Bill Text: NY A03791 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to credit default insurance corporations.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to insurance [A03791 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A03791-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3791 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, BING, KELLNER, CYMBROWITZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, SCHROEDER, SPANO, DESTITO, BARCLAY, TITONE -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON, BOYLAND, CAHILL, CALHOUN, CASTRO, DenDEKKER, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, LANCMAN, LIFTON, MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, MILLMAN, PHEFFER, RAIA, REILLY, ROBINSON, SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to credit default insur- ance corporations, and to repeal certain provisions of the insurance law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Article 69 of the insurance law is REPEALED and a new arti- 2 cle 69 is added to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 69 4 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATIONS 5 SECTION 6901. DEFINITIONS. 6 6902. ORGANIZATION; FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS. 7 6903. CONTINGENCY, LOSS AND UNEARNED PREMIUM RESERVES; COLLAT- 8 ERAL. 9 6904. LIMITATIONS. 10 6905. POLICY FORMS AND RATES. 11 6906. REINSURANCE. 12 6907. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS. 13 6908. RELATIONSHIP TO SECURITY FUND. 14 6909. PENALTIES. 15 6910. TRANSITION PROVISION. 16 S 6901. DEFINITIONS: (A) "CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE" MEANS: 17 (1) A SURETY BOND, OR OTHER CONTRACT, AND ANY GUARANTEE WHICH IS PAYA- 18 BLE UPON OCCURRENCE OF FINANCIAL LOSS, AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF ANY 19 OBLIGOR ON OR ISSUER OF ANY DEBT INSTRUMENT OR OTHER MONETARY OBLIGATION 20 TO PAY WHEN DUE TO BE PAID BY THE OBLIGOR OR SCHEDULED AT THE TIME EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05248-01-1 A. 3791 2 1 INSURED TO BE RECEIVED BY THE HOLDER OF THE OBLIGATION, PRINCIPAL, 2 INTEREST, PREMIUM, DIVIDEND OR PURCHASE PRICE OF OR ON, OR OTHER AMOUNTS 3 DUE OR PAYABLE WITH RESPECT TO, SUCH INSTRUMENT OR OBLIGATION, WHEN SUCH 4 FAILURE IS THE RESULT OF A FINANCIAL DEFAULT OR INSOLVENCY, OR OTHER 5 CREDIT EVENT, OR, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PAYMENT SOURCE IS INVESTMENT GRADE, 6 ANY OTHER FAILURE TO MAKE PAYMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH OBLIGATION 7 IS INCURRED DIRECTLY OR AS GUARANTOR BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER OBLIGOR 8 THAT HAS ALSO DEFAULTED; 9 (2) CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE INCLUDES OTHER EVENTS WHICH THE SUPER- 10 INTENDENT DETERMINES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ANY OF THE EVENTS 11 DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION. 12 (3) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION, "CREDIT DEFAULT 13 INSURANCE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE: 14 (A) INSURANCE OF ANY LOSS RESULTING FROM ANY EVENT DESCRIBED IN PARA- 15 GRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION IF THE LOSS IS PAYABLE ONLY UPON THE OCCUR- 16 RENCE OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, AS SPECIFIED IN A SURETY BOND, INSURANCE 17 POLICY OR INDEMNITY CONTRACT: 18 (I) A FORTUITOUS PHYSICAL EVENT; 19 (II) FAILURE OF OR DEFICIENCY IN THE OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT; OR 20 (III) AN INABILITY TO EXTRACT OR RECOVER A NATURAL RESOURCE; 21 (B) FIDELITY AND SURETY INSURANCE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH SIXTEEN OF 22 SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS 23 CHAPTER; 24 (C) CREDIT INSURANCE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH SEVENTEEN OF SUBSECTION 25 (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER; 26 (D) CREDIT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH TWENTY-FOUR 27 OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS 28 CHAPTER; 29 (E) RESIDUAL VALUE INSURANCE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH TWENTY-TWO OF 30 SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS 31 CHAPTER; 32 (F) MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURANCE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH TWENTY-THREE 33 OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS 34 CHAPTER AND AS PERMITTED TO BE WRITTEN BY A MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURER 35 UNDER ARTICLE SIXTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER; 36 (G) GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS ISSUED BY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES 37 WHICH PROVIDE THAT THE LIFE INSURER ITSELF WILL MAKE SPECIFIED PAYMENTS 38 IN EXCHANGE FOR SPECIFIC PREMIUMS OR CONTRIBUTIONS; 39 (H) INDEMNITY CONTRACTS OR SIMILAR GUARANTIES, TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY 40 ARE NOT OTHERWISE LIMITED OR PROSCRIBED BY THIS CHAPTER: 41 (I) IN WHICH A LIFE INSURER OR AN INSURER SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 42 FORTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER GUARANTIES ITS OBLIGATIONS OR INDEBTEDNESS 43 OR THE OBLIGATIONS OR INDEBTEDNESS OF A SUBSIDIARY (AS DEFINED IN PARA- 44 GRAPH FORTY OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS CHAP- 45 TER), OTHER THAN A FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, PROVIDED 46 THAT: 47 (I) TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH OBLIGATIONS OR INDEBTEDNESS ARE BACKED 48 BY SPECIFIC ASSETS, SUCH ASSETS MUST AT ALL TIMES BE OWNED BY THE INSUR- 49 ER OR THE SUBSIDIARY; AND 50 (II) IN THE CASE OF THE GUARANTY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OR INDEBTEDNESS OF 51 THE SUBSIDIARY THAT ARE NOT BACKED BY SPECIFIC ASSETS OF SUCH INSURER, 52 SUCH GUARANTY TERMINATES ONCE THE SUBSIDIARY CEASES TO BE A SUBSIDIARY; 53 OR 54 (II) IN WHICH A LIFE INSURER GUARANTIES OBLIGATIONS OR INDEBTEDNESS 55 (INCLUDING THE OBLIGATION TO SUBSTITUTE ASSETS WHERE APPROPRIATE) WITH 56 RESPECT TO SPECIFIC ASSETS ACQUIRED BY SUCH LIFE INSURER IN THE COURSE A. 3791 3 1 OF ITS NORMAL INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES AND NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESALE 2 WITH CREDIT ENHANCEMENT, OR GUARANTIES OBLIGATIONS OR INDEBTEDNESS 3 ACQUIRED BY ITS SUBSIDIARY, PROVIDED THAT THE ASSETS ACQUIRED PURSUANT 4 TO THIS ITEM HAVE BEEN: 5 (I) ACQUIRED BY A SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITY, WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE IS TO 6 ACQUIRE SPECIFIC ASSETS OF SUCH LIFE INSURER OR ITS SUBSIDIARY AND ISSUE 7 SECURITIES OR PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES BACKED BY SUCH ASSETS; OR 8 (II) SOLD TO AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY; OR 9 (III) IN WHICH A LIFE INSURER GUARANTIES OBLIGATIONS OR INDEBTEDNESS 10 OF AN EMPLOYEE OR INSURANCE AGENT OF SUCH LIFE INSURER; OR 11 (I) GUARANTEES OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOANS, UNLESS WRITTEN BY A CREDIT 12 DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION; 13 (J) GUARANTEES OF INSURANCE CONTRACTS, EXCEPT FOR: 14 (I) GUARANTEES AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED 15 FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER; 16 (II) CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICIES INSURING GUARANTEED INVESTMENT 17 CONTRACTS ISSUED BY LIFE INSURERS, PROVIDED THAT: 18 (I) THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER SUCH CONTRACTS ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON THE 19 CONTINUANCE OF HUMAN LIFE; 20 (II) THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICIES DO NOT GUARANTY DEATH BENE- 21 FITS PROVIDED BY SUCH CONTRACTS; 22 (III) THE OBLIGATIONS INSURED BY THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICIES 23 ARE INVESTMENT GRADE BASED ON THE RATING OF THE LIFE INSURERS OR, IN THE 24 CASE OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS, BASED ON THE 25 RATINGS OF SUCH SEPARATE ACCOUNTS; 26 (IV) THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICIES SHALL NOT CONDITION OR 27 DELAY PAYMENT OF A CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CONTRACTS UPON THE INSURED 28 OR BENEFICIARY MAKING A CLAIM ON THE CONTRACTS WITH ANY INSURANCE GUAR- 29 ANTY FUND UNDER THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION; AND 30 (V) THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICIES PROVIDE THAT IF, PRIOR TO 31 PAYMENT BY THE INSURER UNDER THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICIES, THE 32 GUARANTY FUND HAS PAID A CLAIM UNDER SUCH CONTRACTS FOR AN AMOUNT THAT, 33 WHEN ADDED TO THE AMOUNT PAYABLE UNDER THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE 34 POLICIES, WOULD EXCEED THE AMOUNT OWED UNDER SUCH CONTRACTS, THEN THE 35 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURER SHALL PAY THE PORTION OF THE AMOUNT PAYABLE IN 36 EXCESS OF THE CONTRACT AMOUNTS TO THE GUARANTY FUND INSTEAD OF TO THE 37 BENEFICIARY UNDER SUCH CONTRACTS; OR 38 (K) ANY OTHER FORM OF INSURANCE COVERING RISKS WHICH THE SUPERINTEN- 39 DENT DETERMINES TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING. 40 (B) "CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION" OR "CORPORATION" MEANS AN 41 INSURER LICENSED TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS OF CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE IN 42 THIS STATE. 43 (C) "AFFILIATE" MEANS A PERSON WHICH, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OWNS AT 44 LEAST TEN PERCENT BUT LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE CREDIT DEFAULT 45 INSURANCE CORPORATION OR WHICH IS AT LEAST TEN PERCENT BUT LESS THAN 46 FIFTY PERCENT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OWNED BY A CREDIT DEFAULT INSUR- 47 ANCE CORPORATION. 48 (D) "AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY" MEANS THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF INSURED 49 UNPAID PRINCIPAL, INTEREST AND OTHER MONETARY PAYMENTS, IF ANY, OF GUAR- 50 ANTIED OBLIGATIONS INSURED OR ASSUMED, LESS REINSURANCE CEDED AND LESS 51 COLLATERAL. 