New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) The purpose of these rules is to implement the provisions of N.J.S.A. 17:51B-1 et seq. by establishing procedures to be employed by insurers which cede risks to appropriate reinsurers and which assume the risk from the ceding insurers to whom these rules apply. (b) This subch…

(a) A letter of credit shall be clean, irrevocable, evergreen, and unconditional and issued or confirmed by a qualified United States financial institution. The letter of credit shall contain an issue date and date of expiration and shall stipulate that the beneficiary need only …

A ceding insurer may take credit for unencumbered funds withheld by the ceding insurer in the United States in connection with the reinsurance contract under which those funds are withheld, subject to withdrawal solely by the ceding insurer and under its exclusive control. Notes …

(a) Credit will not be granted to a ceding insurer for reinsurance effected with assuming insurers meeting the requirements at N.J.A.C. 11:2-28.3, 28.4, 28.5, 28.6, 28.7, 28.7A through 28.7E, or 28.8, unless the reinsurance agreement meets the following standards: 1. Includes a p…

(a) If an accredited or certified reinsurer ceases to meet the requirements for accreditation or certification, the Commissioner may, after notice and opportunity for hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq. and 52:14F-1 et seq., and the Uni…

(a) A ceding insurer shall take steps to manage its reinsurance recoverables proportionate to its own book of business. A domestic ceding insurer shall notify the Commissioner within 30 days after reinsurance recoverables from any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated a…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Annual statement" means a statement showing an insurer's financial condition at the close of business on December 31 of the preceding y…

An insurer shall be permitted to take a credit for reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer where the assuming insurer is licensed to transact business in this State as of the date of the ceding insurer's statutory financial statement, except as limited in accordance with N.J.A.C…

(a) An insurer shall be permitted to take a credit for reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer where the assuming insurer is accredited as a reinsurer in this State as of the date of the ceding insurer's statutory financial statement. An accredited reinsurer is one which meets a…

(a) An insurer shall be permitted to take a credit for reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer which, as of the date of the ceding insurer's statutory financial statement: 1. Is domiciled and licensed in, or in the case of a United States branch of an alien assuming insurer, is …

(a) An insurer shall be permitted to take a credit for reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer where as of the date of the ceding insurer's statutory financial statement the assuming insurer meets the standards set forth in (a)1 and 2 below, in accordance with the procedures set…

(a) An insurer may be permitted to take a credit for reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer which does not meet any of the requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 11:2-28.3, 28.4, 28.5, 28.6, 28.7A, or 28.7E, but only with respect to the insurance of risks located in jurisdictions w…

(a) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:51B-2.g, the Commissioner shall allow credit for reinsurance ceded by a domestic insurer to an assuming insurer not meeting the requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 11:2-28.3, 28.4, 28.5, or 28.6 that has been certified as a reinsurer in this State at al…

(a) The Commissioner shall issue a written notice to an assuming insurer that has made application and been approved as a certified reinsurer. Included in such notice shall be the rating assigned the certified reinsurer in accordance with N.J.A.C. 11:2-28.7A. The Department shall…

(a) If, upon conducting an evaluation under this section with respect to the reinsurance supervisory system of any non-United States assuming insurer, the Commissioner determines that the jurisdiction qualifies to be recognized as a qualified jurisdiction, the Commissioner shall …

(a) If an applicant for certification has been certified as a reinsurer in an NAIC accredited jurisdiction, the Commissioner may defer to that jurisdiction's certification, and may defer to the rating assigned by that jurisdiction, if the assuming insurer submits a properly execu…

(a) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:51B-2.e, the Commissioner shall allow credit for reinsurance ceded by a domestic insurer to an assuming insurer that is licensed to write reinsurance by, and has its head office or is domiciled in, a reciprocal jurisdiction, and which meets the other r…

(a) An insurer shall be permitted to take a reduction from liability for reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer not meeting the requirements at N.J.A.C. 11:2-28.3, 28.4, 28.5, 28.6, 28.7, or 28.7A through 28.7E in an amount which does not exceed the liabilities carried by the c…

(a) An admitted asset or a reduction from liability for reinsurance ceded to an unauthorized assuming insurer pursuant to N.J.A.C. 11:2-28.8 shall be permitted only when the requirements set forth below and in N.J.A.C. 11:2-28.1 0 and 28.11 are met. 1. The beneficiary, the granto…

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the requirements and procedures by which insurers may undertake an orderly withdrawal from the business of insurance in this State, thereby preventing or minimizing adverse effects upon the insurer's policyholders; preventing or …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 11:2-29.10 Recodified to N.J.A.C. 11:2-29.9 by R.2008 d.220, effective 8/4/2008. See: 40 N.J.R. 1058(a), 40 N.J.R. 4595(a). Section was "Severability".

