Section 500.1105 - Reduction from liability by ceding insurer to assuming insurer not meeting requirements of MCL 500.1103; securityAn asset or a reduction from liability for the reinsurance ceded by a ceding insurer to an assuming insurer that does not meet the requirements of section 1103 is allowed in an amount not to exceed the liabilities carried by the ceding insurer. In addition, any asset or reduction from liability for reinsurance ceded is allowed under this section only to the extent that it is consistent with any rules promulgated by the director under section 1106 regarding the valuation of reserve credits or assets, the amount and forms of security supporting reinsurance agreements, or the circumstances under which credit will be reduced or eliminated. The reduction must be in the amount of funds held by or on behalf of the ceding insurer, including funds held in trust for the ceding insurer, under a reinsurance contract with the assuming insurer as security for the payment of obligations under the reinsurance contract, if the security is held in the United States subject to withdrawal solely by, and under the exclusive control of, the ceding insurer and, for a trust, held in a qualified United States financial institution. This security may be in the form of any of the following:
(b) Securities that may be valued by the director under sections 841 and 842 and are approved for investment by insurers under chapter 9, including those considered exempt from filing as defined by the purposes and procedures manual of the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.(c) Clean, irrevocable, unconditional letters of credit, issued or confirmed by a qualified United States financial institution no later than December 31 of the year for which filing is being made, and in the possession of the ceding insurer on or before the filing date of its annual statement. Letters of credit that meet applicable standards of issuer acceptability on the date the letters of credit are issued or confirmed are, notwithstanding the issuing or confirming institution's subsequent failure to meet applicable standards of issuer acceptability, acceptable as security until their expiration, extension, renewal, modification, or amendment, whichever occurs first.(d) Any other form of security acceptable to the director.Amended by 2018, Act 91,s 2, eff. 6/24/2018.Add. 1994, Act 226, Imd. Eff. 6/27/1994 ;--Am. 2000, Act 283, Imd. Eff. 7/10/2000.