Assumption agreement.

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  • (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a credit for reinsurance ceded under Section 31A-17-404 or 31A-17-404.1 is not allowed unless, in addition to meeting the requirements of Section 31A-17-404 or 31A-17-404.1, the reinsurance agreement provides in substance that if the ceding insurer is insolvent, the reinsurance is payable by the assuming insurer:
    • (a) on the basis of the liability of the ceding insurer under the contract or contracts reinsured;
    • (b) without diminution because of the insolvency of the ceding insurer; and
    • (c) directly to the ceding insurer or to its domiciliary liquidator or receiver.
  • (2) Subsection (1) applies except if:
    • (a) a contract specifically provides another payee of the insurance in the event of the insolvency of the ceding insurer; or
    • (b) the assuming insurer, with the consent of the one or more direct insureds, assumes the policy obligations of the ceding insurer:
      • (i) as direct obligations of the assuming insurer to the payees under the policies; and
      • (ii) in substitution for the obligations of the ceding insurer to the payees.




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