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Affiliate" means an insurer that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under…

(a) Any insurer seeking to withdraw shall file the informational filing and otherwise comply with the requirements set forth in N.J.S.A. 17:17-10 or 17:33B-30, as applicable. (b) Any insurer seeking to withdraw shall, as part of the informational filing required pursuant to N.J.S…

(a) An insurer may request a waiver of the one-year and 90-day waiting period for commencement of nonrenewals pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:17-10b(2) or 17:33B-30a(2), a waiver of the requirement to send non-renewal notices no later than one year prior to the dates of the non-renewals …

(a) An insurer may utilize a replacement carrier for the business that will not be renewed, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:17-10d or 17:33B-30d, as applicable, subject to approval by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall notify the insurer whether the replacement carrier is approved …

(a) A senior official of the company shall notify the Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Property and Casualty of the Department, in writing, in advance of the date certain that the first non-renewal notices will be mailed and specify therein the effective dates of the first…

(a) All data or information contained in the informational filing shall be confidential and shall not be considered a public record for purposes of the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., with the exception of the following information, which are public records: 1.…

Failure to comply with this subchapter may result in the imposition of sanctions by the Department including, but not limited to, sanctions pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:33-2. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 11:2-29.8 Recodified from N.J.A.C. 11:2-29.7 by R.2005 d.111, effective 4/4/2005. See…

If any provision of this subchapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such determination shall not affect other provisions or applications of this subchapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end th…

All life insurance and all accident and health insurance sold in connection with consumer loans or other consumer credit transactions shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter except that such insurance sold in connection with first mortgage loans made to individual b…

(a) Credit life and credit accident and health insurance coverage on balloon loans, that is, loans in which the periodic payments are insufficient to pay the loan so that the last payment is a balloon or large amount, shall be net coverage for credit life insurance. For credit ac…

(a) Insurers authorized to transact business in New Jersey pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17B:17-1 et seq. may not require applicants to purchase involuntary unemployment insurance in combination with credit life insurance and/or credit accident and health insurance. (b) Except as provided…

The insurer shall arrange with the creditor for the establishment of procedures for delivery of the individual policy or certificate of group insurance to the debtor upon the insurance becoming effective, or within 30 days of the date upon which the indebtedness is incurred and s…

(a) If an individual policy or certificate of group insurance is not delivered to the debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred, a copy of the application for such policy or a notice of proposed insurance signed by the debtor shall be delivered to the debtor at the time suc…

No individual or group policy of credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance shall be issued for delivery in this State, and no application, binder, endorsement, rider certificate of group insurance, notice of proposed insurance, or other form pertaining to cred…

(a) No credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance shall be effected in this State on a debtor under a group policy, regardless of where or when issued, unless a certificate of group insurance or a notice of proposed insurance as required by N.J.A.C. 11:2-3.6 an…

(a) The Commissioner may disapprove any form filed with him pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 11:2-3.1 4 and 3.15 for the following reasons: 1. The benefits provided are not reasonable in relation to the premium charge; or 2. It contains provisions which are unjust, unfair, …

(a) The fact that standards are set forth in this section does not indicate that premium charges in excess of those standards will furnish cause for disapproval of policy forms, as described in N.J.A.C. 11:2-3.1 6. (b) The standards set forth in this section are derived from stud…

(a) Joint credit accident and health insurance covers two insured individuals who are jointly obligated in connection with an indebtedness and pays benefits in the event that either insured becomes disabled. Joint credit accident and health coverage is permitted on either a split…

(a) The amount collected from a debtor for credit life or credit accident and health insurance shall not exceed the premium charged by the insurer; provided, that if the amount collected from a debtor is determined in a single sum but the premium charged by the insurer is not, th…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance. "Credit accident and health insurance" means insurance…

(a) Each individual policy or group certificate of credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance for which a payment is collected from the debtor shall provide that, in the event of termination of the insurance prior to the scheduled maturity date of the indebted…

(a) Each insurer writing credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance shall maintain statistics, subject to call by the Commissioner from time to time, on a policy-year basis for group policies and on a calendar-year basis for individual policies with respect to…

All policies of credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this State only by an insurer authorized to do an insurance business therein, and shall be issued only through holders of licenses or authorizations issued …

(a) All claims shall be promptly reported to the insurer or its designated claim representative, and the insurer shall maintain adequate claim files. All claims shall be settled as soon as possible and in accordance with the terms of the insurance contract. (b) All claims shall b…

When credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance is required as additional security for any indebtedness, the debtor shall, upon request to the creditor, have the option of furnishing the required amount of insurance through existing policies of insurance owned …

If any provision of this subchapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the subchapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 11:2-3.25…