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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="5-1003" title_number="5" title_name="Assets, Liabilities, Reserves, and Investments of Insurers" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Limitation of Risk">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to § 5-1004 of this subtitle and except as provided under § 5-1005 of this subtitle, an insurer may not retain a risk on any one subject of insurance, whether located or to be performed in the State or outside of the State, in an amount exceeding 10% of the insurer’s surplus to policyholders.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An insurer’s surplus to policyholders shall be determined at the time a risk is assumed from the more recent of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the last sworn statement of the insurer on file with the Commissioner; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the last examination report of the insurer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In determining the amount of risk retained by an insurer, a deduction shall be made for reinsurance ceded by the insurer for which credit is allowed under § 5-904 of this title.</text>
  </level>
</section>