52 (E) "ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES" MEANS: SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL 53 OBLIGATIONS OF AN ISSUER PROVIDED THAT: 54 (1) THE ISSUER IS A SPECIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION, TRUST OR OTHER ENTI- 55 TY, OR (PROVIDED THAT THE SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS 56 CONSTITUTE AN INSURABLE RISK) IS A BANK, TRUST COMPANY OR OTHER FINAN- A. 3791 4 1 CIAL INSTITUTION, DEPOSITS IN WHICH ARE INSURED BY THE BANK INSURANCE 2 FUND OR THE SAVINGS INSURANCE FUND (OR ANY SUCCESSOR THERETO); AND 3 (2) A POOL OF ASSETS COMPRISED OF SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL OBLI- 4 GATIONS EXPECTED TO GENERATE EITHER CASH FLOW OR CASH PROCEEDS BY THE 5 TERMS OF THE SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, OR PURSUANT TO 6 LEASES OR OTHER CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING ANY EXPECTED EXTENSIONS OR 7 RENEWALS THEREOF, OR THROUGH A SALE IN A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MARKET FOR 8 PROCEEDS SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INSURED OBLIGATIONS: 9 (A) HAS BEEN CONVEYED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO OR IS 10 OTHERWISE OWNED OR ACQUIRED BY THE ISSUER; 11 (B) SUCH POOL OF ASSETS BACKS THE SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL OBLI- 12 GATIONS ISSUED; AND 13 (C) NO ASSET IN SUCH POOL, OTHER THAN AN ASSET DIRECTLY PAYABLE BY, 14 GUARANTEED BY OR BACKED BY THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE UNITED 15 STATES GOVERNMENT OR THAT OTHERWISE QUALIFIES AS COLLATERAL UNDER PARA- 16 GRAPH ONE OR TWO OF SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION, HAS A VALUE EXCEED- 17 ING TWENTY PERCENT OF THE POOL'S AGGREGATE VALUE. 18 (F) "AVERAGE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF INSURED UNPAID 19 PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON AN OBLIGATION, MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF 20 SUCH INSURED OBLIGATIONS (ASSUMING EACH OBLIGATION REPRESENTS ONE THOU- 21 SAND DOLLARS PAR VALUE), DIVIDED BY THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AGGREGATE 22 LIFE OF ALL SUCH OBLIGATIONS (ASSUMING EACH OBLIGATION REPRESENTS ONE 23 THOUSAND DOLLARS PAR VALUE). THIS DEFINITION, EXPRESSED AS A FORMULA IN 24 REGARD TO BONDS, IS AS FOLLOWS: 25 AVERAGE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE= TOTAL DEBT SERVICE X NO. OF BONDS 26 --------------------------------- 27 BOND YEARS 28 TOTAL DEBT SERVICE= INSURED UNPAID PRINCIPAL + INTEREST 29 NUMBER OF BONDS= TOTAL INSURED PRINCIPAL 30 ----------------------- 31 $1,000 32 BOND YEARS= NUMBER OF BONDS X TERM IN YEARS 33 TERM IN YEARS = TERM TO MATURITY BASED ON SCHEDULED AMORTIZATION OR, 34 IN THE ABSENCE OF A SCHEDULED AMORTIZATION IN THE CASE OF ASSET-BACKED 35 SECURITIES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS LACKING A SCHEDULED AMORTIZATION, 36 EXPECTED AMORTIZATION, IN EACH CASE DETERMINED AS OF THE DATE OF ISSU- 37 ANCE OF THE INSURANCE POLICY BASED UPON THE AMORTIZATION ASSUMPTIONS 38 EMPLOYED IN PRICING THE INSURED OBLIGATIONS OR OTHERWISE USED BY THE 39 INSURER TO DETERMINE AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY. 40 (G) "COLLATERAL" MEANS: 41 (1) CASH; 42 (2) THE CASH FLOW FROM SPECIFIC OBLIGATIONS WHICH ARE NOT CALLABLE AND 43 SCHEDULED TO BE RECEIVED BASED ON EXPECTED PREPAYMENT SPEED ON OR PRIOR 44 TO THE DATE OF SCHEDULED DEBT SERVICE (INCLUDING SCHEDULED REDEMPTIONS 45 OR PREPAYMENTS) ON THE INSURED OBLIGATION PROVIDED THAT (A) SUCH SPECIF- 46 IC OBLIGATIONS ARE DIRECTLY PAYABLE BY, GUARANTEED BY OR BACKED BY THE 47 FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, (B) IN THE CASE 48 OF INSURED OBLIGATIONS DENOMINATED OR PAYABLE IN FOREIGN CURRENCY AS 49 PERMITTED UNDER PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND 50 NINE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, SUCH SPECIFIC OBLIGATIONS ARE DIRECT- 51 LY PAYABLE BY, GUARANTEED BY OR BACKED BY THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF 52 SUCH FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OR THE CENTRAL BANK THEREOF, OR (C) SUCH SPECIF- A. 3791 5 1 IC OBLIGATIONS ARE INSURED BY THE SAME INSURER THAT INSURES THE OBLI- 2 GATIONS BEING COLLATERALIZED, AND THE CASH FLOWS FROM SUCH SPECIFIC 3 OBLIGATIONS ARE SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INSURED SCHEDULED PAYMENTS ON 4 THE OBLIGATIONS BEING COLLATERALIZED. 5 (3) THE MARKET VALUE OF INVESTMENT GRADE OBLIGATIONS, OTHER THAN OBLI- 6 GATIONS EVIDENCING AN INTEREST IN THE PROJECT OR PROJECTS FINANCED WITH 7 THE PROCEEDS OF THE INSURED OBLIGATIONS; OR 8 (4) THE FACE AMOUNT OF EACH LETTER OF CREDIT THAT: 9 (A) IS IRREVOCABLE; 10 (B) PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT UNDER THE LETTER OF CREDIT IN LIEU OF OR AS 11 REIMBURSEMENT TO THE INSURER FOR PAYMENT REQUIRED UNDER A CREDIT DEFAULT 12 INSURANCE POLICY; 13 (C) IS ISSUED, PRESENTABLE AND PAYABLE EITHER: 14 (I) AT AN OFFICE OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUER IN THE UNITED STATES; 15 OR 16 (II) AT AN OFFICE OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUER LOCATED IN THE JURIS- 17 DICTION IN WHICH THE TRUSTEE OR PAYING AGENT FOR THE INSURED OBLIGATION 18 IS LOCATED 19 (D) CONTAINS A STATEMENT THAT EITHER: 20 (I) IDENTIFIES THE INSURER AND ANY SUCCESSOR BY OPERATION OF LAW, 21 INCLUDING ANY LIQUIDATOR, REHABILITATOR, RECEIVER OR CONSERVATOR, AS THE 22 BENEFICIARY; OR 23 (II) IDENTIFIES THE TRUSTEE OR THE PAYING AGENT FOR THE INSURED OBLI- 24 GATION AS THE BENEFICIARY; 25 (E) CONTAINS A STATEMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT THE OBLIGATION OF THE 26 LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUER UNDER THE LETTER OF CREDIT IS AN INDIVIDUAL 27 OBLIGATION OF SUCH ISSUER AND IS IN NO WAY CONTINGENT UPON REIMBURSEMENT 28 WITH RESPECT THERETO; 29 (F) CONTAINS AN ISSUE DATE AND A DATE OF EXPIRATION; 30 (G) EITHER: 31 (I) HAS A TERM AT LEAST AS LONG AS THE SHORTER OF THE TERM OF THE 32 INSURED OBLIGATION OR THE TERM OF THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICY; 33 OR 34 (II) PROVIDES THAT THE LETTER OF CREDIT SHALL NOT EXPIRE WITHOUT THIR- 35 TY DAYS PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE BENEFICIARY AND ALLOWS FOR DRAWING 36 UNDER THE LETTER OF CREDIT IN THE EVENT THAT, PRIOR TO EXPIRATION, THE 37 LETTER OF CREDIT IS NOT RENEWED OR EXTENDED OR A SUBSTITUTE LETTER OF 38 CREDIT OR ALTERNATE COLLATERAL MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS 39 SUBSECTION IS NOT PROVIDED; 40 (H) STATES THAT IT IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR 41 BY THE 1983 OR 1993 REVISION OF THE UNIFORM CUSTOMS AND PRACTICE FOR 42 DOCUMENTARY CREDITS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (PUBLICA- 43 TION 400 OR 500) OR ANY SUCCESSOR REVISION IF APPROVED BY THE SUPER- 44 INTENDENT, AND CONTAINS A PROVISION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME, OF NOT 45 LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS, TO DRAW AGAINST THE 46 LETTER OF CREDIT IN THE EVENT THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE OCCURRENCES 47 DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 19 OF PUBLICATION 400 OR 500 OCCURS; AND 48 (I) IS ISSUED BY A BANK, TRUST COMPANY, OR SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCI- 49 ATION THAT: 50 (I) IS ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR 51 ANY STATE THEREOF OR, IN THE CASE OF A NON-DOMESTIC FINANCIAL INSTITU- 52 TION, HAS A BRANCH OR AGENCY OFFICE LICENSED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE 53 UNITED STATES OR ANY STATE THEREOF AND IS DOMICILED IN A MEMBER COUNTRY 54 OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT HAVING A 55 SOVEREIGN RATING IN ONE OF THE TOP TWO GENERIC LETTERED RATING CLASSI- A. 3791 6 1 FICATIONS BY A SECURITIES RATING AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE SUPERINTEN- 2 DENT; 3 (II) HAS (OR IS THE PRINCIPAL OPERATING SUBSIDIARY OF A FINANCIAL 4 INSTITUTION HOLDING COMPANY THAT HAS) A LONG-TERM DEBT RATING OF AT 5 LEAST INVESTMENT GRADE; AND 6 (III) IS NOT A PARENT, SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE OR 7 PAYING AGENT, IF ANY, WITH RESPECT TO THE INSURED OBLIGATION IF SUCH 8 TRUSTEE OF PAYING AGENT IS THE NAMED BENEFICIARY OF THE LETTER OF CRED- 9 IT. 10 (H) "COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE" MEANS INCOME PRODUCING REAL PROPERTY 11 OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS. 12 (I) "CONTINGENCY RESERVE" MEANS AN ADDITIONAL LIABILITY RESERVE ESTAB- 13 LISHED TO PROTECT POLICY HOLDERS AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF ADVERSE ECONOMIC 14 DEVELOPMENTS OR CYCLES OR OTHER UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. 15 (J) "GOVERNMENTAL UNIT" MEANS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, A 16 MEMBER COUNTRY OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVEL- 17 OPMENT HAVING A SOVEREIGN RATING IN ONE OF THE TOP TWO GENERIC LETTERED 18 RATING CLASSIFICATIONS BY A SECURITIES RATING AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE 19 SUPERINTENDENT, A STATE, TERRITORY OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES OF 20 AMERICA, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, A PROVINCE OF CANADA, A MUNICIPALITY, 21 OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, OR ANY PUBLIC AGENCY 22 OR INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF. 23 (K) "EXCESS SPREAD" MEANS, WITH RESPECT TO ANY INSURED ISSUE OF 24 ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES, THE EXCESS OF: 25 (1) THE SCHEDULED CASH FLOW ON THE UNDERLYING ASSETS THAT IS REASON- 26 ABLY PROJECTED TO BE AVAILABLE, OVER THE TERM OF THE INSURED SECURITIES 27 AFTER PAYMENT OF THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSURED ISSUE, TO MAKE 28 DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS ON THE INSURED SECURITIES OVER 29 (2) THE SCHEDULED DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS ON THE INSURED SECURITIES, 30 PROVIDED THAT SUCH EXCESS IS HELD IN THE SAME MANNER AS COLLATERAL IS 31 REQUIRED TO BE HELD UNDER SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION. 32 (L) "INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOND" MEANS ANY SECURITY OR OTHER INSTRU- 33 MENT, OTHER THAN A UTILITY FIRST MORTGAGE OBLIGATION, UNDER WHICH A 34 PAYMENT OBLIGATION IS CREATED, ISSUED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A GOVERNMENTAL 35 UNIT, TO FINANCE A PROJECT SERVING A PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL OR 36 MANUFACTURING PURPOSE, AND NOT PAYABLE OR GUARANTIED BY A GOVERNMENTAL 37 UNIT. 38 (M) "INSURABLE RISK" MEANS, WITH RESPECT TO ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES, 39 AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION, THAT SUCH OBLIGATION ON AN 40 UNINSURED BASIS HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE NOT LESS THAN INVESTMENT GRADE 41 BASED SOLELY ON THE POOL OF ASSETS BACKING THE INSURED OBLIGATION OR 42 SECURING THE INSURER, WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THE CREDITWORTHINESS OF 43 THE ISSUER. 