A. For purposes of paragraph 3 of Section 5123 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a "qualified United States financial institution" means an institution that:
1. Is organized or, in case of a United States office of a foreign banking organization, licensed under the laws of the United States or any state thereof;
2. Is regulated, supervised and examined by United States federal or state authorities having regulatory authority over banks and trust companies; and
3. Has been determined by either the Insurance Commissioner or the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to meet such standards of financial condition and standing as are considered necessary and appropriate to regulate the quality of financial institutions whose letters of credit will be acceptable to the Commissioner.
B. For purposes of the provisions of the Credit for Reinsurance Act specifying those institutions that are eligible to act as a fiduciary of a trust, a "qualified United States financial institution" means an institution that:
1. Is organized or, in the case of a United States branch or agency office of a foreign banking organization, licensed under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and has been granted authority to operate with fiduciary powers; and
2. Is regulated, supervised and examined by federal or state authorities having regulatory authority over banks and trust companies.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 298, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.