§ 36-1100.2. Authority to enter multistate agreements.

A.  For the purposes of carrying out the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, the Insurance Commissioner is authorized in the Insurance Commissioner's sole discretion and judgment to enter into the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement or any other multistate agreement or compact with the same function and purpose, in order to:

1.  Facilitate the collection, allocation and disbursement of premium taxes attributable to the placement of nonadmitted insurance through a central clearinghouse;

2.  Provide for uniform methods of allocation and reporting among nonadmitted insurance risk classifications through a central clearinghouse; and

3.  Share information among states relating to nonadmitted insurance premium taxes.

B.  The Insurance Commissioner is not compelled now or in the future to join the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement or any other multistate agreement or compact with the same function and purpose of distributing surplus line premium tax proceeds based on a formula of multistate risk allocation, unless the Insurance Commissioner, in his or her discretion, deems joining such a multistate compact or agreement is in the best interest of the State of Oklahoma and its citizens.

Added by Laws 2011, c. 278, § 6.  Amended by Laws 2011, c. 360, § 6; Laws 2012, c. 45, § 3, emerg. eff. April 16, 2012.