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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A reinsurance manager:
(1) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, may not cede retrocessions for a reinsurer;
(2) may not commit a reinsurer to participate in reinsurance syndicates;
(3) may not appoint or hire an insurance producer to solicit, procure, or negotiate reinsurance contracts for a reinsurer without ensuring that the insurance producer is qualified under Title 10, Subtitle 1 of this article;
(4) may not take an action that would constitute a violation of § 27-503 of this article if taken directly by a reinsurer;
(5) without the reinsurer's prior written approval, may not pay or commit a reinsurer to pay a claim, net of reinsurance, that exceeds the lesser of 1% of the reinsurer's policyholder surplus as of the preceding calendar year and an amount specified by the reinsurer;
(6) subject to subsection (b) of this section and without the reinsurer's prior written approval:
(i) may not collect a payment from a retrocessionaire; or
(ii) may not commit a reinsurer to a claim settlement with a retrocessionaire;
(7) may not appoint a subreinsurance manager; or
(8) may not employ an individual who is also employed by a reinsurer that transacts business with the reinsurance manager, unless the reinsurance manager is under common control with the reinsurer and is subject to Title 7 of this article.
(b) A reinsurance manager may cede facultative reinsurance contracts under obligatory facultative agreements if the contract between the reinsurance manager and reinsurer contains reinsurance underwriting guidelines for the retrocessions, including:
(1) a list of reinsurers with which any automatic agreements are in effect;
(2) the coverages and amounts or percentages that may be reinsured; and
(3) commission schedules.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Insurance § 8-518 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/insurance/md-code-insurance-sect-8-518/
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