Arkansas § 23-63-1608 Examinations

Arkansas Statutes

§ 23-63-1608 — Examinations

Arkansas § 23-63-1608

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Ark. Code Ann. § 23-63-1608 (2026).

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(a)(1) At least one (1) time every five (5) years, or whenever the Insurance Commissioner determines it to be prudent, the commissioner or a person appointed by the commissioner shall visit each captive insurance company and thoroughly inspect and examine its affairs to ascertain its financial condition, its ability to fulfill its obligations, and whether or not it has complied with this subchapter.

(2)The expenses and charges of the examination shall be paid to the state by the company or companies examined, according to the Arkansas Insurance Code.

(b)(1) All examination reports, preliminary examination reports or results, working papers, recorded information, and documents and copies of documents produced by, obtained by, or disclosed to the commissioner or any other person in the co

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(a) (1) At least one (1) time every five (5) years, or whenever the Insurance Commissioner determines it to be prudent, the commissioner or a person appointed by the commissioner shall visit each captive insurance company and thoroughly inspect and examine its affairs to ascertain its financial condition, its ability to fulfill its obligations, and whether or not it has complied with this subchapter. (2) The expenses and charges of the examination shall be paid to the state by the company or companies examined, according to the Arkansas Insurance Code. (b) (1) All examination reports, preliminary examination reports or results, working papers, recorded information, and documents and copies of documents produced by, obtained by, or disclosed to the commissioner or any other person in the course of an examination made under this section, are confidential and are not subject to subpoena and may not be made public by the commissioner or an employee or agent of the commissioner without the written consent of the company, except to the extent provided in this subsection. (2) Nothing in this subsection prevents the commissioner from using this information in furtherance of the commissioner's regulatory authority under the Arkansas Insurance Code. (3) The commissioner may grant access to this information under § 23-61-107 or to public officers having jurisdiction over the regulation of insurance in any other state or country or to law enforcement officers of this state or any other state or agency of the United States Government at any time, so long as the officers receiving the information agree in writing to hold it in a manner consistent with this section. (c) (1) (A) This section applies to all business written by a captive insurance company. (B) The examination for a branch captive insurance company must be of branch business and branch operations only, as long as the branch captive insurance company: (i) Provides annually to the commissioner a certificate of compliance or its equivalent issued by or filed with the licensing authority of the jurisdiction in which the branch captive insurance company is formed; and (ii) Demonstrates to the commissioner's satisfaction that it is operating in sound financial condition in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations of that jurisdiction. (2) As a condition of licensure, the alien captive insurance company shall grant authority to the commissioner for examination of the affairs of the alien captive insurance company in the jurisdiction in which the alien captive insurance company is formed. (d) To the extent that § 23-61-201 et seq. does not contradict this section, § 23-61-201 et seq. applies to captive insurance companies licensed under this subchapter.