Title 48, INSURANCE

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) Notwith…

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 …

(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 …

(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 benef…

(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 commissi…

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.]

(1) The purpose of chapter 188, Laws of 2011 is to protect and to further the interests of insureds, creditors, and the general public by providing, with minimum interference with management initiative and judgment, prudent standards for the development and administration of insu…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Derivative instrument" means an item appropriately reported in schedule DB (derivative instruments) or schedule DC (insurance futures and insurance futures options) o…

(1) Minimum financial security benchmark. (a) Unless otherwise established in accordance with (b) and (c) of this subsection, the amount of the minimum financial security benchmark for an insurer shall be the greater of: (i) The authorized control level risk-based capital applica…

(1) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, an insurer may loan or invest its funds, and may buy, sell, hold title to, possess, occupy, pledge, convey, manage, protect, insure, and deal with its investments, property, and other assets to the same extent as any other person or …

The following factors shall be evaluated by the insurer and considered along with its business in determining whether an investment portfolio or investment policy is prudent; the commissioner shall consider the following factors prior to making a determination that an insurer's i…

In acquiring, investing, exchanging, holding, selling, and managing investments, an insurer shall establish and follow a written investment policy that shall be reviewed and approved by the insurer's board of directors at least annually. The content and format of an insurer's inv…

The following classes of investments may be counted for the purposes specified in RCW 48.13.101, whether they are made directly or as a participant in a partnership, joint venture, or limited liability company. Investments in partnerships, joint ventures, and limited liability co…

(1) Class limitations. For the purposes of RCW 48.13.101, the following limitations on classes of investments apply: (a) Investments authorized by RCW 48.13.061(2), and investments authorized by RCW 48.13.061(7) that are of the types described in RCW 48.13.061(2); (i) The aggrega…

An insurer doing business that requires it to make payment in different currencies shall have investments in securities in each of these currencies in an amount that independently of all other investments meets the requirements of this chapter as applied separately to the insurer…

(1)(a) An insurer shall not invest in investments that are prohibited for an insurer by statutes or rules of this state. (b) The use of a derivative instrument for replication, speculative, or for any purposes other than hedging or income generation, is prohibited. (c) Investment…

(1) Invested assets may be counted toward satisfaction of the minimum asset requirement only so far as they are invested in compliance with this chapter and applicable rules adopted and orders issued by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter. Assets other than invested assets …

(1) The commissioner may require any of the following from a person subject to regulation under this chapter: (a) Statements, reports, answers to questionnaires, and other information, and evidence thereof, in whatever reasonable form the commissioner designates, and at such reas…

The commissioner may retain at the insurer's expense attorneys, actuaries, accountants, and other experts not otherwise a part of the commissioner's staff as may be reasonably necessary to assist in reviewing the insurer's investments. Persons so retained shall be under the direc…

(1) If the commissioner determines that an insurer's investment practices do not meet the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner may, after notification to the insurer of the commissioner's findings, order the insurer to make changes necessary to comply with the provisions …

An insurer aggrieved by an order or any other act or failure to act of the commissioner regarding compliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter may request a hearing by following the procedures of chapters 48.04 and 34.05 RCW. [ 2011 c 188 s 15.]

The investment policy, or information related to the investment policy provided to the commissioner for review under this chapter shall be considered confidential and shall not be a public record or subject to subpoena. [ 2011 c 188 s 16.]

(1) This chapter prevails over any other statute purporting to authorize an insurer to make a particular investment if the other statute was enacted before July 1, 2012, and prevails over any statute enacted after July 1, 2012, unless the latter specifically includes amendments m…

(1) The commissioner may, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, adopt rules interpreting and implementing the provisions of this chapter. (2) The commissioner may, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, adopt special investment restrictions as follows: (a) The commissioner may by …

A written record of each investment or loan of the funds of a domestic insurer shall contain: (1) In the case of loans: The name of the borrower; the location and legal description of the property; a physical description, and the appraised value of the security; the amount of the…

The investments of a foreign or alien insurer shall be as permitted by the laws of its domicile but shall be of a quality substantially as high as those required under this chapter for similar funds of like domestic insurers. [1947 c 79 s .13.36; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 45.13.36.]

The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 48.13.450 through 48.13.475 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Agent" means a national bank, state bank, trust company, or broker/dealer that maintains an account in its name in a clearing corporation or that i…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a domestic insurance company may deposit or arrange for the deposit of securities held in or purchased for its general account and its separate accounts in a clearing corporation. When securities are deposited with a clearing corporatio…

The following are the only authorized methods of holding securities: (1) A domestic insurance company may hold securities in definitive certificates; (2) A domestic insurance company may, pursuant to an agreement, designate a custodian through which it can transact and maintain b…

A domestic insurance company using the methods of holding securities under RCW 48.13.460 (2) or (3) is required to receive a confirmation from: (1) The custodian whenever securities are received or surrendered pursuant to the domestic insurance company's instructions to a securit…

(1) A broker executing a securities trade pursuant to an order from a domestic insurance company shall send confirmation to the domestic insurance company or the clearing corporation confirming the order has been executed within twenty-four hours after order completion. (2) A bro…

(1) Notwithstanding the maintenance of securities with a custodian pursuant to agreement, if the commissioner: (a) Has reasonable cause to believe that the domestic insurer: (i) Is conducting its business and affairs in such a manner as to threaten to render it insolvent; (ii) Is…

(1) An insurance company may, by written agreement with a custodian, provide for the custody of its securities with that custodian. The securities that are the subject of the agreement may be held by the custodian or its agent or in a clearing corporation. (2) The agreement shall…

The commissioner may adopt rules governing the deposit by insurance companies of securities with clearing corporations, including establishing standards for national banks, state banks, trust companies, and brokers/dealers to qualify as custodians for insurance company securities…

This act takes effect July 1, 2012. [ 2011 c 188 s 24.]

(1) The commissioner shall collect in advance the following fees: (a) For filing charter documents: (i) Original charter documents, bylaws or record of organization of insurers, or certified copies thereof, required to be filed. . . . $250.00 (ii) Amended charter documents, or ce…

(1)(a) Subject to other provisions of this chapter, each authorized insurer except title insurers and registered eligible captive insurers as defined in RCW 48.201.020 shall on or before the first day of March of each year pay to the state treasurer through the commissioner's off…

(1) As used in this section, "taxpayer" means a health maintenance organization as defined in RCW 48.46.020, a health care service contractor as defined in chapter 48.44 RCW, or a self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined in RCW 48.125.010. (2) Each taxpayer mu…

(1) In addition to any other taxes or other charges imposed under this chapter, each health carrier subject to tax under RCW 48.14.020 or 48.14.0201 shall, on or before the first day of March of each year pay to the state treasurer through the commissioner's office an annual cove…

As to premiums received from policies or contracts issued in connection with a pension, annuity or profit-sharing plan exempt or qualified under sections 401, 403(b), 404, 408(b), or 501(a) of the United States internal revenue code, the rate of tax specified in RCW 48.14.020 sha…

(1) The taxes imposed in RCW 48.14.020 and 48.14.0201 do not apply to premiums and prepayments collected or received for policies of insurance issued under RCW 48.41.010 through 48.41.210. (2) In computing tax due under RCW 48.14.020 and 48.14.0201, there may be deducted from tax…