N.M. Admin. Code § 13.2.8.9 - CREDIT FOR REINSURANCE - ACCREDITED REINSURERS

A. Pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subsection D of Sections 59A-12E-3 and 59A-12E-5 NMSA 1978, the superintendent will allow credit for reinsurance ceded by a domestic insurer to an assuming insurer that is accredited as a reinsurer in this state as of the date on which statutory financial statement credit for reinsurance is claimed. An accredited reinsurer shall:

(1) File a properly executed Form AR-1 as evidence of its submission to this state's jurisdiction and to this state's authority to examine its books and records;

(2) File with the superintendent a certified copy of a certificate of authority or other acceptable evidence that it is licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance in at least one state, or, in the case of a U.S. branch of an alien assuming insurer, is entered through and licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance in at least one state;

(3) File annually with the superintendent a copy of its annual statement filed with the insurance department of its state of domicile or, in the case of an alien assuming insurer, with the state through which it is entered and in which it is licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance, and a copy of its most recent audited financial statement; and

(4) Maintain a surplus as regards policyholders in an amount not less than $20,000,000, or obtain the affirmative approval of the superintendent upon a finding that it has adequate financial capacity to meet its reinsurance obligations and is otherwise qualified to assume reinsurance from domestic insurers.

B. If the superintendent determines that the assuming insurer has failed to meet or maintain any of these qualifications, the superintendent may upon written notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke the accreditation. Credit shall not be allowed a domestic ceding insurer under this section if the assuming insurer's accreditation has been revoked by the superintendent, or if the reinsurance was ceded while the assuming insurer's accreditation was under suspension by the superintendent.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 13.2.8.9

7/1/97; Recompiled 11/30/01, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 7/24/2018, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 12, June 21, 2022, eff. 7/1/2022