Texas Insurance Code

§ 493.104 — CREDIT FOR FUNDS SECURING REINSURANCE OBLIGATIONS

IN § 493.104Title 4. REGULATION OF SOLVENCY · Part F. REINSURANCE · Ch. 493. AUTHORIZED REINSURANCE; CREDIT AND ACCOUNTING · Art. C. CREDIT FOR REINSURANCE

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(a)Subject to Subsection (b), any asset or deduction from liability for reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer that does not meet the requirements of Section 493.102 shall be allowed in an amount that does not exceed the liabilities carried by the ceding insurer and in the amount of funds held by or on behalf of the ceding insurer under a reinsurance contract with the assuming insurer, including funds held in trust for the ceding insurer, as security for the payment of obligations under the contract.

(b)The funds held as security:

(1)must be held in the United States subject to withdrawal solely by and under the exclusive control of the ceding insurer or, in the case of a trust, held in a qualified United States financial institution that has been granted the authority to operate with fiduciary powers; and

(2)may be in the form of:

(A)cash;

(B)securities that are listed by the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and qualify as admitted assets;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 79 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.