Any transaction of the insurer with a reinsurer shall be deemed fraudulent and may be avoided by the receiver under § 58-29B-61 if:

(1) The transaction consists of the termination, adjustment, or settlement of a reinsurance contract in which the reinsurer is released from any part of its duty to pay the originally specified share of losses that had occurred prior to the time of the transaction, unless the reinsurer gives a present fair equivalent value for the release; and

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-29B-62

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

(2) Any part of the transaction took place within one year prior to the date of filing of the petition through which the receivership was commenced.

Source: SL 1989, ch 436, § 62.