§ 6670. Tax rates and payment schedules
(a) An SPFC shall pay to the SAM by April 15 of each year, a tax at the rate of four tenths of one percent on the first $20,000,000 and three tenths of one percent on each dollar after the first $20,000,000, subject to a minimum annual tax of $5,000 and a maximum annual tax […]
§ 6671. Conditions for SPFC contract being granted credit for reinsurance treatment or otherwise qualifying as asset or reduction from liability for benefit of counterparty
An SPFC contract meeting the provisions of this subchapter must be granted credit for reinsurance treatment or otherwise qualifies as an asset or a reduction from liability for reinsurance ceded by a domestic insurer to an SPFC as an assuming insurer for the benefit of the counterparty, provided and only to the extent: (a) of […]
§ 6659. Effect of creation of protected cell; naming; management of assets
(a) (1) The creation of a protected cell does not create, with respect to that protected cell, a legal person separate from the SPFC. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a protected cell must have its own distinct name or designation that includes the words “protected cell”. The SPFC shall transfer all assets attributable to the protected […]
§ 6660. Issuance of securities
(a) An SPFC may issue securities, including surplus notes and other forms of financial instruments, subject to and in accordance with applicable law, its approved plan of operation, and its organizational documents. (b) An SPFC, in connection with the issuance of securities, may enter into and perform all of its obligations under any required contracts […]
§ 6661. Swap agreements and other forms of asset management agreements
An SPFC may enter into swap agreements, or other forms of asset management agreements, including guaranteed investment contracts, or other transactions that have the objective of leveling timing differences in funding of up-front or ongoing transaction expenses or managing asset, credit, or interest rate risk of the investments in the trust to ensure that the […]
§ 6662. Authority to enter into contracts; contents
(a) An SPFC, at any given time, may enter into and effectuate an SPFC contract with a counterparty, if the SPFC contract obligates the SPFC to indemnify the counterparty for losses and that contingent obligations of the SPFC under the SPFC contract are securitized through an SPFC insurance securitization and are funded and secured with […]
§ 6663. Securities issued by SPFC as insurance contract; underwriters or selling agents as insurance producers
Securities issued by an SPFC pursuant to an insurance securitization may not be considered to be insurance or reinsurance contracts. An investor in these securities or a holder of these securities, by sole means of this investment or holding, may not be considered to be transacting the business of insurance in this Territory. The underwriter’s […]
§ 6656. Capitalization
(a) An SPFC initially shall possess and after that maintain minimum capitalization of not less than $250,000. All of the minimum initial capitalization must be in cash. All other funds of the SPFC in excess of its minimum initial capitalization must be in the form of cash, cash equivalent, or securities invested as provided in […]
§ 6657. Authorized contracts
(a) An SPFC may insure only the risks of a counter party. (b) An SPFC may not issue a contract for assumption of risk or indemnification of loss other than an SPFC contract. However, the SPFC may cede risks assumed through an SPFC contract to third party international reinsurers through the purchase of reinsurance or […]
§ 6658. Protected cells
(a) This section and section 6659 of this subchapter provide a basis for the creation and use of protected cells by an SPFC as a means of accessing alternative sources of capital, lowering formation and administrative expenses, and generally making insurance securitizations more efficient. (b) An SPFC may establish and maintain one or more protected […]