2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 26 - INSURANCE CODE
CHAPTER 3 - AUTHORIZATION OF INSURERS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
26-3-111. Deposit required of insurers.

(a) The commissioner shall not authorize an insurer to transact insurance in this state unless it makes and thereafter continuously maintains in trust in this state through the commissioner, or in another state as provided in subsection (b) of this section, for the protection of all its policyholders and creditors a deposit of cash or securities eligible for deposit under W.S. 26-8-103 of a value not less than the amount applicable to the kinds of insurance the insurer transacts as follows:

Minimum

Kind(s) of insurance Amount of deposit

Life---------------------------------------- $200,000.00

Disability---------------------------------- 100,000.00

Life & disability--------------------------- 200,000.00

Property------------------------------------ 100,000.00

Casualty

Excluding surety-------------------------- 100,000.00

Including surety-------------------------- 150,000.00

Multiple line------------------------------- 200,000.00

Hail-crop----------------------------------- 100,000.00

Title

Domestic insurers------------------------- 50,000.00

Foreign insurers-------------------------- 100,000.00

(b) As to foreign insurers, instead of the deposit or part thereof in this state, the commissioner shall accept the certificate in proper form of the public official having supervision over insurers in any other state to the effect that a like deposit or part thereof by the insurer is being maintained in public custody or control pursuant to law in the other state in trust for the protection of all its policyholders wherever located, or of all its policyholders in the United States, or all of its policyholders and creditors in the United States. All such deposits shall be in cash or securities, or both, of a quality not less than those eligible for deposit in this state under W.S. 26-8-103.

(c) A property insurer also writing hail-crop coverages is required to have only the deposit applicable to property insurance. Instead of the hail-crop deposit, a domestic mutual hail-crop insurer, upon the commissioner's approval, may file with the commissioner and maintain reinsurance of all risk under all of the insurer's hail-crop policies. The reinsurer shall be qualified for a certificate of authority as a stock property insurer under this code, and the reinsurance agreement shall provide for payment by the reinsurer of one hundred percent (100%) of all losses under hail-crop policies issued by the ceding insurer without assessment of policyholders of the ceding insurer.

(d) All deposits in this state are subject to the applicable provisions of chapter 8 of this code.

(e) In addition to deposits required or maintained by foreign insurers, the commissioner may require any foreign insurer to make and maintain in trust in this state, through the commissioner, a deposit of cash or securities eligible for deposit under W.S. 26-8-103, of a value not less than an amount which the commissioner specifies, for the sole protection of an insurer's policyholders located in this state. All additional deposits are subject to the applicable provisions of chapter 8 of this code.