South Dakota Codified Laws 58-14-16.24. Credit for reinsurance for reinsurers in reciprocal jurisdictions–Capital and surplus requirements
An assuming insurer under § 58-14-16.23 shall have and maintain, on an ongoing basis:
(1) A license to transact reinsurance by, and have its head office or be domiciled in, a reciprocal jurisdiction;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-14-16.24
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
(2) Minimum capital and surplus, or its equivalent, calculated on at least an annual basis as of the preceding December thirty-first or at the annual date otherwise statutorily reported to the reciprocal jurisdiction, and confirmed pursuant to subdivision 58-14-16.25(6) according to the methodology of its domiciliary jurisdiction, in the following amounts:
(a) No less than two hundred fifty million dollars; or
(b) If the assuming insurer is an association, including incorporated and individual unincorporated underwriters, minimum capital and surplus equivalents net of liabilities or own funds of the equivalent of at least two hundred fifty million dollars and a central fund containing a balance of the equivalent of at least two hundred fifty million dollars; and
(3) Minimum solvency or capital ratio as follows:
(a) If the assuming insurer has its head office or is domiciled in a reciprocal jurisdiction as defined in subdivision 58-14-16.23(1), the ratio specified in the applicable covered agreement;
(b) If the assuming insurer is domiciled in a reciprocal jurisdiction as defined in subdivision 58-14-16.23(2), a risk-based capital ratio of three hundred percent of the authorized control level calculated in accordance with a formula developed by the NAIC and prescribed by the director; or
(c) If the assuming insurer is domiciled in a reciprocal jurisdiction as defined in subdivision 58-14-16.23(3), after consultation with the reciprocal jurisdiction and considering any recommendations published through the NAIC, such solvency or capital ratio as the director determines to be an effective measure of solvency.
Source: SL 2021, ch 211, § 2.