Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6470.10
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6470.10, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 36, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 36,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Formation of captive reinsurance company or sponsored
Official statutory text
captive insurance company – Organization as reciprocal insurer –
Branch captive insurance company – Considerations for issuance of
license – Privileges and obligations.
A. A captive insurance company may be incorporated as a stock
corporation or as a nonstock corporation, or may be formed as a
limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership,
statutory trust or any lawful form approved by the Insurance
Commissioner.
B. An association captive insurance company, industrial insured
captive insurance company or special purpose captive insurance
company may be organized as a reciprocal insurer.
C. The Commissioner shall not issue the initial license or
review the license of any captive insurer unless the Commissioner
determines the following matters serve the best interest of the
prospective policyholders and promote the general good of the state:
1. The character, reputation, financial standing, and purposes
of the principals, owners or other persons who will direct or
control the affairs of the captive insurer;
2. The character, reputation, financial responsibility,
insurance experience, and business qualifications of the officers
and directors; and
3. Other aspects as the Insurance Commissioner considers
advisable.
D. In the case of a captive insurance company licensed as a
branch captive insurance company, the findings required in
subsection C above shall be in respect to the alien captive
insurance company.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1218
E. 1. A captive insurance company formed under the laws of
this state or under the laws of another jurisdiction that is
licensed under the provisions of this title shall have the
privileges and be subject to the provisions of the laws of this
state or the laws of such other jurisdiction, as applicable, under
which such captive insurance company is organized as well as the
applicable provisions contained in this title. In the event of
conflict between the provisions of the laws of this state or the
laws of such other jurisdiction, as applicable, under which such
captive insurance company is organized, and the provisions of this
title, the latter shall control.
2. A captive insurance company, formed or licensed under the
Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company Act, has the privileges and is
subject to the provisions of Oklahoma law as well as the applicable
provisions contained in the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company Act.
If a conflict occurs between a provision of the general law of
Oklahoma and a provision of the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company
Act, the latter controls. No provision of the Oklahoma Insurance
Code, other than those contained in this act or otherwise
specifically referencing such companies, shall apply to captive
insurance companies.
3. In addition to the applicability of law provided in this
section, a captive insurance company operating as a risk retention
group shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Risk
Retention Act under Sections 6451 through 6468 of this title.
4. All preliminary reports or results, working papers, recorded
information, orders, documents and copies of documents produced by,
obtained by or disclosed to the Commissioner or any other person in
the course of any merger, consolidation, conversion, mutualization
and change of control made under this section are confidential and
are not subject to subpoena and may not be made public by the
Commissioner or any employee or agent of the Commissioner without
the written consent of the company, except to the extent provided in
this subsection. Nothing in this subsection prevents the
Commissioner from using this information in furtherance of the
regulatory authority of the Commissioner under the Oklahoma Captive
Insurance Company Act. The Commissioner may grant access to this
information to public officers having jurisdiction over the
regulation of insurance in any other state or country, or to law
tent provided in
this subsection. Nothing in this subsection prevents the
Commissioner from using this information in furtherance of the
regulatory authority of the Commissioner under the Oklahoma Captive
Insurance Company Act. The Commissioner may grant access to this
information to public officers having jurisdiction over the
regulation of insurance in any other state or country, or to law
enforcement officers of this state or any other state or agency of
the federal government at any time, so long as the officers
receiving the information agree in writing to use and retain it in
any manner consistent with this section.
5. The terms and conditions set forth in Articles 18 and 19 of
the Oklahoma Insurance Code pertaining to insurance supervision,
conservatorship, rehabilitation, and receiverships apply in full to
captive insurance companies including for this purpose individual
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1219
protected cells of sponsored captive insurance companies as provided
in Section 6470.29 of this title.
6. Any insurer which holds a current license to transact the
business of insurance under the laws of any other jurisdiction may
become an Oklahoma domiciled captive insurer by complying with all
of the requirements of Oklahoma law relative to the organization and
licensing of a captive insurer and obtaining the approval of the
insurer's application for redomestication by the chief insurance
regulatory official of the company's current and proposed domiciles.
