§654.  Calculation of reinsurance credits

A.  For the purpose of determining the financial condition of a ceding insurer, only if such reinsurance is effected by the ceding insurer in any assuming insurer authorized to do such business in this state, the ceding insurer shall, in addition to any credit allowed against its loss reserves, receive credit for such reinsurance calculated in the following manner:

(1)  In the case of reinsurance of the whole or any part of any risk other than as specified in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the ceding insurer shall receive credit for such reinsurance by way of deduction from its unearned premium liability calculated in accordance with the provisions of Subpart B of Part IV of this Chapter, R.S. 22:761 et seq.

(2)  In the case of reinsurance of the whole or any part of any life insurance or annuity or noncancellable disability risk, the ceding insurer shall receive credit, by way of deduction from its reserve liability, in an amount not exceeding the amount of the reserve on the reinsured portion of such risk which the ceding insurer would have maintained if such portion had not been reinsured.

B.  For the purpose of determining the financial condition of any assuming insurer, the assuming insurer shall be charged with an amount in its unearned premium liability equal to the amount of the deduction specified in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this Section and in its valuation reserve liability with an amount at least equal to the amount which it would be required to maintain in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart if it were the direct insurer of such assumed risks on the basis specified in the reinsurance agreement.

Acts 1991, No. 996, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1182, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 22:941.3 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.

NOTE:  Former R.S. 22:654 redesignated as R.S. 22:881 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.