44 (N) "INVESTMENT GRADE" MEANS THAT: 45 (1) THE OBLIGATION OR PARITY OBLIGATION OF THE SAME ISSUER HAS BEEN 46 DETERMINED TO BE IN ONE OF THE TOP FOUR GENERIC LETTERED RATING CLASSI- 47 FICATIONS BY A SECURITIES RATING AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE SUPERINTEN- 48 DENT; 49 (2) THE OBLIGATION OR PARITY OBLIGATION OF THE SAME ISSUER HAS BEEN 50 IDENTIFIED IN WRITING BY SUCH RATING AGENCY TO BE OF INVESTMENT GRADE 51 QUALITY; OR 52 (3) IF THE OBLIGATION OR PARITY OBLIGATION OF THE SAME ISSUER HAS NOT 53 BEEN SUBMITTED TO ANY SUCH RATING AGENCY, THE OBLIGATION IS DETERMINED 54 TO BE INVESTMENT GRADE (AS INDICATED BY A RATING IN CATEGORY 1 OR 2) BY 55 THE SECURITIES VALUATION OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE 56 COMMISSIONERS. A. 3791 7 1 (O) "MUNICIPAL BONDS" MEANS MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND SPECIAL 2 REVENUE BONDS. 3 (P) "MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION BOND" MEANS ANY SECURITY OR OTHER INSTRU- 4 MENT, INCLUDING A LEASE PAYABLE OR GUARANTEED BY THE UNITED STATES OR 5 ANOTHER NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THAT QUALIFIES AS A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OR ANY 6 AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OR INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF, OR BY A STATE OR AN 7 EQUIVALENT POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF ANOTHER NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THAT 8 QUALIFIES AS A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT, BUT NOT A LEASE OF ANY OTHER GOVERN- 9 MENTAL UNIT, UNDER WHICH A PAYMENT OBLIGATION IS CREATED, ISSUED BY OR 10 ON BEHALF OF OR PAYABLE OR GUARANTEED BY A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OR ISSUED 11 BY A SPECIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION, SPECIAL PURPOSE TRUST OR OTHER SPECIAL 12 PURPOSE LEGAL ENTITY TO FINANCE A PROJECT SERVING A SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC 13 PURPOSE, AND WHICH IS: 14 (1) (A) PAYABLE FROM TAX REVENUES, BUT NOT TAX ALLOCATIONS, WITHIN THE 15 JURISDICTION OF SUCH GOVERNMENTAL UNIT; 16 (B) PAYABLE OR GUARANTEED BY THE UNITED STATES OR ANOTHER NATIONAL 17 GOVERNMENT THAT QUALIFIES AS A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT, OR ANY AGENCY, DEPART- 18 MENT OR INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF, OR BY A HOUSING AGENCY OF A STATE OR AN 19 EQUIVALENT SUBDIVISION OF ANOTHER NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THAT QUALIFIES AS 20 A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT; 21 (C) PAYABLE FROM RATES OR CHARGES (BUT NOT TOLLS) LEVIED OR COLLECTED 22 IN RESPECT OF A NON-NUCLEAR UTILITY PROJECT, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 23 FACILITY (OTHER THAN AN AIRPORT), OR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITY; 24 OR 25 (D) WITH RESPECT TO LEASE OBLIGATIONS, PAYABLE FROM FUTURE APPROPRI- 26 ATIONS; AND 27 (2) PROVIDED THAT, IN THE CASE OF OBLIGATIONS OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE 28 CORPORATION, SPECIAL PURPOSE TRUST OR OTHER SPECIAL PURPOSE LEGAL ENTI- 29 TY: 30 (A) SUCH OBLIGATIONS ARE INVESTMENT GRADE AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE; 31 (B) SUCH OBLIGATIONS ARE PAYABLE FROM SOURCES ENUMERATED IN SUBPARA- 32 GRAPH (A), (B), (C) OR (D) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION; AND 33 (C) THE PROJECT BEING FINANCED OR THE TOLLS, TARIFFS, USAGE FEES OR 34 OTHER SIMILAR RATES OR CHARGES FOR ITS USE ARE SUBJECT TO REGULATION OR 35 OVERSIGHT BY A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. 36 (Q) "REINSURANCE" MEANS CESSIONS QUALIFYING FOR CREDIT UNDER SECTION 37 SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIX OF THIS ARTICLE. 38 (R) "SUPERINTENDENT" MEANS THE SUPERINTENDENT, COMMISSIONER, OR DIREC- 39 TOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. 40 (S) "SPECIAL REVENUE BOND" MEANS ANY SECURITY OR OTHER INSTRUMENT, 41 UNDER WHICH A PAYMENT OBLIGATION IS CREATED, ISSUED BY OR ON BEHALF OF 42 OR PAYABLE OR GUARANTEED BY A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT TO FINANCE A PROJECT 43 SERVING A SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND NOT PAYABLE FROM ANY OF THE 44 SOURCES ENUMERATED IN SUBSECTION (P) OF THIS SECTION; OR SECURITIES 45 WHICH ARE THE FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT OF THE FOREGOING ISSUED BY A 46 NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR A SPECIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION, SPECIAL 47 PURPOSE TRUST OR OTHER SPECIAL PURPOSE LEGAL ENTITY; PROVIDED THAT, IN 48 THE CASE OF OBLIGATIONS OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION, SPECIAL 49 PURPOSE TRUST OR OTHER SPECIAL PURPOSE LEGAL ENTITY, 50 (1) SUCH OBLIGATIONS ARE INVESTMENT GRADE AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE; 51 (2) SUCH OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT PAYABLE FROM THE SOURCES ENUMERATED IN 52 SUBPARAGRAPH (A), (B), (C) OR (D) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBSECTION (P) OF 53 THIS SECTION; AND 54 (3) THE PROJECT BEING FINANCED OR THE TOLLS, TARIFFS, USAGE FEES OR 55 OTHER SIMILAR RATES OR CHARGES FOR ITS USE ARE SUBJECT TO REGULATION OR 56 OVERSIGHT BY A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. A. 3791 8 1 (T) "UTILITY FIRST MORTGAGE OBLIGATION" MEANS ANY OBLIGATION OF AN 2 ISSUER SECURED BY A FIRST PRIORITY MORTGAGE ON UTILITY PROPERTY OWNED BY 3 OR LEASED TO AN INVESTOR-OWNED OR COOPERATIVE-OWNED UTILITY COMPANY AND 4 LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA OR A MEMBER COUNTRY OF THE ORGAN- 5 IZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT HAVING A SOVEREIGN 6 RATING IN ONE OF THE TOP TWO GENERIC LETTERED RATING CLASSIFICATIONS BY 7 A SECURITIES RATING AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT; PROVIDED 8 THAT THE UTILITY OR UTILITY PROPERTY OR THE USAGE FEES OR OTHER SIMILAR 9 UTILITY RATES OR CHARGES ARE SUBJECT TO REGULATION OR OVERSIGHT BY A 10 GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. 11 S 6902. ORGANIZATION; FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS. (A) A CREDIT DEFAULT 12 INSURANCE CORPORATION MAY BE ORGANIZED AND LICENSED IN THE MANNER 13 PRESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER AND A 14 FOREIGN INSURER MAY BE LICENSED IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE 15 THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER EXCEPT AS MODIFIED BY THE 16 FOLLOWING PROVISIONS: 17 (1) A CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSACTING CREDIT 18 DEFAULT INSURANCE MAY, SUBJECT TO ALL THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS 19 CHAPTER, BE LICENSED TO TRANSACT ONLY THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL KINDS OF 20 INSURANCE: 21 (A) RESIDUAL VALUE INSURANCE, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH TWENTY-TWO OF 22 SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS 23 CHAPTER 24 (B) SURETY INSURANCE, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH SIXTEEN OF SUBSECTION 25 (A) SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER; AND 26 (C) CREDIT INSURANCE, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH SEVENTEEN OF SUBSECTION 27 (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. 28 (2) A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION MAY ONLY ASSUME THOSE KINDS 29 OF INSURANCE FOR WHICH IT IS LICENSED TO WRITE DIRECT BUSINESS; 30 (3) PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE, UNLESS A PLAN OF OPERATION HAS 31 BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, A CORPORATION SHALL 32 SUBMIT FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT A PLAN OF OPERATION, 33 DETAILING THE TYPES AND PROJECTED DIVERSIFICATION OF GUARANTIES THAT 34 WILL BE ISSUED, THE UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED, MANA- 35 GERIAL OVERSIGHT METHODS, INVESTMENT POLICIES, AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS 36 MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT; AND 37 (4) A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION'S INVESTMENTS IN ANY ONE 38 ENTITY INSURED BY THAT CORPORATION SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR PERCENT OF ITS 39 ADMITTED ASSETS AT LAST YEAR-END, EXCEPT THAT THIS LIMIT SHALL NOT APPLY 40 TO INVESTMENTS PAYABLE OR GUARANTEED BY A UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTAL 41 UNIT OR NEW YORK STATE IF SUCH INVESTMENTS PAYABLE OR GUARANTEED BY THE 42 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OR NEW YORK STATE SHALL BE RATED IN ONE 43 OF THE TOP TWO GENERIC LETTERED RATING CLASSIFICATIONS BY A SECURITIES 44 RATING AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. 