4) The following applies notwithstanding Title 31A, Chapter 27a, Insurer
1359
Receivership Act, or another law of this state:
1360
(a) An application or petition or a temporary restraining order or injunction issued
1361
pursuant to Title 31A, Chapter 27a, Insurer Receivership Act, with respect to a ceding insurer
1362
does not prohibit the transaction of business by a special purpose financial captive insurance
1363
company, including:
1364
(i) a payment by a special purpose financial captive insurance company made with
1365
respect to a special purpose financial captive insurance company security; or
1366
(ii) an action or proceeding against a special purpose financial captive insurance
1367
company or its assets.
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(b) (i) Subject to Subsection (4)(b)(ii), the commencement of a summary proceeding
1369
with respect to a special purpose financial captive insurance company and an order issued by
1370
the court in the summary proceeding may not prohibit:
1371
(A) a payment by a special purpose financial captive insurance company; or
1372
(B) the special purpose financial captive insurance company from taking an action
1373
required to make a payment described in this Subsection (4)(b)(i).
1374
(ii) Subsection (4)(b)(i) applies only if the payment is made:
1375
(A) pursuant to a special purpose financial captive insurance company security or
1376
reinsurance contract; and
1377
(B) consistent with the special purpose financial captive insurance company's plan of
1378
operation and any order issued to the special purpose financial captive insurance company
1379
pursuant to Section
31A-37a-201
.
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(c) A receiver of a ceding insurer may not void a nonfraudulent transfer by a ceding
1381
insurer to a special purpose financial captive insurance company of money or other property
1382
made pursuant to a reinsurance contract.
1383
(d) A receiver of a special purpose financial captive insurance company may not void a
1384
nonfraudulent transfer by the special purpose financial captive insurance company of money or
1385
other property:
1386
(i) (A) made to a ceding insurer pursuant to a reinsurance contract; or
1387
(B) made to or for the benefit of a holder of a special purpose financial captive
1388
insurance company security with respect to the special purpose financial captive insurance
1389
company security; and
1390
(ii) made consistent with the special purpose financial captive insurance company's
1391
plan of operation and an order issued to the special purpose financial captive insurance
1392
company pursuant to Section
31A-37a-201
.
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(5) (a) Except to fulfill an obligation under a reinsurance contract and notwithstanding
1394
another provision of this chapter, Chapter 37, Captive Insurance Companies Act, or other laws
1395
of this state, the assets of a special purpose financial captive insurance company may not be
1396
consolidated with or included in the estate of a ceding insurer in a delinquency proceeding
1397
against the ceding insurer pursuant to this chapter for any purpose including a distribution to a
1398
creditor of the ceding insurer.
1399
(b) This Subsection (5) applies to assets that include an asset held in trust:
1400
(i) on a funds-withheld basis; or
1401
(ii) under another arrangement to secure the special purpose financial captive insurance
1402
company's obligations under a reinsurance contract.
1403
Section 30. Effective date.
1404
This bill takes effect on May 5, 2008, except that the amendments to Section
1405
31A-3-304
in this bill takes effect on July 1, 2010.
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