(a) A reinsurance intermediary shall be subject to examination by the commissioner. The commissioner shall have access to all books, bank accounts, and records of each reinsurance intermediary in a form usable to the commissioner.
(b) A reinsurance intermediary-manager may be examined as if it were the reinsurer.
(c) All documents and information disclosed in connection with the examination of a reinsurance intermediary may be used by the commissioner and shall be given confidential treatment by the commissioner to the same extent as provided in Section 735.5 for documents and information disclosed in connection with the examination of an insurer.
(d) An examination shall be at the expense of the reinsurance intermediary. The commissioner may revoke the license of the reinsurance intermediary for a refusal to promptly pay the examination expense when due.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 321, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)