45 (B) A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION SHALL NOT TRANSACT BUSINESS 46 UNLESS IT HAS PAID-IN CAPITAL OF A LEAST FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS AND 47 PAID-IN SURPLUS OF AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, 48 AND SHALL AT ALL TIMES THEREAFTER MAINTAIN A MINIMUM SURPLUS TO POLICY- 49 HOLDERS OF AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS. 50 (C) A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE COMPANY SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE IN 51 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPHS ONE AND TWO OF SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION ONE 52 THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER IF NOT LESS THAN SIXTY PERCENT 53 OF THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUIRED MINIMUM CAPITAL OR MINIMUM SURPLUS TO 54 POLICY HOLDER INVESTMENTS SHALL CONSIST OF THE TYPES SPECIFIED IN PARA- 55 GRAPHS ONE AND TWO OF SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FOUR 56 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER AND DIRECT GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS OF ANY A. 3791 9 1 STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY COUNTY, DISTRICT OR MUNICIPALITY 2 THEREOF, PROVIDED SUCH GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE HIGH- 3 EST QUALITY DESIGNATION OF THE SECURITIES VALUATION OFFICE OF THE 4 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS. BEFORE INVESTING ANY 5 PART OF THE REQUIRED MINIMUM CAPITAL OR SURPLUS IN DIRECT GOVERNMENT 6 OBLIGATIONS OF ANY OTHER STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF ANY COUNTY, 7 DISTRICT OR MUNICIPALITY THEREOF, SUCH CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE COMPANY 8 SHALL HAVE INVESTED AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF SUCH REQUIRED MINIMUM IN 9 GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS OF NEW YORK STATE OR OF ANY COUNTY, DISTRICT OR 10 MUNICIPALITY THEREOF. ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF MEETING THE REQUIRED INVEST- 11 MENT IN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS OF NEW YORK STATE, THE INSURER MAY COUNT 12 INVESTMENTS IN ANY GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION OF NEW YORK STATE, WHETHER 13 DIRECT OR OTHERWISE. 14 S 6903. CONTINGENCY, LOSS AND UNEARNED PREMIUM RESERVES; COLLATERAL. 15 (A) CONTINGENCY RESERVES. 16 (1) A CORPORATION SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CONTINGENCY RESERVES 17 FOR THE PROTECTION OF INSUREDS AND CLAIMANTS AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF 18 EXCESSIVE LOSSES OCCURRING DURING ADVERSE ECONOMIC CYCLES. 19 (2) WITH RESPECT TO CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE OF MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION 20 BONDS, SPECIAL REVENUE BONDS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS AND UTILITY 21 FIRST MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS WRITTEN ON AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF THE 22 NEXT CALENDAR QUARTER COMMENCING AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTI- 23 CLE: 24 (A) THE INSURER SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CONTINGENCY RESERVE FOR 25 ALL SUCH INSURED ISSUES IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR FOR EACH CATEGORY LISTED 26 IN SUBPARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; 27 (B) THE TOTAL CONTINGENCY RESERVE REQUIRED SHALL BE THE GREATER OF 28 FIFTY PERCENT OF PREMIUMS WRITTEN FOR EACH SUCH CATEGORY OR THE FOLLOW- 29 ING AMOUNT PRESCRIBED FOR EACH SUCH CATEGORY: 30 (I) MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 0.55 PERCENT OF PRINCIPAL GUARANTIED; 31 (II) SPECIAL REVENUE BONDS, AND OBLIGATIONS DEMONSTRATED TO THE SATIS- 32 FACTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE THE FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT THEREOF, 33 0.85 PERCENT OF PRINCIPAL GUARANTIED; 34 (III) INVESTMENT GRADE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS, SECURED BY COLLA- 35 TERAL OR HAVING A TERM OF SEVEN YEARS OR LESS, AND UTILITY FIRST MORT- 36 GAGE OBLIGATIONS, 1.0 PERCENT OF PRINCIPAL GUARANTIED; 37 (IV) OTHER INVESTMENT GRADE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS, 1.5 PERCENT 38 OF PRINCIPAL GUARANTIED; AND 39 (V) ALL OTHER INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS, 2.5 PERCENT OF PRINCIPAL 40 GUARANTIED; AND 41 (C) CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE REQUIRED BY THIS PARA- 42 GRAPH, EQUAL TO ONE-EIGHTIETH OF THE TOTAL RESERVE REQUIRED, SHALL BE 43 MADE EACH QUARTER FOR TWENTY YEARS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT CONTRIB- 44 UTIONS MAY BE DISCONTINUED SO LONG AS THE TOTAL RESERVE FOR ALL CATEGO- 45 RIES LISTED IN CLAUSES (I), (II), (III), (IV) AND (V) OF SUBPARAGRAPH 46 (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH EXCEEDS THE PERCENTAGES CONTAINED IN SUCH CLAUSES 47 WHEN APPLIED AGAINST UNPAID PRINCIPAL. 48 (3) WITH RESPECT TO ALL OTHER CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE WRITTEN ON OR 49 AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEXT CALENDAR QUARTER COMMENCING AFTER THE 50 DATE THAT THIS SECTION SHALL BECOME LAW: 51 (A) THE INSURER SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CONTINGENCY RESERVE FOR 52 ALL SUCH INSURED ISSUES IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR FOR EACH SUCH CATEGORY 53 LISTED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; 54 (B) THE TOTAL CONTINGENCY RESERVE REQUIRED SHALL BE THE GREATER OF 55 FIFTY PERCENT OF PREMIUMS WRITTEN FOR EACH SUCH CATEGORY OR THE FOLLOW- 56 ING AMOUNT PRESCRIBED FOR EACH SUCH CATEGORY: A. 3791 10 1 (I) INVESTMENT GRADE OBLIGATIONS, SECURED BY COLLATERAL OR HAVING A 2 TERM OF SEVEN YEARS OR LESS, 1.0 PERCENT OF PRINCIPAL GUARANTIED; 3 (II) OTHER INVESTMENT GRADE OBLIGATIONS, 1.5 PERCENT OF PRINCIPAL 4 GUARANTIED; 5 (III) NON-INVESTMENT GRADE CONSUMER DEBT OBLIGATIONS, 2.0 PERCENT OF 6 PRINCIPAL GUARANTIED; 7 (IV) NON-INVESTMENT GRADE ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES, 2.0 PERCENT OF 8 PRINCIPAL GUARANTIED; 9 (V) OTHER NON-INVESTMENT GRADE OBLIGATIONS, 2.5 PERCENT OF PRINCIPAL 10 GUARANTIED; AND 11 (C) CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE REQUIRED BY THIS PARA- 12 GRAPH, EQUAL TO ONE-SIXTIETH OF THE TOTAL RESERVE REQUIRED, SHALL BE 13 MADE EACH QUARTER FOR FIFTEEN YEARS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT CONTRIB- 14 UTIONS MAY BE DISCONTINUED SO LONG AS THE TOTAL RESERVE FOR ALL CATEGO- 15 RIES LISTED IN CLAUSES (I), (II), (III), (IV) AND (V) OF SUBPARAGRAPH 16 (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH EXCEEDS THE PERCENTAGES CONTAINED IN SUCH CLAUSES 17 WHEN APPLIED AGAINST UNPAID PRINCIPAL. 18 (4) CONTINGENCY RESERVES REQUIRED IN PARAGRAPHS TWO AND THREE OF THIS 19 SUBSECTION MAY BE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED NET OF COLLATERAL AND REIN- 20 SURANCE, PROVIDED THAT, IN THE CASE OF REINSURANCE, THE REINSURANCE 21 AGREEMENT REQUIRES THAT THE REINSURER SHALL, ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE 22 DATE OF THE REINSURANCE, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A RESERVE IN AN AMOUNT 23 EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE INSURER REDUCES ITS CONTINGENCY 24 RESERVE, AND CONTINGENCY RESERVES REQUIRED IN PARAGRAPHS TWO AND THREE 25 OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE MAINTAINED: 26 (A) NET OF REFUNDINGS AND REFINANCINGS TO THE EXTENT THE REFUNDED OR 27 REFINANCED ISSUE IS PAID OFF OR SECURED BY OBLIGATIONS WHICH ARE DIRECT- 28 LY PAYABLE OR GUARANTIED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND 29 (B) NET OF INSURED SECURITIES IN A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST OR MUTUAL 30 FUND THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD FROM THE TRUST OR FUND WITHOUT INSURANCE. 31 (5) THE CONTINGENCY RESERVES MAY BE RELEASED THEREAFTER IN THE SAME 32 MANNER IN WHICH THEY WERE ESTABLISHED AND WITHDRAWALS THEREFROM, TO THE 33 EXTENT OF ANY EXCESS, MAY BE MADE FROM THE EARLIEST CONTRIBUTIONS TO 34 SUCH RESERVES REMAINING THEREIN: 35 (A) WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT: 36 (I) IF THE ACTUAL INCURRED LOSSES FOR THE YEAR, IN THE CASE OF THE 37 CATEGORIES OF GUARANTIES SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBSECTION 38 EXCEEDS THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF EARNED PREMIUMS, OR IN THE CASE OF THE 39 CATEGORIES OF GUARANTIES SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS SUBSECTION 40 EXCEED SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF EARNED PREMIUMS; OR 41 (II) IF THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE APPLICABLE TO THE CATEGORIES OF CREDIT 42 DEFAULT INSURANCE SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBSECTION HAS BEEN 43 IN EXISTENCE FOR LESS THAN FORTY QUARTERS, OR FOR LESS THAN THIRTY QUAR- 44 TERS FOR THE CATEGORIES OF GUARANTIES SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS 45 SUBSECTION, UPON A DEMONSTRATION SATISFACTORY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT 46 THE AMOUNT CARRIED IS EXCESSIVE IN RELATION TO THE INSURER'S OUTSTANDING 47 OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE. 48 (B) UPON THIRTY DAYS PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, 49 PROVIDED THAT THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE APPLICABLE TO THE CATEGORIES OF 50 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBSECTION HAS 51 BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR FORTY QUARTERS, OR THIRTY QUARTERS FOR CATEGORIES 52 OF CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS 53 SUBSECTION, UPON A DEMONSTRATION SATISFACTORY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT 54 THE AMOUNT CARRIED IS EXCESSIVE IN RELATION TO THE INSURER'S OUTSTANDING 55 OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE. A. 3791 11 1 (6) AN INSURER PROVIDING CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE MAY INVEST THE 2 CONTINGENCY RESERVE IN TAX AND LOSS BONDS (OR SIMILAR SECURITIES) 3 PURCHASED PURSUANT TO SECTION 832(E) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (OR 4 ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION), ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF THE TAX SAVINGS RESULT- 5 ING FROM THE DEDUCTION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES OF A SUM EQUAL TO 6 THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE. THE CONTINGENCY 7 RESERVE SHALL OTHERWISE BE INVESTED ONLY IN CLASSES OF SECURITIES OR 8 TYPES OF INVESTMENTS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS ONE, TWO AND THREE OF 9 SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER 10 AND PARAGRAPHS ONE, TWO AND THREE OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOU- 11 SAND FOUR HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER. 12 (B) LOSS RESERVES. (1) THE CASE BASIS METHOD OR SUCH OTHER METHOD AS 13 MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE USED TO ESTABLISH AND 14 MAINTAIN LOSS RESERVES, NET OF COLLATERAL, FOR CLAIMS REPORTED AND 15 UNPAID, IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SECTION FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED 16 SEVENTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. A DEDUCTION FROM LOSS RESERVES SHALL BE 17 ALLOWED FOR THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY BY APPLICATION OF A DISCOUNT RATE 18 EQUAL TO THE AVERAGE RATE OF RETURN ON THE ADMITTED ASSETS OF THE INSUR- 19 ER AS OF THE DATE OF THE COMPUTATION OF ANY SUCH RESERVES. THE DISCOUNT 20 RATE SHALL BE ADJUSTED AT THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR. 21 (2) IF THE INSURED PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON A DEFAULTED ISSUE OF 22 OBLIGATIONS DUE AND PAYABLE DURING ANY THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF 23 DEFAULT EXCEEDS TEN PERCENT OF THE INSURER'S SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS 24 AND CONTINGENCY RESERVES, ITS RESERVE SO ESTABLISHED SHALL BE SUPPORTED 25 BY A REPORT FROM AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. 