§ 6455. Conditions for doing business in state--Prohibited acts
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 36. InsuranceEffective: November 1, 2021
Effective: November 1, 2021
36 Okl.St.Ann. § 6455
§ 6455. Conditions for doing business in state--Prohibited acts
Risk retention groups chartered and licensed in states other than this state and seeking to do business as risk retention groups in this state shall observe and abide by the laws of this state as follows:
1. A statement identifying the state or states in which the risk retention group is chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company, the date of chartering, its principal place of business, and such other information, including information on its membership, as the Commissioner of this state may require to verify that the group is qualified to be licensed as a risk retention group;
2. A copy of its plan of operation or a feasibility study and revisions of such plan or study submitted to its state of domicile; provided, however, that the provision relating to the submission of a plan of operation or a feasibility study shall not apply with respect to any line or classification of liability insurance which:
a. was defined in the federal Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 19811 before October 27, 1986, and
3. A copy of any material revision to its plan of operation or feasibility study required by subsection B of Section 6454 within thirty (30) days of the date of approval of the revision by the Insurance Commissioner of its chartering state, or within thirty (30) days of filing if no such approval is required; and
The risk retention group shall pay a filing fee, in an amount determined by the Commissioner.
1. A copy of the group's financial statement submitted to its state of domicile, which shall be certified by an independent public accountant or certified public accountant and contain a statement of opinion on loss and loss adjustment expense reserves made by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries or a loss reserve specialist qualified pursuant to criteria established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners;
C. 1. Each risk retention group shall be liable for the payment of premium taxes and taxes on premiums of direct business for risk, and shall be subject to taxation at the same rate and subject to the same interest, fines, and penalties for nonpayment as that applicable to foreign admitted insurers.
2. To the extent licensed agents or brokers are utilized pursuant to Section 6462 of this title, they shall report to the Commissioner premiums for direct business for risks resident or located within the state which the licensees have placed with or on behalf of a risk retention group not chartered in this state.
3. To the extent that insurance agents or brokers are utilized pursuant to Section 6462 of this title, each agent or broker shall keep a complete and separate record of all policies procured from each such risk retention group, which record must be open to examination by the Insurance Commissioner or a designee of the Insurance Commissioner or a representative of the Insurance Commissioner on demand. These records shall, for each policy and each kind of insurance provided thereunder, include the following:
D. Any risk retention group, its agents and representatives shall comply with the provisions of the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act2 of this state.
F. Any risk retention group shall submit to an examination by the Commissioner of this state to determine its financial condition if the Commissioner of the jurisdiction in which the group is chartered has not initiated an examination or does not initiate an examination within sixty (60) days after a request to do so is made by the Commissioner of this state. Any such examination shall be coordinated to avoid unjustified repetition of examination by Commissioners of other states and shall be conducted in an expeditious manner and in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's Examiner Handbook.
NOTICE
This policy is issued by your risk retention group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.
J. The terms of any insurance policy offered by a risk retention group shall not provide, or be construed to provide, coverage prohibited generally by the Insurance Code3 or any other law of this state or declared unlawful by the highest court of this state whose law applies to insurance policy.
K. A risk retention group which is not chartered in this state but is doing business in this state shall comply with a lawful order issued in a voluntary dissolution proceeding or in a delinquency proceeding commenced by an Insurance Commissioner of any state if there has been a finding of financial impairment after an examination by any state Insurance Commissioner under subsection F of this section.
Credits
Laws 1987, c. 157, § 5, emerg. eff. June 25, 1987; Laws 2004, c. 334, § 2, emerg. eff. May 25, 2004; Laws 2021, c. 314, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
36 Okl. St. Ann. § 6455, OK ST T. 36 § 6455
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 182 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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