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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="8-514" title_number="8" title_name="Entities That Act as Insurers" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Reinsurance Intermediaries">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A reinsurance broker shall keep a record of each transaction that relates to a contract of reinsurance transacted by the reinsurance broker for at least 10 years after the contract expires.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>For each contract of reinsurance, the record required by this section shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the type of contract, limits, underwriting restrictions, classes or risks, and territory;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the period of coverage, including effective and expiration dates, cancellation provisions, and required notice of cancellation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the requirements for reporting and settling balances;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the rate used to compute the reinsurance premium;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the names and addresses of assuming reinsurers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the rates of all reinsurance commissions, including commissions on any retrocessions handled by the reinsurance broker;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>proof of placement;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>details of retrocessions handled by the reinsurance broker, including the identity of retrocessionaires and the percentage of each contract assumed or ceded;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>financial records, including premium and loss accounts; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>any related correspondence and memoranda.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In addition to the records required by this section, a reinsurance broker shall keep written evidence that the assuming reinsurer:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has agreed to accept the risk, if the reinsurance broker, while acting for a ceding authorized insurer, procured a reinsurance contract directly from an assuming reinsurer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>has delegated binding authority to its representative, if the reinsurance broker, while acting for a ceding authorized insurer, procures a reinsurance contract from a representative, other than an employee, of an assuming reinsurer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An authorized insurer shall have reasonable access to and the right to copy and audit all accounts and records maintained by the reinsurance broker that relate to business transactions with the authorized insurer.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The reinsurance broker shall maintain accounts and records in a form usable by the authorized insurer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