26 (C) UNEARNED PREMIUM RESERVE. AN UNEARNED PREMIUM RESERVE SHALL BE 27 ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED NET OF REINSURANCE AND COLLATERAL WITH 28 RESPECT TO ALL CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE PREMIUMS. WHERE CREDIT DEFAULT 29 INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE PAID ON AN INSTALLMENT BASIS, AN UNEARNED PREMIUM 30 RESERVE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED, NET OF REINSURANCE AND 31 COLLATERAL, COMPUTED ON A DAILY OR MONTHLY PRO RATA BASIS. ALL OTHER 32 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE PREMIUMS WRITTEN SHALL BE EARNED IN PROPORTION 33 WITH THE EXPIRATION OF EXPOSURE, OR BY SUCH OTHER METHOD AS MAY BE 34 PRESCRIBED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. 35 (D) COLLATERAL MUST BE DEPOSITED WITH THE INSURER; HELD IN TRUST BY A 36 TRUSTEE OR CUSTODIAN ACCEPTABLE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF 37 THE INSURER; OR HELD IN TRUST PURSUANT TO THE BOND INDENTURE OR OTHER 38 TRUST ARRANGEMENT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOLDERS OF INSURED OBLIGATIONS IN 39 THE FORM OF FUNDS FOR THE PAYMENT OF INSURED OBLIGATIONS, SINKING FUNDS 40 OR OTHER RESERVES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR THE PAYMENT OF INSURED OBLI- 41 GATIONS AND TRUSTEE AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE FEES ON A FIRST PRIORITY 42 BASIS ESTABLISHED AND CONTINUALLY MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO THE BOND INDEN- 43 TURE OR OTHER TRUST ARRANGEMENT BY A TRUSTEE ACCEPTABLE TO THE SUPER- 44 INTENDENT. THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO LIMIT THE 45 AMOUNT OF COLLATERAL PROVIDED BY OBLIGATIONS, LETTERS OF CREDIT OR CRED- 46 IT DEFAULT INSURANCE CONTRACTS OR TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF COLLATERAL 47 PROVIDED BY ANY SINGLE ISSUER, BANK OR COUNTERPARTY AS PROVIDED FOR IN 48 THIS SUBSECTION. 49 S 6904. LIMITATIONS. (A) CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE MAY BE TRANSACTED IN 50 THIS STATE ONLY BY A CORPORATION LICENSED FOR SUCH PURPOSE PURSUANT TO 51 SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE. 52 (B) PERMISSIBLE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE. 53 (1) THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL NOT PERMIT THE WRITING OF CREDIT DEFAULT 54 INSURANCE EXCEPT WHERE THE INSURED OR BENEFICIARY UNDER THE POLICY, BOND 55 OR CONTRACT HAS, OR IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AT THE TIME OF THE DEFAULT OR 56 OTHER FAILURE OF THE OBLIGOR UNDER THE DEBT INSTRUMENT OR OTHER MONETARY A. 3791 12 1 OBLIGATION, A MATERIAL INTEREST IN SUCH DEFAULT OR OTHER FAILURE; AND A 2 CORPORATION MAY INSURE THE TIMELY PAYMENT OF UNITED STATES DOLLAR DEBT 3 INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER MONETARY OBLIGATIONS, ONLY IN THE FOLLOWING CATE- 4 GORIES: 5 (A) MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION BONDS; 6 (B) SPECIAL REVENUE BONDS; 7 (C) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS; 8 (D) INVESTMENT GRADE OBLIGATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF A COUNTRY, MUNI- 9 CIPALITY, OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, OR ANY 10 PUBLIC AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF IF THAT ENTITY DOES NOT MEET 11 THE DEFINITION OF A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT; 12 (E) OBLIGATIONS OF CORPORATIONS, TRUSTS OR OTHER SIMILAR ENTITIES 13 ESTABLISHED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW; 14 (F) PARTNERSHIP OBLIGATIONS; 15 (G) ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES, TRUST CERTIFICATES AND TRUST OBLIGATIONS, 16 PROVIDED THAT, 17 (I) WITH RESPECT TO MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES SECURED BY FIRST MORT- 18 GAGES ON REAL PROPERTY WHICH ARE INSURABLE BY A MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSUR- 19 ER AUTHORIZED UNDER PARAGRAPH TWENTY-THREE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF 20 SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER: 21 1. SUCH MORTGAGES WITH LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIOS IN EXCESS OF EIGHTY 22 PERCENT ARE 23 (I) IN THE CASE OF MORTGAGES ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW 24 YORK; INSURED BY MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURERS AUTHORIZED UNDER PARAGRAPH 25 TWENTY-THREE OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED 26 THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER; 27 (II) IN THE CASE OF MORTGAGES ON PROPERTY LOCATED IN A STATE OTHER 28 THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK INSURED BY MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURERS AUTHOR- 29 IZED TO DO BUSINESS IN SUCH OTHER STATE; OR 30 (III) IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT LESS THAN THE SINGLE RISK 31 LIMITS PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FIVE OF SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION; 32 OR 33 2. ADDITIONAL MORTGAGES WITH PRINCIPAL BALANCES, OTHER COLLATERAL WITH 34 A MARKET VALUE, OR (PROVIDED THE INSURED RISK IS INVESTMENT GRADE) 35 EXCESS SPREAD IN AN AMOUNT, IN EACH INSTANCE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE 36 COVERAGE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED BY SUCH MORTGAGE GUARANTY 37 INSURERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBCLAUSE (I) OF THIS CLAUSE ARE PLEDGED AS 38 ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR THE ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES; OR 39 (II) WITH RESPECT TO ANY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES BACKED BY ANOTHER 40 POOL OF ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 41 1. THE POOL OF ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES SHALL BE COMPRISED OF 42 ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES HAVING A RIGHT TO PAYMENT AND RIGHTS IN INSOL- 43 VENCY THAT ARE NOT SUBORDINATED TO ANY OTHER SECURITY OF THE ISSUER, IN 44 THE EVENT OF A PAYMENT DEFAULT BY, OR REHABILITATION OR INSOLVENCY OF, 45 THE ISSUER; 46 2. THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURER SHALL POSSESS CONTROL AND REMEDIATION 47 RIGHTS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THOSE HELD BY THE MOST SENIOR CLASS OF 48 SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER OF THE INSURED OBLIGATIONS BACKED BY THE SAME 49 POOL OF ASSETS; 50 3. THE POOL CONSISTS OF ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES THAT ARE ISSUED OR 51 GUARANTEED BY A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT, FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCI- 52 ATION, FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK, 53 THE FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, OR THE FEDERAL FARM CRED- 54 IT SYSTEM BANKS AS A CONSOLIDATED DEBT OBLIGATION OR A SYSTEM WIDE DEBT 55 OBLIGATION TO THE EXTENT THAT THE OBLIGATIONS ARE COVERED BY THE FARM 56 CREDIT INSURANCE FUND; A. 3791 13 1 4. THE POOL CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES INSURED BY 2 THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURER; OR 3 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS DETERMINED THAT INSURING THE ASSET-BACKED 4 SECURITIES DOES NOT PRESENT UNDUE RISK TO THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURER. 5 (H) INSTALLMENT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS EXECUTED AS A CONDITION OF SALE; 6 (I) CONSUMER DEBT OBLIGATIONS; 7 (J) UTILITY FIRST MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS; AND 8 (K) ANY OTHER DEBT INSTRUMENT OR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION THAT THE SUPER- 9 INTENDENT DETERMINES TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING 10 OR SHALL OTHERWISE BE APPROVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. 11 (2) AN INSURER MAY INSURE OBLIGATIONS ENUMERATED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (A), 12 (B) AND (C) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION THAT ARE NOT INVESTMENT 13 GRADE SO LONG AS AT LEAST NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE INSURER'S AGGREGATE 14 NET LIABILITY ON THE KINDS OF OBLIGATIONS ENUMERATED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS 15 (A), (B) AND (C) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE INVESTMENT 16 GRADE. 17 (3) A CORPORATION MAY INSURE THE TIMELY PAYMENT OF MONETARY OBLI- 18 GATIONS IN ANY CATEGORY DESIGNATED IN THIS SUBSECTION NOTWITHSTANDING 19 THAT SUCH OBLIGATION MAY BE INSURED BY AN INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED BY 20 ANOTHER INSURER. