11 NCAC 11B .0220          ALTERNATIVE AND CONSOLIDATED REGISTRATIONS

(a)  Any authorized insurer may file a registration statement on behalf of any affiliated insurer or insurers that are required to register under G.S. 58‑19‑25.  A registration statement may include information not required by the Act regarding any insurer in the insurance holding company system even if the insurer is not authorized to do business in this State.  In lieu of filing a registration statement on Form B, the authorized insurer may file a copy of the registration statement or similar report that it is required to file in its state of domicile, provided:

(1)           the statement or report contains substantially similar information required to be furnished on Form B; and

(2)           the filing insurer is the principal insurance company in the insurance holding company system.

(b)  The question of whether the filing insurer is the principal insurance company in the insurance holding company system is a question of fact; and an insurer filing a registration statement or report in lieu of Form B on behalf of an affiliated insurer shall set forth a brief statement of facts that will substantiate the filing insurer's claim that it, in fact, is the principal insurance company in the insurance holding company system.

(c)  With the prior approval of the Commissioner, an unauthorized insurer may follow any of the procedures available to an authorized insurer under Paragraph (a) of this Rule.

(d)  Any insurer may follow G.S. 58‑19‑25(g) or (h) without obtaining the prior approval of the Commissioner.  The Commissioner may require individual filings if he deems the filings necessary in the interest of clarity, ease of administration, or the public good.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 58‑2‑40; 58‑19‑25;

Eff. April 1, 1993;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 20, 2015.