1. An insurer shall not engage the services of a person, firm, association, or corporation to act as a reinsurance intermediary-broker on its behalf unless the person is licensed as required by section 521C.3, subsection 1.
 2. An insurer shall not employ an individual who is employed by a reinsurance intermediary-broker with which the insurer transacts business, unless such reinsurance intermediary-broker is under common control with the insurer and subject to chapter 521A relating to the regulation of insurance company holding systems.
 3. The insurer shall annually obtain a copy of statements of the financial condition of each reinsurance intermediary-broker with which the insurer transacts business.