Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 731 § 731.514 — Ceding

Ceding insurer’s management of reinsurance recoverables; requirement to diversify reinsurance program. (1) A ceding insurer shall manage the ceding insurer’s reinsurance recoverables in proportion to the ceding insurer’s book of business. A domestic ceding insurer shall notify the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services within 30 days after reinsurance recoverables from any single assuming insurer or group of affiliated assuming insurers exceeds or is likely to exceed 50 percent of the domestic ceding insurer’s surplus, as last reported to the ceding insurer’s policyholders. In the notification, the domestic ceding insurer shall demonstrate that the domestic ceding insurer is safely managing the exposure. (2) A ceding insurer shall diversify the ceding insurer’s reinsurance program. A domestic ceding insurer shall notify the director within 30 days after ceding to any single assuming insurer or group of affiliated assuming insurers more than 20 percent of the ceding insurer’s gross written premium in the previous calendar year or after determining that the ceded reinsurance will likely exceed this percentage. In the notification, the domestic ceding insurer shall demonstrate that the domestic ceding insurer is safely managing the exposure. [2019 c.151 §2]