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Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) A sponsor of a sponsored captive insurance company shall be:
(a) an insurer authorized or approved under the laws of a state;
(b) a reinsurer authorized or approved under the laws of a state;
(c) a captive insurance company holding a certificate of authority under this chapter;
(d) an insurance holding company that:
(i) controls an insurer licensed pursuant to the laws of a state; and
(ii) is subject to registration pursuant to the holding company system of laws of the state of domicile of the insurer described in Subsection (1)(d)(i);
(e) an approved captive management firm in Utah or its affiliates; or
(f) another person approved by the commissioner after finding that the approval of the person as a sponsor is not inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(2)(a) The business written by a sponsored captive insurance company with respect to a protected cell shall be fronted by the sponsor insurance company through a controlled unaffiliated contract or an insurer that is:
(i) authorized or approved:
(A) under the laws of a state; or
(B) under any jurisdiction if the insurance company is a wholly owned subsidiary of an insurance company licensed pursuant to the laws of a state;
(ii) reinsured by a reinsurer authorized or approved by this state; or
(iii) subject to Subsection (2)(b), secured by a trust fund:
(A) in the United States;
(B) for the benefit of policyholders and claimants;
(C) funded by an irrevocable letter of credit or other asset acceptable to the commissioner; and
(D) held by the sponsor as provided in Subsection 31A-17-404(1).
(b)(i) The amount of security provided by the trust fund described in Subsection (2)(a)(iii) may not be less than the reserves associated with the liabilities of the trust fund, including:
(A) reserves for losses;
(B) allocated loss adjustment expenses;
(C) incurred but unreported losses; and
(D) unearned premiums for business written through the participant's protected cell.
(ii) The commissioner may require the sponsored captive insurance company to increase the funding of a trust established pursuant to this Subsection (2).
(iii) If the form of security in the trust described in Subsection (2)(a)(iii) is a letter of credit, the letter of credit shall be established, issued, or confirmed by a bank that is:
(A) chartered in this state;
(B) a member of the federal reserve system; or
(C) chartered by another state if that state-chartered bank is acceptable to the commissioner.
(iv) A trust and trust instrument maintained pursuant to this Subsection (2) shall be in a form and upon terms approved by the commissioner.
(3) A risk retention group may not be either a sponsor or a participant of a sponsored captive insurance company.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 31A. Insurance Code § 31A-37-402. Sponsored captive insurance companies--Certificate of authority mandatory - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-31a-insurance-code/ut-code-sect-31a-37-402/
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