Sec. 4152.214.  PLACEMENT OF REINSURANCE WITH UNAUTHORIZED REINSURER.  (a)  Unless the ceding insurer releases the manager in writing from the manager's obligations under this section, a manager who places reinsurance on behalf of an authorized ceding insurer with a reinsurer that is not authorized, accredited, or trusteed in this state under Chapter 493 shall:
(1)  exercise due diligence in inquiring into the financial condition of the reinsurer;
(2)  disclose to the ceding insurer the manager's findings in connection with the inquiry under Subdivision (1); and
(3)  make available to the ceding insurer a copy of the current financial statement of the reinsurer.
(b)  A ceding insurer that releases a manager from the manager's obligations under Subsection (a) assumes those obligations.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2J.007, eff. April 1, 2009.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (S.B. 1070), Sec. 3.15, eff. September 1, 2017.