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OBLIGATION IS INSURED BY MORE 21 THAN ONE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICY, THEN EACH SUCH INSURANCE POLI- 22 CY MAY BY ITS TERMS SPECIFY ITS PRIORITY OF PAYMENT IN THE EVENT OF A 23 DEFAULT UNDER THE OBLIGATION INSURED OR ANY OTHER INSURANCE POLICY; 24 PROVIDED THAT AN INSURER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PAYMENT 25 UNDER ANOTHER POLICY INSURING SUCH OBLIGATION FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISH- 26 ING AND MAINTAINING LOSS RESERVES ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE POLICY 27 ISSUED BY SUCH INSURER PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT ONLY IN THE EVENT OF PAYMENT 28 DEFAULT UNDER BOTH SUCH OBLIGATION AND THE OTHER POLICY. 29 (4) A CORPORATION MAY ALSO WRITE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE AS DEFINED 30 IN THIS ARTICLE TO INSURE THE TIMELY PAYMENT OF NON-UNITED STATES DOLLAR 31 DEBT INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER MONETARY OBLIGATIONS DENOMINATED OR PAYABLE IN 32 FOREIGN CURRENCY, ONLY FOR THE CATEGORIES LISTED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (A) 33 THROUGH (K) OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION, PROVIDED THAT: 34 (A) SUCH CURRENCY IS THAT OF AN ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION 35 AND DEVELOPMENT COUNTRY OR SUCH OTHER COUNTRY 36 (I) WHOSE SOVEREIGN RATING IS INVESTMENT GRADE OR 37 (II) AS SHALL NOT OTHERWISE BE DISAPPROVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH- 38 IN THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION. THE SUPER- 39 INTENDENT SHALL NOT DISAPPROVE SUCH NOTIFICATION UPON DEMONSTRATION THAT 40 THERE IS NO UNDUE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH INSURING THE TIMELY PAYMENT OF 41 SUCH INSTRUMENTS OR OBLIGATIONS. IN MAKING SUCH A DETERMINATION THE 42 SUPERINTENDENT SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE CORPORATION'S OUTSTAND- 43 ING LIABILITIES ON NON-INVESTMENT GRADE INSTRUMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN 44 RELATION TO ITS OUTSTANDING LIABILITIES ON ALL INSTRUMENTS AND OBLI- 45 GATIONS AND IN RELATION TO THE AMOUNT OF ITS SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS. 46 (B) RESERVES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED 47 THREE OF THIS ARTICLE IN REGARD TO SUCH OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED 48 AND ADJUSTED QUARTERLY BASED UPON THE THEN CURRENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE 49 RATES; 50 (C) SUCH OBLIGATIONS SHALL NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF AN INSUR- 51 ER'S AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY; AND 52 (D) THE AGGREGATE AND SINGLE RISK LIMITATIONS PRESCRIBED BY 53 SUBSECTIONS (C) AND (D) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DETERMINED BY APPLYING 54 THE THEN CURRENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. A. 3791 14 1 (C) AGGREGATE RISK LIMITS. THE CORPORATION MUST AT ALL TIMES MAINTAIN 2 SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND CONTINGENCY RESERVES IN THE AGGREGATE NO 3 LESS THAN THE SUM OF: 4 (1) (A) 0.3333 PERCENT OR 1/300TH OF THE AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY UNDER 5 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE IN WHICH THE UNDERLYING OBLIGATIONS ARE MUNICI- 6 PAL BONDS INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS DEMONSTRATED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE 7 SUPERINTENDENT TO BE THE FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT THEREOF AND INVESTMENT 8 GRADE UTILITY FIRST MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS; PLUS 9 (B) 0.666 PERCENT OR 1/150TH OF THE AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY UNDER 10 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE IN WHICH THE UNDERLYING OBLIGATIONS ARE INVEST- 11 MENT GRADE ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES; PLUS 12 (C) 1.0 PERCENT OR 1/100TH OF THE AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY UNDER CREDIT 13 DEFAULT INSURANCE IN WHICH THE UNDERLYING OBLIGATIONS ARE SECURED BY 14 COLLATERAL OR HAVING A TERMS OF SEVEN YEARS OR LESS, OF: 15 (I) INVESTMENT GRADE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS, 16 (II) OTHER INVESTMENT GRADE OBLIGATIONS; PLUS 17 (D) 1.5 PERCENT OR 1/66.67TH OF THE AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY UNDER 18 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE IN WHICH THE UNDERLYING OBLIGATIONS ARE INVEST- 19 MENT GRADE OBLIGATIONS; PLUS 20 (E) 2.0 PERCENT OR 1/50TH OF THE AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY UNDER CREDIT 21 DEFAULT INSURANCE IN WHICH THE UNDERLYING OBLIGATIONS ARE: 22 (I) NON-INVESTMENT GRADE CONSUMER DEBT OBLIGATIONS, AND 23 (II) NON-INVESTMENT GRADE ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES; PLUS 24 (F) 2.5 PERCENT OR 1/40TH OF THE AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY UNDER CREDIT 25 DEFAULT INSURANCE IN WHICH THE UNDERLYING OBLIGATIONS ARE NON-INVESTMENT 26 GRADE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY FIRST MORTGAGES ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 27 AND HAVING LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIOS OF EIGHTY PERCENT OR LESS; PLUS 28 (G) 4.0 PERCENT OR 1/25TH OF THE AGGREGATE NET LIABILITY UNDER CREDIT 29 DEFAULT INSURANCE IN WHICH THE UNDERLYING OBLIGATIONS ARE OTHER NON-IN- 30 VESTMENT GRADE OBLIGATIONS; AND 31 (H) IF THE AMOUNT OF COLLATERAL REQUIRED BY SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS 32 PARAGRAPH IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED, THAT PROPORTION OF THE OBLIGATION 33 INSURED WHICH IS NOT SO COLLATERALIZED SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE AGGREGATE 34 LIMITS SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND 35 (2) SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE 36 ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE WRITING OF RESIDUAL VALUE INSURANCE, SURETY 37 INSURANCE AND CREDIT INSURANCE, IF THE CORPORATION HAS ELECTED TO TRANS- 38 ACT SUCH KINDS OF INSURANCE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION SIX 39 THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE. 40 (D) SINGLE RISK LIMITS. A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION SHALL 41 LIMIT ITS EXPOSURE TO LOSS ON ANY ONE RISK INSURED BY POLICIES PROVIDING 42 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE, NET OF COLLATERAL AND REINSURANCE, AS FOLLOWS: 43 (1) FOR MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SPECIAL REVENUE BONDS, AND OBLI- 44 GATIONS DEMONSTRATED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE THE 45 FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT THEREOF: 46 (A) THE INSURED AVERAGE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE WITH RESPECT TO A SINGLE 47 ENTITY AND BACKED BY A SINGLE REVENUE SOURCE SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN 48 PERCENT OF THE AGGREGATE OF THE INSURER'S SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND 49 CONTINGENCY RESERVE; 50 (B) THE INSURED UNPAID PRINCIPAL ISSUED BY A SINGLE ENTITY AND BACKED 51 BY A SINGLE REVENUE SOURCE SHALL NOT EXCEED SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE 52 AGGREGATE OF THE INSURER'S SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND CONTINGENCY 53 RESERVE; 54 (2) FOR EACH ISSUE OF ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES ISSUED BY A SINGLE ENTI- 55 TY AND FOR EACH POOL OF CONSUMER DEBT OBLIGATIONS, THE LESSER OF: 56 (A) INSURED AVERAGE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE; OR A. 3791 15 1 (B) INSURED UNPAID PRINCIPAL (REDUCED BY THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE 2 UNPAID PRINCIPAL OF THE SUPPORTING ASSETS AND, PROVIDED THE INSURED RISK 3 IS INVESTMENT GRADE, EXCESS SPREAD EXCEED THE INSURED UNPAID PRINCIPAL) 4 DIVIDED BY NINE; SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN PERCENT OF THE AGGREGATE OF THE 5 INSURER'S SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE, PROVIDED 6 THAT NO ASSET IN THE POOL SUPPORTING THE ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES EXCEEDS 7 THE SINGLE RISK LIMITS PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH FIVE OF THIS SUBSECTION, 8 IF INSURED; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT, IF THE ISSUER OF SUCH INSURED 9 ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES IS A SPECIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION, TRUST OR OTHER 10 ENTITY AND SUCH ISSUER SHALL HAVE INDEBTEDNESS OUTSTANDING WITH RESPECT 11 TO ANY OTHER POOL OF ASSETS, EITHER SUCH OTHER INDEBTEDNESS SHALL BE 12 ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICY OF THE 13 SAME INSURER, OR SUCH OTHER INDEBTEDNESS SHALL: 14 (I) BE FULLY SUBORDINATED TO THE INSURED OBLIGATION, WITH RESPECT TO, 15 OR BE NON-RECOURSE WITH RESPECT TO, THE POOL OF ASSETS THAT SUPPORTS THE 16 INSURED OBLIGATION, 17 (II) BE NON-RECOURSE TO THE ISSUER OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO THE 18 ASSET POOL SECURING SUCH OTHER INDEBTEDNESS AND PROCEEDS IN EXCESS OF 19 THE PROCEEDS NECESSARY TO PAY THE INSURED OBLIGATION ("EXCESS PROCEEDS") 20 AND 21 (III) NOT CONSTITUTE A CLAIM AGAINST THE ISSUER TO THE EXTENT THAT THE 22 ASSET POOL SECURING SUCH OTHER INDEBTEDNESS OR EXCESS PROCEEDS ARE 23 INSUFFICIENT TO PAY SUCH OTHER INDEBTEDNESS AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT, 24 IN THE CASE OF ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES THAT ARE SUBORDINATE, IN RIGHT OF 25 PAYMENT IN THE EVENT OF AN ISSUER INSOLVENCY, TO ANY OTHER SECURITIES OF 26 THE ISSUER BACKED BY THE SAME POOL OF ASSETS, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARA- 27 GRAPH ONLY, THE INSURED AVERAGE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE AND INSURED UNPAID 28 PRINCIPAL SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE LESSER OF: 29 1. THREE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE INSURED AVERAGE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE 30 AND INSURED UNPAID PRINCIPAL RESPECTIVELY OR 31 2. THE INSURED AVERAGE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE AND INSURED UNPAID PRINCI- 32 PAL RESPECTIVELY IF THE SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON ALL 33 SENIOR SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER WERE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNT INSURED BY 34 THE INSURER FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING INSURED AVERAGE ANNUAL DEBT 35 SERVICE AND INSURED UNPAID PRINCIPAL. 