Branch captive insurance company – Considerations for issuance of
license – Privileges and obligations.
A. A captive insurance company may be incorporated as a stock
corporation or as a nonstock corporation, or may be formed as a
limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership,
statutory trust or any lawful form approved by the Insurance
Commissioner.
B. An association captive insurance company, industrial insured
captive insurance company or special purpose captive insurance
company may be organized as a reciprocal insurer.
C. The Commissioner shall not issue the initial license or
review the license of any captive insurer unless the Commissioner
determines the following matters serve the best interest of the
prospective policyholders and promote the general good of the state:
1. The character, reputation, financial standing, and purposes
of the principals, owners or other persons who will direct or
control the affairs of the captive insurer;
2. The character, reputation, financial responsibility,
insurance experience, and business qualifications of the officers
and directors; and
3. Other aspects as the Insurance Commissioner considers
advisable.
D. In the case of a captive insurance company licensed as a
branch captive insurance company, the findings required in
subsection C above shall be in respect to the alien captive
insurance company.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1218
E. 1. A captive insurance company formed under the laws of
this state or under the laws of another jurisdiction that is
licensed under the provisions of this title shall have the
privileges and be subject to the provisions of the laws of this
state or the laws of such other jurisdiction, as applicable, under
which such captive insurance company is organized as well as the
applicable provisions contained in this title. In the event of
conflict between the provisions of the laws of this state or the
laws of such other jurisdiction, as applicable, under which such
captive insurance company is organized, and the provisions of this
title, the latter shall control.
2. A captive insurance company, formed or licensed under the
Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company Act, has the privileges and is
subject to the provisions of Oklahoma law as well as the applicable
provisions contained in the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company Act.
If a conflict occurs between a provision of the general law of
Oklahoma and a provision of the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company
Act, the latter controls. No provision of the Oklahoma Insurance
Code, other than those contained in this act or otherwise
specifically referencing such companies, shall apply to captive
insurance companies.
3. In addition to the applicability of law provided in this
section, a captive insurance company operating as a risk retention
group shall be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Risk
Retention Act under Sections 6451 through 6468 of this title.
4. All preliminary reports or results, working papers, recorded
information, orders, documents and copies of documents produced by,
obtained by or disclosed to the Commissioner or any other person in
the course of any merger, consolidation, conversion, mutualization
and change of control made under this section are confidential and
are not subject to subpoena and may not be made public by the
Commissioner or any employee or agent of the Commissioner without
the written consent of the company, except to the extent provided in
this subsection. Nothing in this subsection prevents the
Commissioner from using this information in furtherance of the
regulatory authority of the Commissioner under the Oklahoma Captive
Insurance Company Act. The Commissioner may grant access to this
information to public officers having jurisdiction over the
regulation of insurance in any other state or country, or to law
tent provided in
this subsection. Nothing in this subsection prevents the
Commissioner from using this information in furtherance of the
regulatory authority of the Commissioner under the Oklahoma Captive
Insurance Company Act. The Commissioner may grant access to this
information to public officers having jurisdiction over the
regulation of insurance in any other state or country, or to law
enforcement officers of this state or any other state or agency of
the federal government at any time, so long as the officers
receiving the information agree in writing to use and retain it in
any manner consistent with this section.
5. The terms and conditions set forth in Articles 18 and 19 of
the Oklahoma Insurance Code pertaining to insurance supervision,
conservatorship, rehabilitation, and receiverships apply in full to
captive insurance companies including for this purpose individual
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1219
protected cells of sponsored captive insurance companies as provided
in Section 6470.29 of this title.
6. Any insurer which holds a current license to transact the
business of insurance under the laws of any other jurisdiction may
become an Oklahoma domiciled captive insurer by complying with all
of the requirements of Oklahoma law relative to the organization and
licensing of a captive insurer and obtaining the approval of the
insurer's application for redomestication by the chief insurance
regulatory official of the company's current and proposed domiciles.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Oklahoma?
Find a Oklahoma lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.