Credit for Reinsurance - Reinsurer Domiciled in Another State

Credit for Reinsurance - Reinsurer Domiciled in Another State A. Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 83-19-151(c) the commissioner shall allow credit for reinsurance ceded by a domestic insurer to an assuming insurer as of any date on which statutory financial statement credit for reinsurance is claimed: 1. Is domiciled and licensed in (or, in the case of a United States branch of an alien assuming insurer, is entered through) a state which employs standards regarding credit for substantially similar to those applicable under the Act and this regulation 2. Maintains a surplus as regards policyholders in an amount not less than $20,000,000; and 3. Files a properly executed Form AR-1 with the commissioner as evidence of its submission to this state’s authority to examine its books and records. B. The provisions of this section relating to surplus as regards policyholders shall not apply to reinsurance ceded and assumed pursuant to pooling arrangements among insurers in the same holding company system. As used in this section, “substantially similar” standards means credit for reinsurance standards which the commissioner determines equal or exceed the standards of the Act and this regulation.