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§53907 Reinsurance

Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part C — Financial Assistance Programs › CHAPTER 539 — WAR RISK INSURANCE › § 53907

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation may give reinsurance to an insurance company that is allowed to do business in a U.S. state, and may buy reinsurance from such a company for any insurance the Secretary provides under this chapter. The Secretary must use the higher of two rates — the Secretary’s own rate for similar risks or the insurer’s usual rate — so the Secretary gets the better deal. The Secretary may pay a reasonable extra amount to cover the company’s service or facility costs, but may not pay for selling or promoting insurance.

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Title 46, §53907

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(a)In General.—
To the extent the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to provide insurance under this chapter, the Secretary may provide reinsurance to a company authorized to do insurance business in a State of the United States. The Secretary may obtain reinsurance from such a company for any insurance provided by the Secretary under this chapter.
(b)Rates.—
The Secretary may not provide reinsurance at rates less than, nor obtain reinsurance at rates more than, the rates established by the Secretary on the same or similar risks or the rates charged by the insurance company for the insurance reinsured, whichever is more advantageous to the Secretary. However, the Secretary may provide an allowance to the insurance company for the costs of services and facilities the company provides, in an amount the Secretary considers reasonable according to good business practice. The allowance to the company may not include any amount for soliciting or stimulating insurance business.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5390746 App.:1287.June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XII, § 1207, as added Sept. 7, 1950, ch. 906, 64 Stat. 775. In subsection (a), the words “insurance under this chapter” are substituted for “marine, war risk, and liability insurance” for consistency in this chapter. The words “in whole or in part” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “obtain reinsurance from” are substituted for “reinsure with, or cede or retrocede to” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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Citation

46 U.S.C. § 53907

Title 46, Shipping

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110