A ceding insurer may take credit under Title 24 A M.R.S.A. §731- B(1)(D) for reinsurance ceded in accordance with Sections 14 and 15, in an amount not to exceed the amount recognized by the ceding insurer as a liability for the risks ceded under the reinsurance agreement, to the extent that the assuming insurer's obligations have been secured at all times for which statutory financial statement credit is claimed under this section by unencumbered admitted assets, of a character, maturity, and value to fulfill the intent of the agreement, withheld by the ceding insurer in the United States, subject to withdrawal solely by the ceding insurer and under its exclusive control. The assets must be of the following form:
02-031 C.M.R. ch. 740, § 17