Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-6470.6
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Unimpaired paid-in capital requirements – Branch
Official statutory text
companies – Trust funds – Dividends and distributions – Approval
required.
A. The Insurance Commissioner may not issue or renew the
license of a captive insurance company unless the company possesses
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1216
and thereafter maintains unimpaired aggregate paid-in capital and
surplus of:
1. In the case of a pure captive insurance company, not less
than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), One Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) of which must be paid-in prior
to the issuance of a license, and an additional One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000.00) of which must be paid-in on or before the
first anniversary of the issuance of the initial license;
2. In the case of an association captive insurance company
incorporated as a stock insurer, not less than Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00);
3. In the case of an industrial insured captive insurance
company incorporated as a stock insurer, not less than Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);
4. In the case of a sponsored captive insurance company, not
less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);
5. In the case of any captive insurance company doing business
as a risk retention group, not less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00); and
6. In the case of a special purpose or branch captive insurance
company, not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000.00) or an amount determined by the Insurance Commissioner
after giving due consideration to the business plan of the company,
feasibility study, and pro formas, including the nature of the risks
to be insured;
7. In the case of a series captive insurance company, the
minimum capital and surplus shall be in an amount specified by the
Insurance Commissioner; and
8. The unimpaired paid-in capital may be in the form of cash,
cash equivalent, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank
chartered by this state or a member bank of the Federal Reserve
System. The issuing bank shall be approved by the Insurance
Commissioner.
B. The Insurance Commissioner may prescribe additional capital
and surplus based upon the type, volume, and nature of insurance
business transacted.
C. In the case of a branch captive insurance company, as
security for the payment of liabilities attributable to branch
operations, the Insurance Commissioner may require that a trust
fund, funded by an irrevocable letter of credit or other acceptable
asset, be established and maintained in the United States for the
benefit of United States policyholders and United States ceding
insurers. The amount of the security may be no less than the
capital and surplus required by the Oklahoma Captive Insurance
Company Act and the reserves on these insurance policies or
reinsurance contracts.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1217
D. A captive insurance company may not pay a dividend out of,
or other distribution with respect to, capital or surplus, without
the prior approval of the Insurance Commissioner. Approval of an
ongoing plan for the payment of dividends or other distributions
must be conditioned upon the retention, at the time of each payment,
of capital or surplus in excess of amounts specified by, or
determined in accordance with formulas approved by, the Insurance
Commissioner.
required.
A. The Insurance Commissioner may not issue or renew the
license of a captive insurance company unless the company possesses
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1216
and thereafter maintains unimpaired aggregate paid-in capital and
surplus of:
1. In the case of a pure captive insurance company, not less
than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), One Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) of which must be paid-in prior
to the issuance of a license, and an additional One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000.00) of which must be paid-in on or before the
first anniversary of the issuance of the initial license;
2. In the case of an association captive insurance company
incorporated as a stock insurer, not less than Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00);
3. In the case of an industrial insured captive insurance
company incorporated as a stock insurer, not less than Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);
4. In the case of a sponsored captive insurance company, not
less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00);
5. In the case of any captive insurance company doing business
as a risk retention group, not less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00); and
6. In the case of a special purpose or branch captive insurance
company, not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000.00) or an amount determined by the Insurance Commissioner
after giving due consideration to the business plan of the company,
feasibility study, and pro formas, including the nature of the risks
to be insured;
7. In the case of a series captive insurance company, the
minimum capital and surplus shall be in an amount specified by the
Insurance Commissioner; and
8. The unimpaired paid-in capital may be in the form of cash,
cash equivalent, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank
chartered by this state or a member bank of the Federal Reserve
System. The issuing bank shall be approved by the Insurance
Commissioner.
B. The Insurance Commissioner may prescribe additional capital
and surplus based upon the type, volume, and nature of insurance
business transacted.
C. In the case of a branch captive insurance company, as
security for the payment of liabilities attributable to branch
operations, the Insurance Commissioner may require that a trust
fund, funded by an irrevocable letter of credit or other acceptable
asset, be established and maintained in the United States for the
benefit of United States policyholders and United States ceding
insurers. The amount of the security may be no less than the
capital and surplus required by the Oklahoma Captive Insurance
Company Act and the reserves on these insurance policies or
reinsurance contracts.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 1217
D. A captive insurance company may not pay a dividend out of,
or other distribution with respect to, capital or surplus, without
the prior approval of the Insurance Commissioner. Approval of an
ongoing plan for the payment of dividends or other distributions
must be conditioned upon the retention, at the time of each payment,
of capital or surplus in excess of amounts specified by, or
determined in accordance with formulas approved by, the Insurance
Commissioner.
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