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Home » US Law » 2022 Massachusetts General Laws » Part I - Administration of the Government » Title XXII - Corporations » Chapter 176l - Risk Retention and Risk Purchasing Groups

Section 11 – Enforcement by Commissioner

Section 11. The commissioner is authorized to make use of any of the powers established under the laws governing insurance to enforce those laws not specifically preempted by the Risk Retention Act of 1986 including the commissioner’s administrative authority to investigate, issue subpoenas, conduct depositions and hearings, issue orders, impose penalties and seek injunctive relief.

Section 12 – License Requirement

Section 12. (A) No person, firm, association or corporation shall act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating or procuring liability insurance in the commonwealth from a risk retention group unless such person, firm, association or corporation is licensed in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-five. (B)(1) No person, […]

Section 13 – Enforcement of Court Orders

Section 13. An order issued by any district court of the United States enjoining a risk retention group from soliciting or selling insurance, or operating in any state, or in all states or in any territory or possession of the United States, upon a finding that such a group is in hazardous financial or financially […]

Section 14 – Rules and Regulations

Section 14. The commissioner may in accordance with provisions of chapter thirty A, after notice of hearing, promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

Section 2 – Charter and License; Application; Plan of Operation or Feasibility Study

Section 2. (A) A risk retention group shall be chartered and licensed under the laws of the commonwealth to write only liability insurance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and, except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, must comply with (1) all of the laws, rules, regulations and requirements applicable to such insurers chartered […]

Section 3 – Out of State Groups; Submission of Information to Commissioner; Notice

Section 3. A risk retention group chartered and licensed in another state which seeks to do business as a risk retention group in the commonwealth shall comply with the laws of the commonwealth, and shall satisfy the following requirements: (A) Before offering insurance in the commonwealth, a risk retention group shall submit to the commissioner: […]

Section 4 – Insurance Insolvency Guaranty Fund

Section 4. (A) No risk retention group shall be required or permitted to join or contribute financially to any insurance insolvency guaranty fund, or similar mechanism, in the commonwealth, nor shall any risk retention group, or its insureds or claimants against its insurers, receive any benefit from any such fund for claims arising under the […]

Section 6 – Purchasing Groups; Exemptions

Section 6. A purchasing group and its insurer or insurers shall be subject to all applicable laws of the commonwealth except that a purchasing group and its insurer or insurers shall be exempt, in regard to liability insurance for the purchasing group, from any law that would: (A) prohibit the establishment of a purchasing group; […]

Section 9 – Premium Taxes

Section 9. Premium taxes and taxes on premiums paid for coverage of residents or risks located in the commonwealth by a purchasing group or any members of a purchasing group shall be: (A) imposed at the same rate and subject to the same interest, fines and penalties as are applicable to premium taxes and taxes […]