Title 48 — Title 48 INSURANCE

In any determination of the financial condition of any insurer there shall be allowed as assets only such assets as belong wholly and exclusively to the insurer, which are registered, recorded, or held under the insurer's name, and which consist of:(1) Cash in the possession of t…

In addition to assets impliedly excluded under RCW 48.12.010, the following expressly shall not be allowed as assets in any determination of the financial condition of an insurer:(1) Goodwill, except in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commissioner, trade names, agen…

In any determination of the financial condition of an insurer, liabilities to be charged against its assets shall include:(1) The amount of its capital stock outstanding, if any; and(2) The amount, estimated consistent with the provisions of this chapter, necessary to pay all of …

(1) With reference to insurances against loss or damage to property, except as provided in RCW 48.12.050, and with reference to all general casualty insurances, and surety insurances, every insurer shall maintain an unearned premium reserve on all policies in force.(2) The commis…

With reference to marine and transportation insurances, premiums on trip risks not terminated shall be deemed unearned and the commissioner may require the insurer to carry a reserve thereon equal to one hundred percent on trip risks written during the month ended as of the date …

For all disability insurance policies the insurer shall maintain an active life reserve which shall place a sound value on its liabilities under such policies and be not less than the reserve according to appropriate standards set forth in regulations issued by the commissioner a…

An insurer shall maintain a complete and itemized record showing all losses and claims as to which it has received notice, including with regard to property, casualty, surety, and marine and transportation insurances, all notices received of the occurrence of any event which may …

(1) If the commissioner determines that an insurer's unearned premium reserves, however computed, are inadequate, he or she may require the insurer to compute such reserves or any part thereof according to such other method or methods as are prescribed in this chapter.(2) If the …

The reserves for outstanding losses and loss expenses under policies of personal injury liability insurance and under policies of employer's liability insurance shall be computed as follows:(1) The reserves for outstanding losses and loss expenses under policies of personal injur…

Subject to any restrictions contained in the annual statement instructions or accounting practices and procedures manuals of the national association of insurance commissioners, all unallocated liability loss expense payments shall be distributed as follows:(1) All payments assoc…

Any insurer transacting any liability or workers' compensation insurances shall include in its annual statement filed with the commissioner, a schedule of its experience thereunder in such form as the commissioner may prescribe.[ 1987 c 185 s 19; 1947 c 79 s .12.11; Rem. Supp. 19…

"Loss payments" and "loss expense payments" as used with reference to liability and workers' compensation insurances shall include all payments to claimants, payments for medical and surgical attendance, legal expenses, salaries and expenses of investigators, adjusters and claims…

(1) All bonds or other evidences of debt having a fixed term and rate held by any insurer may, if amply secured and not in default as to principal or interest, be valued as follows:(a) If purchased at par, at the par value.(b) If purchased above or below par, on the basis of the …

(1) Securities, other than those referred to in RCW 48.12.170, held by an insurer shall be valued, in the discretion of the commissioner, at their market value, or at their appraised value, or at prices determined by him or her as representing their fair market value.(2) Preferre…

(1) Real property acquired pursuant to a mortgage loan or a contract for a deed, in the absence of a recent appraisal deemed by the commissioner to be reliable, shall not be valued at an amount greater than the unpaid principal of the defaulted loan or contract at the date of suc…

(1) Purchase money mortgages shall be valued in an amount not exceeding the acquisition cost of the real property covered thereby or ninety percent of the fair value of such real property, whichever is less.(2) The commissioner has full discretion in determining the method of cal…

The purpose of this subchapter is to protect the interest of insureds, claimants, ceding insurers, assuming insurers, and the public generally. The legislature intends to ensure adequate regulation of insurers and reinsurers and adequate protection for those to whom they owe obli…

Credit for reinsurance is allowed a domestic ceding insurer as either an asset or a reduction from liability on account of reinsurance ceded only when the reinsurer meets the requirements of RCW 48.12.410, 48.12.415, 48.12.420, 48.12.425, 48.12.430, 48.12.462, or 48.12.435. Credi…

Credit is allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that is licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance in this state.[ 2015 c 63 s 3.]

Credit is allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that is accredited by the commissioner as a reinsurer in this state. In order to be eligible for accreditation, a reinsurer must:(1) File with the commissioner evidence of its submission to this state's jurisd…

(1) Credit is allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that is domiciled in, or in the case of a United States branch of an alien assuming insurer is entered through, a state that employs standards regarding credit for reinsurance substantially similar to thos…

(1) Credit is allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that maintains a trust fund in a qualified United States financial institution, as defined in RCW 48.12.465(2), for the payment of the valid claims of its United States ceding insurers, their assigns, and …

Credit is allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that has been certified by the commissioner as a reinsurer in this state and secures its obligations in accordance with the requirements of this section.(1) In order to be eligible for certification, the assum…

Credit is allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer not meeting the requirements of RCW 48.12.410, 48.12.415, 48.12.420, 48.12.425, 48.12.462, or 48.12.430, but only as to the insurance of risks located in jurisdictions where the reinsurance is required by appl…

If the assuming insurer is not licensed, accredited, or certified to transact insurance or reinsurance in this state, the credit permitted by RCW 48.12.420 and 48.12.425 must not be allowed unless the assuming insurer agrees in the reinsurance agreements:(1)(a) That in the event …

If the assuming insurer does not meet the requirements of RCW 48.12.410, 48.12.415, or 48.12.420, the credit permitted by RCW 48.12.425, 48.12.462, or 48.12.430 must not be allowed unless the assuming insurer agrees in the trust agreements to the following conditions:(1) Notwiths…

If an accredited or certified reinsurer ceases to meet the requirements for accreditation or certification, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the reinsurer's accreditation or certification.(1) The commissioner must give the reinsurer notice and opportunity for hearing. The s…

(1) A ceding insurer must take steps to manage its reinsurance recoverable proportionate to its own book of business. A domestic ceding insurer must notify the commissioner within thirty days after reinsurance recoverables from any single assuming insurer, or group of affiliated …

An asset or a reduction from liability for the reinsurance ceded by a domestic insurer to an assuming insurer not meeting the requirements of RCW 48.12.405 through 48.12.455 must be allowed in an amount not exceeding the liabilities carried by the ceding insurer. The reduction mu…

(1) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that:(a) Is located and licensed in a reciprocal jurisdiction;(b) Has and maintains, on an ongoing basis, minimum capital and surplus, or its equivalent, calculated according to the methodology of it…

(1) The commissioner may adopt rules applicable to reinsurance agreements as provided in this section.(2) A rule adopted under this section may only apply to reinsurance relating to:(a) Life insurance policies with guaranteed nonlevel gross premiums or guaranteed nonlevel benefit…

(1) For the purposes of RCW 48.12.460(3), a "qualified United States financial institution" means an institution that:(a) Is organized or (in the case of a United States office of a foreign banking organization) licensed, under the laws of the United States or any state thereof;(…

Credit for reinsurance, as either an asset or a deduction, is prohibited in an accounting or financial statement of the ceding insurer in respect to the reinsurance contract unless, in such contract, the reinsurer undertakes to indemnify the ceding insurer against all or a part o…

(1) The assuming alien reinsurer must register with the commissioner and must:(a) File with the commissioner evidence of its submission to this state's jurisdiction and to this state's authority to examine its books and records under chapter 48.03 RCW;(b) Designate the commission…

The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this subchapter.[ 2015 c 63 s 15.]

Chapter 63, Laws of 2015 applies to all cessions after July 24, 2015, under reinsurance agreements that have an inception, anniversary, or renewal date not less than six months after July 24, 2015.[ 2015 c 63 s 16.]