§ 27-52-4 — § 27-52-4. Required contract provisions — Reinsurance intermediary brokers.

Rhode Island § 27-52-4

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 27: Insurance
• Ch. 27-52: Reinsurance Intermediaries

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§ 27-52-4. Required contract provisions — Reinsurance intermediary brokers.

Transactions between a RB and the insurer it represents in that capacity shall only be entered into pursuant to a written authorization, specifying the responsibilities of each party. The authorization shall, at a minimum, provide that:

(1) The insurer may terminate the RB's authority at any time;

(2) The RB will render accounts to the insurer accurately detailing all material transactions, including information necessary to support all commissions, charges, and other fees received by, or owing, to the RB, and remit all funds due to the insurer within thirty (30) days of receipt;

(3) All funds collected for the insurer's account will be held by the RB in a fiduciary capacity in a bank that is a qualified U.S. financial institution as defined in this chapter;

(4) The RB will comply with § 27-52-5;

(5) The RB will comply with the written standards established by the insurer for the cession or retrocession of all risks; and

(6) The RB will disclose to the insurer any relationship with any reinsurer to which business will be ceded or retroceded.

Legislative History

P.L. 1992, ch. 445, § 1.