36 (3) FOR OBLIGATIONS ISSUED BY A SINGLE ENTITY AND SECURED BY COMMER- 37 CIAL REAL ESTATE, AND NOT MEETING THE DEFINITION OF ASSET-BACKED SECURI- 38 TIES, THE INSURED UNPAID PRINCIPAL LESS FIFTY PERCENT OF THE APPRAISED 39 VALUE OF THE UNDERLYING REAL ESTATE SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN PERCENT OF THE 40 AGGREGATE OF THE INSURER'S SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND CONTINGENCY 41 RESERVE; 42 (4) FOR UTILITY FIRST MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS, THE INSURED AVERAGE ANNUAL 43 DEBT SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN PERCENT OF THE AGGREGATE OF THE INSUR- 44 ER'S SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE; AND 45 (5) FOR ALL OTHER POLICIES PROVIDING CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE WITH 46 RESPECT TO OBLIGATIONS ISSUED BY A SINGLE ENTITY AND BACKED BY A SINGLE 47 REVENUE SOURCE, THE INSURED UNPAID PRINCIPAL SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN 48 PERCENT OF THE AGGREGATE OF THE INSURER'S SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND 49 CONTINGENCY RESERVE. 50 (E) IF AN INSURER AT ANY TIME EXCEEDS ANY LIMITATION PRESCRIBED BY 51 SUBSECTION (C) OR (D) OF THIS SECTION, THE INSURER SHALL WITHIN THIRTY 52 DAYS AFTER THE LIMITATIONS ARE BREACHED, SUBMIT A WRITTEN PLAN TO THE 53 SUPERINTENDENT DETAILING THE STEPS THAT IT WILL TAKE OR HAS TAKEN TO 54 REDUCE ITS EXPOSURE TO LOSS TO NO MORE THAN THE PERMITTED AMOUNTS, AND 55 IF AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING THE SUPERINTENDENT DETERMINES THAT AN INSUR- 56 ER HAS EXCEEDED ANY LIMITATION PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION, HE OR SHE MAY A. 3791 16 1 ORDER SUCH INSURER TO CEASE TRANSACTING ANY NEW CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE 2 BUSINESS UNTIL ITS EXPOSURE TO LOSS NO LONGER EXCEEDS SAID LIMITATIONS. 3 (F) NO INSURER AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS OF CREDIT DEFAULT 4 INSURANCE SHALL PAY ANY COMMISSION OR MAKE ANY GIFT OF MONEY, PROPERTY 5 OR OTHER VALUABLE THING TO ANY EMPLOYEE, AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY 6 POTENTIAL PURCHASER OF A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICY, AS AN INDUCE- 7 MENT TO THE PURCHASE OF SUCH A POLICY, AND NO SUCH EMPLOYEE, AGENT OR 8 REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH POTENTIAL PURCHASER SHALL RECEIVE ANY SUCH 9 PAYMENT OR GIFT. VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT, 10 HOWEVER, HAVE THE EFFECT OF RENDERING VOID THE INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED 11 BY THE INSURER. 12 S 6905. POLICY FORMS AND RATES. (A) POLICY FORMS AND ANY AMENDMENTS 13 THERETO SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF 14 THEIR USE BY THE INSURER IF NOT OTHERWISE FILED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE 15 DATE OF THIS SECTION. 16 (B) EVERY CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICY SHALL PROVIDE THAT, IN THE 17 EVENT OF A PAYMENT DEFAULT BY OR INSOLVENCY OF THE OBLIGOR, THERE SHALL 18 BE NO ACCELERATION OF THE PAYMENT REQUIRED TO BE MADE UNDER SUCH POLICY 19 UNLESS THE ACCELERATION IS PERMITTED BY THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURER AT 20 ITS SOLE OPTION, EXERCISED AT THE TIME OF THE PAYMENT. 21 (C) A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICY SHALL NOT PROVIDE THAT COMMENCE- 22 MENT OF REHABILITATION, LIQUIDATION OR CONSERVATORSHIP PROCEEDINGS UNDER 23 ARTICLE SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, BANKRUPTCY OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR 24 PROCEEDINGS WHETHER UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE OR ANOTHER STATE, WITH 25 RESPECT TO A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURER OR THE INSURED ACCELERATES ANY 26 PAYMENT REQUIRED TO BE MADE UNDER THE POLICY, ABSENT A PAYMENT DEFAULT 27 BY THE OBLIGOR OR THE INSURER. 28 (D) A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICY MAY PROVIDE THAT EITHER THE 29 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURER OR THE INSURED MAY TERMINATE THE POLICY AS A 30 CONSEQUENCE OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF REHABILITATION, LIQUIDATION OR 31 CONSERVATORSHIP PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, 32 BANKRUPTCY OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR PROCEEDINGS, WHETHER UNDER THE LAWS OF 33 THIS STATE OR ANOTHER STATE, WITH RESPECT TO A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURER OR 34 THE INSURED, PROVIDED THAT THE TERMINATION: 35 (1) DOES NOT ACCELERATE OR OTHERWISE INCREASE THE OBLIGATION OF THE 36 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURER TO MAKE SCHEDULED PAYMENTS WHEN DUE UNDER THE 37 POLICY; AND 38 (2) DOES NOT REQUIRE THE INSURER TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL PAYMENT TO THE 39 INSURED BY THE REASON OF THE TERMINATION. 40 (E) THE SUPERINTENDENT BY REGULATION MAY PRESCRIBE MINIMUM POLICY 41 PROVISIONS DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT TO BE NECESSARY OR APPROPRI- 42 ATE TO PROTECT CREDIT DEFAULT INSURERS, POLICYHOLDERS, CLAIMANTS, OBLI- 43 GEES OR INDEMNITIES OR THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE. 44 (F) RATES SHALL NOT BE EXCESSIVE, INADEQUATE, UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATORY, 45 DESTRUCTIVE OF COMPETITION, DETRIMENTAL TO THE SOLVENCY OF THE INSURER, 46 OR OTHERWISE UNREASONABLE. IN DETERMINING WHETHER RATES COMPLY WITH THE 47 FOREGOING STANDARDS, THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL INCLUDE ALL INCOME EARNED 48 BY SUCH INSURER. CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES UTILIZED BY INSURERS IN ESTAB- 49 LISHING RATING CATEGORIES AND RANGES OF RATES TO BE UTILIZED SHALL BE 50 FILED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR INFORMATION PRIOR TO THEIR USE BY THE 51 INSURER IF NOT OTHERWISE FILED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTI- 52 CLE. 53 (G) ALL SUCH FILINGS SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE 54 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. 55 S 6906. REINSURANCE. (A) FOR CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE THAT TAKES 56 EFFECT ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AN INSURER A. 3791 17 1 AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE SHALL RECEIVE CREDIT FOR 2 REINSURANCE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER APPLICA- 3 BLE TO PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURERS, AS AN ASSET OR AS A REDUCTION FROM 4 LIABILITIES PROVIDED THAT SUCH REINSURANCE IS SUBJECT TO AN AGREEMENT 5 THAT, FOR ITS STATED TERM AND WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH REINSURED CREDIT 6 DEFAULT INSURANCE IN FORCE, THE REINSURANCE AGREEMENT (FACULTATIVE OR 7 TREATY) MAY ONLY BE TERMINATED OR AMENDED 8 (1) AT THE OPTION OF THE REINSURER OR THE CEDING INSURER, IF THE REIN- 9 SURANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES THAT THE LIABILITY OF THE REINSURER WITH 10 RESPECT TO POLICIES IN EFFECT AT THE DATE OF TERMINATION SHALL CONTINUE 11 UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OR CANCELLATION OF EACH SUCH POLICY, OR 12 (2) WITH THE CONSENT OF THE CEDING COMPANY, IF THE REINSURANCE AGREE- 13 MENT PROVIDES FOR A CUTOFF OF THE REINSURANCE IN FORCE AT THE DATE OF 14 TERMINATION, OR 15 (3) AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT ACTING AS REHABILITATOR, 16 LIQUIDATOR OR RECEIVER OF THE CEDING OR ASSUMING INSURER; AND PROVIDED 17 THAT SUCH REINSURANCE IS: 18 (A) PLACED WITH A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION LICENSED UNDER 19 SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE OR AN INSURER 20 WRITING ONLY CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE AS IS OR WOULD BE PERMITTED BY 21 SUCH SECTION OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 22 (B) PLACED WITH A PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURER OR AN ACCREDITED REINSURER 23 LICENSED OR ACCREDITED TO REINSURE RISKS OF EVERY KIND OR DESCRIPTION 24 (INCLUDING MUNICIPAL OBLIGATION BONDS), AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (C) 25 OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, IF THE REIN- 26 SURANCE AGREEMENT WITH SUCH INSURER REQUIRES THAT SUCH INSURER: 27 (I) HAVE AND MAINTAIN SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS OF AT LEAST THIRTY-FIVE 28 MILLION DOLLARS; 29 (II) ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN THE RESERVES REQUIRED IN SECTION SIX THOU- 30 SAND NINE HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT THAT IF THE REINSURANCE 31 AGREEMENT IS NOT PRO RATA THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE 32 SHALL BE EQUAL TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE QUARTERLY EARNED REINSURANCE 33 PREMIUM. HOWEVER, THE ASSUMING INSURER NEED NOT ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN 34 SUCH RESERVE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CEDING INSURER HAS ESTABLISHED AND 35 CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN SUCH RESERVE; 36 (III) COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION SIX 37 THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT THAT THE MAXIMUM 38 TOTAL EXPOSURES REINSURED NET OF RETROCESSIONS AND COLLATERAL SHALL BE 39 ONE-HALF OF THAT PERMITTED FOR A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION; 40 (IV) IF A PARENT OF THE INSURER, ANOTHER SUBSIDIARY OF THE PARENT OF 41 THE INSURER, OR A SUBSIDIARY OF THE INSURER, THEN THE AGGREGATE OF ALL 42 RISKS ASSUMED BY SUCH REINSURERS SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN PERCENT OF THE 43 INSURER'S EXPOSURES, NET OF RETROCESSIONS AND COLLATERAL. DIRECT OR 44 INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTS OF FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE SHALL BE DEEMED A 45 PARENT/SUBSIDIARY RELATIONSHIP; 46 (V) IF AN AFFILIATE OF THE INSURER, SUCH AFFILIATE SHALL NOT ASSUME A 47 PERCENTAGE OF THE INSURER'S