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Chapter 48.05 RCW

INSURERS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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Sections

HTMLPDF 48.05.010"Domestic," "foreign," "alien" insurers defined.
HTMLPDF 48.05.030Certificate of authority required.
HTMLPDF 48.05.040Certificate of authority—Qualifications.
HTMLPDF 48.05.045Certificate of authority not to be issued to governmentally owned insurer.
HTMLPDF 48.05.050"Charter" defined.
HTMLPDF 48.05.060"Capital funds" defined.
HTMLPDF 48.05.070Application for certificate of authority.
HTMLPDF 48.05.073Filing of financial statements.
HTMLPDF 48.05.080Foreign insurers—Deposit.
HTMLPDF 48.05.090Alien insurers—Assets required—Trust deposit.
HTMLPDF 48.05.100Alien insurers—Deposit resolution.
HTMLPDF 48.05.105Foreign or alien insurers—Three years active transacting required—Exception.
HTMLPDF 48.05.110Issuance of certificate of authority.
HTMLPDF 48.05.120Certificate of authority—Duration, renewal, amendment.
HTMLPDF 48.05.130Certificate of authority—Mandatory refusal, revocation, suspension.
HTMLPDF 48.05.140Certificate of authority—Discretionary refusal, revocation, suspension.
HTMLPDF 48.05.150Notice of intention to refuse, revoke, or suspend.
HTMLPDF 48.05.160Period of suspension.
HTMLPDF 48.05.170Reauthorization, limitation upon.
HTMLPDF 48.05.180Notice of refusal, revocation, suspension—Effect upon insurance producers' or title insurance agents' authority.
HTMLPDF 48.05.185Fine in addition or in lieu of suspension, revocation, or refusal.
HTMLPDF 48.05.190Name of insurer.
HTMLPDF 48.05.200Commissioner as attorney for service of process—Exception.
HTMLPDF 48.05.215Unauthorized foreign or alien insurers—Jurisdiction of state courts—Service of process—Procedure.
HTMLPDF 48.05.220Venue of actions against insurer.
HTMLPDF 48.05.250Annual statement.
HTMLPDF 48.05.270Alien insurer—Capital funds, determination.
HTMLPDF 48.05.280Records and accounts of insurers.
HTMLPDF 48.05.290Withdrawal of insurer—Reinsurance.
HTMLPDF 48.05.320Reports of fire losses—Rules.
HTMLPDF 48.05.330Insurers—Combination of kinds of insurance authorized—Exceptions.
HTMLPDF 48.05.340Capital and surplus requirements.
HTMLPDF 48.05.350General casualty insurer combining disability, fidelity, insurance.
HTMLPDF 48.05.370Fiduciary relationship to insurer of officers, directors or corporation holding controlling interest.
HTMLPDF 48.05.380Reports by property and casualty insurers—Rules.
HTMLPDF 48.05.383Statement of actuarial opinion—Property and casualty insurance.
HTMLPDF 48.05.385Statement of actuarial opinion—Property and casualty insurance—Confidentiality.
HTMLPDF 48.05.390Reports by various insurers—Contents.
HTMLPDF 48.05.400Annual filing and fee to National Association of Insurance Commissioners—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 48.05.410Health care practitioner risk management training.
HTMLPDF 48.05.430Definitions.
HTMLPDF 48.05.435Report of RBC levels—Formula for determining levels—Inaccurate reports adjusted by commissioner.
HTMLPDF 48.05.440Company action level event—Definition—RBC plan—Commissioner's review.
HTMLPDF 48.05.445Regulatory action level event—Definition—Commissioner's duties—Corrective actions.
HTMLPDF 48.05.450Authorized control level event—Definition—Commissioner's duties.
HTMLPDF 48.05.455Mandatory control level event—Definition—Commissioner's duties.
HTMLPDF 48.05.460Insurer's right to a hearing—Request—Commissioner sets date.
HTMLPDF 48.05.465Confidentiality of RBC reports and plans—Use of information for comparative purposes—Use of information to monitor solvency.
HTMLPDF 48.05.470Regulation of capital and surplus requirements is supplemental—Commissioner may grant exemptions.
HTMLPDF 48.05.475RBC report from foreign or alien insurers—Request of commissioner—Commissioner's options.
HTMLPDF 48.05.480No liability for regulation of capital and surplus requirements.
HTMLPDF 48.05.485Notices by commissioner—When effective.
HTMLPDF 48.05.510Disclosure of certain material transactions—Insurer's report—Information is confidential.
HTMLPDF 48.05.515Material acquisitions or dispositions.
HTMLPDF 48.05.520Asset acquisitions—Asset dispositions.
HTMLPDF 48.05.525Report of a material acquisition or disposition of assets—Information required.
HTMLPDF 48.05.530Material nonrenewals, cancellations, or revisions of ceded reinsurance agreements.
HTMLPDF 48.05.535Report of a material nonrenewal, cancellation, or revision of ceded reinsurance agreements—Information required.

Notes:

Deposit of insurers: Chapter 48.16 RCW.
Federal home loan bank as depositary: RCW 30A.32.040.
Fees and taxes: Chapter 48.14 RCW.
Health care services: Chapter 48.44 RCW.
Insurance producers, title insurance agents, and adjusters: Chapter 48.17 RCW.
Insuring powers and capital funds required: Chapter 48.11 RCW.
Interlocking ownership, management: RCW 48.30.250.
Policy forms, execution, filing, etc.: Chapter 48.18 RCW.
Rates and rating organizations: Chapter 48.19 RCW.
Stamping bureau: RCW 48.19.410.
Unauthorized insurers: Chapter 48.15 RCW.
Unfair practices: Chapter 48.30 RCW.