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KRS 304.9-710

Written authorization between reinsurance intermediary broker and an insurer

Known as the Reinsurance Intermediary Act

The act spans §§ 304.9-010 to 304.9-784 (110 sections).

Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Created 1992 Ky

Transactions between a reinsurance intermediary broker and the insurer it represents in that capacity shall only be entered into pursuant to a written authorization specifying the responsibilities of each party. The authorization shall, at a minimum, contain provisions that:

(1) The insurer may terminate the reinsurance intermediary broker's authority at any time;

(2) The reinsurance intermediary broker shall render accounts to the insurer accurately detailing all material transactions, including information necessary to support all commissions, charges, and other fees received by, or owing, to the reinsurance intermediary broker, and remit all funds due to the insurer within thirty (30) days of receipt;

(3) All funds collected for the insurer's account shall be held by the reinsurance intermediary broker in a fiduciary capacity in a bank which is a qualified United States financial institution;

(4) The reinsurance intermediary broker shall comply with KRS 304.9-715;

(5) The reinsurance intermediary broker shall comply with the written standards established by the insurer for the cession or retrocession of all risks; and (6) The reinsurance intermediary broker shall disclose to the insurer any relationship with any reinsurer to which business will be ceded or retroceded.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.