TOTAL EXPOSURES INSURED NET OF RETROCESSIONS 48 AND COLLATERAL IN EXCESS OF ITS PERCENTAGE OF EQUITY INTEREST IN THE 49 INSURER; AND 50 (VI) ASSUMES FROM THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION AND ANY 51 AFFILIATE, PARENT OF THE INSURER, ANOTHER SUBSIDIARY OF THE PARENT OF 52 THE INSURER, OR SUBSIDIARY OF THE INSURER THAT IS A CREDIT DEFAULT 53 INSURANCE CORPORATION OR AN INSURER WRITING ONLY CREDIT DEFAULT INSUR- 54 ANCE AS IS OR WOULD BE PERMITTED BY THIS ARTICLE, TOGETHER WITH ALL 55 OTHER REINSURERS SUBJECT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF 56 THE TOTAL EXPOSURES INSURED BY THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION A. 3791 18 1 AND SUCH AFFILIATES, PARENTS OR SUBSIDIARIES OF THE INSURER, NET OF 2 COLLATERAL, REMAINING AFTER DEDUCTING ANY REINSURANCE PLACED WITH ANOTH- 3 ER CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION THAT IS NOT AN AFFILIATE, A 4 PARENT OF THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION, ANOTHER SUBSIDIARY 5 OF THE PARENT OF THE INSURER, OR A SUBSIDIARY OF THE INSURER OR A CREDIT 6 DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION WRITING ONLY CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE AS 7 IS OR WOULD BE PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION THAT IS NOT AN AFFILIATE, A 8 PARENT OF THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION, ANOTHER SUBSIDIARY 9 OF THE PARENT OF THE INSURER, OR A SUBSIDIARY OF THE INSURER; OR 10 (4) IF PLACED WITH AN UNAUTHORIZED OR UNACCREDITED REINSURER WHICH 11 OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF EITHER THE OPENING PARAGRAPH AND 12 PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION, OR THE OPENING PARAGRAPH OF PARAGRAPH 13 THREE AND ITEMS (I), (IV), (V) AND (VI) OF PARAGRAPH THREE OF THIS 14 SUBSECTION, IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING THE LIABILITIES CARRIED BY THE 15 CEDING INSURER FOR AMOUNTS WITHHELD UNDER A REINSURANCE TREATY WITH SUCH 16 REINSURER OR AMOUNTS DEPOSITED BY SUCH REINSURER AS SECURITY FOR THE 17 PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE TREATY IF SUCH FUNDS OR DEPOSIT ARE 18 HELD SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL BY, AND UNDER THE CONTROL OF, THE CEDING 19 INSURER. 20 (B) IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE INSURER MEET THE AGGREGATE RISK LIMITA- 21 TIONS, IN ADDITION TO CREDIT FOR OTHER TYPES OF QUALIFYING REINSURANCE, 22 THE INSURER'S AGGREGATE RISK MAY BE REDUCED TO THE EXTENT OF THE LIMIT 23 FOR AGGREGATE EXCESS REINSURANCE, BUT IN NO EVENT IN AN AMOUNT GREATER 24 THAN THE AMOUNT OF THE AGGREGATE RISKS WHICH WILL BECOME DUE DURING THE 25 UNEXPIRED TERM OF SUCH REINSURANCE AGREEMENT IN EXCESS OF THE INSURER'S 26 RETENTION PURSUANT TO SUCH REINSURANCE AGREEMENT. 27 S 6907. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS. AN INSURER ISSUING POLICIES OF 28 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF 29 THIS CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURERS TO THE EXTENT THAT 30 SUCH PROVISIONS ARE NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTI- 31 CLE. 32 S 6908. RELATIONSHIP TO SECURITY FUND. NO INSURER OR AGENT OF AN 33 INSURER MAY DELIVER A POLICY OF CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE UNLESS SUCH 34 POLICY AND ANY PROSPECTUS DELIVERED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF 35 THIS ARTICLE WITH RESPECT TO THE INSURED OBLIGATIONS CLEARLY DISCLOSES 36 THAT THE POLICY IS NOT COVERED BY THE PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCE SECU- 37 RITY FUND SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE SEVENTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. 38 S 6909. PENALTIES. (A) IT IS A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE FOR ANY CRED- 39 IT DEFAULT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AFFILIATE, OR ANY OTHER PARTY RELATED 40 TO THE BUSINESS OF CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE TO SELL CREDIT DEFAULT 41 INSURANCE NOT PERMISSIBLE UNDER SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FOUR 42 OF THIS ARTICLE. 43 (B) FOR CRIMINAL LIABILITY PURPOSES, EVERY VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION 44 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL, UNLESS THE SAME CONSTITUTES A FELONY, BE A MISDE- 45 MEANOR. 46 (C) THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO LEVY A CIVIL PENALTY NOT 47 EXCEEDING ONE MILLION DOLLARS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE CLAIM FOR EACH 48 VIOLATION UPON ANY PERSON WHO IS FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED ANY PROVISION OF 49 THIS ARTICLE. 50 (D) THE LICENSE OF A PERSON LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE THAT SELLS 51 CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE NOT PERMISSIBLE UNDER SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE 52 HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE REVOKED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 53 TWO YEARS. 54 S 6910. TRANSITION PROVISION. (A)(1) A COMPANY ORGANIZED FOR THE 55 PURPOSE OF TRANSACTING FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE IN ITS STATE OF 56 DOMICILE OR ANY OTHER STATE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND A. 3791 19 1 LICENSED AND OPERATING IN THIS STATE AS A PROVIDER OF SURETY INSURANCE 2 ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, UPON APPLICATION BY SUCH COMPANY 3 WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE ISSUED A 4 LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTI- 5 CLE, BEFORE AND AFTER SUCH LICENSE IS ISSUED, MAY ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS 6 OF CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH COMPANY MEETS ALL 7 REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT THE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN 8 SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH, WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE 9 DATE OF THIS SECTION TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AS A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE 10 CORPORATION IN THIS STATE. 11 (2) A COMPANY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION MUST MEET 12 ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS: 13 (A) SUCH COMPANY SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ANY 14 PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE WITH RESPECT TO CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLI- 15 CIES OUTSTANDING PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, IF THE 16 INSURER WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS RELATING TO 17 FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE IN ITS STATE OF DOMICILE AT THE TIME THAT 18 THE CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICY WAS ISSUED, PROVIDED THAT THIS 19 SECTION SHALL APPLY TO SUCH POLICIES THAT ARE AMENDED OR REPLACED ON OR 20 AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION IF SUCH AMENDMENT OF THE 21 ORIGINAL POLICY EXTENDS THE TERM OR THE REPLACEMENT POLICY PROVIDES A 22 NEW TERM THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE TERM OF THE ORIGINAL POLICY IN EFFECT 23 ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, UNLESS SUCH AMENDMENT OR REPLACE- 24 MENT COMPLIES WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; 25 (B) SUCH COMPANY SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ANY 26 PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY AMENDMENT OR REPLACEMENT 27 OF A CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE 28 OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THAT: 29 (I) THE AMENDMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL POLICY IS EXECUTED IN 30 GOOD FAITH TO MITIGATE LOSSES OR REDUCE EXPOSURE TO FUTURE LOSSES UNDER 31 THE ORIGINAL POLICY; AND 32 (II) THE COMPANY PROVIDES NOTICE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SUCH AMEND- 33 MENT OR REPLACEMENT WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS OF THE AMENDMENT OR 34 REPLACEMENT; 35 (C) IF TEN YEARS HAVE ELAPSED FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION 36 THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SHALL NOT APPLY TO SUCH COMPANY: 37 (I) SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS 38 ARTICLE REGARDING PAID-IN CAPITAL AND SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM 39 SURPLUS TO POLICYHOLDERS; 40 (II) SUBSECTIONS (C), (D) AND (E) OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED 41 FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE REGARDING AGGREGATE AND SINGLE RISK LIMITS. 42 (3) THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY: 43 (A) EXTEND THE TRANSITION TIME PERMITTED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (B) OF PARA- 44 GRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS IF 45 HE OR SHE DETERMINES THAT IT WOULD NOT POSE A HAZARD TO THE INSURER, ITS 46 POLICY HOLDERS OR TO THE PUBLIC AND THERE ARE UNUSUAL OR UNIQUE CIRCUM- 47 STANCES THAT JUSTIFY THE EXTENSION; 48 (B) DECREASE THE TRANSITION TIME PERMITTED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (B) OF 49 PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION IF HE OR SHE DETERMINES, 50 AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, THAT PERMITTING A COMPANY 51 TO CONTINUE TRANSACTING CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE POSES A HAZARD TO THE 52 INSURER, ITS POLICYHOLDERS, OR THE PUBLIC; 53 (4) A COMPANY THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPHS ONE AND TWO OF THIS 54 SUBSECTION SHALL CEASE WRITING ANY NEW CREDIT DEFAULT INSURANCE. 55 (B) A COMPANY NOT LICENSED AS AN INSURANCE COMPANY IN THIS STATE 56 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS SIXTEEN, SEVENTEEN OR TWENTY-TWO OF SUBSECTION A. 3791 20 1 (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, ON THE 2 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF CREDIT 3 DEFAULT INSURANCE UNTIL SUCH DATE AS THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE RECEIVED A 4 LICENSE FROM THIS STATE PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED 5 TWO OF THIS ARTICLE. 6 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.