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Subchapter
013
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HOLDING COMPANIES AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 3695)
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§ 3695. Supervisory colleges
(a) Power of Commissioner. With respect to any insurer registered under section 3684 of this title and in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, the Commissioner shall also
have the power to participate in a supervisory college for any domestic insurer that
is part of an insurance holding company system with international operations in order
to determine compliance by the insurer with this chapter. The powers of the Commissioner
with respect to supervisory colleges include the following:
(1) initiating the establishment of a supervisory college;
(2) clarifying the membership and participation of other supervisors in the supervisory
college;
(3) clarifying the functions of the supervisory college and the role of other regulators,
including the establishment of a group-wide supervisor;
(4) coordinating the ongoing activities of the supervisory college, including planning
meetings, supervisory activities, and processes for information sharing; and
(5) establishing a crisis management plan.
(b) Expenses. Each registered insurer subject to this section shall be liable for and shall pay
the reasonable expenses of the Commissioner’s participation in a supervisory college
in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, including reasonable travel expenses.
For purposes of this section, a supervisory college may be convened as either a temporary
or permanent forum for communication and cooperation between the regulators charged
with the supervision of the insurer or its affiliates, and the Commissioner may establish
a regular assessment on the insurer for the payment of these expenses.
(c) Supervisory college. In order to assess the business strategy, financial position, legal and regulatory
position, risk exposure, risk management, and governance processes and as part of
the examination of individual insurers in accordance with section 3686 of this chapter,
the Commissioner may participate in a supervisory college with other regulators charged
with supervision of the insurer or its affiliates, including other state, federal,
and international regulatory agencies. The Commissioner may enter into agreements
in accordance with subsection 3687(c) of this chapter providing the basis for cooperation
between the Commissioner and the other regulatory agencies and the activities of the
supervisory college. Nothing in this section shall delegate to the supervisory college
the authority of the Commissioner to regulate or supervise the insurer or its affiliates
within its jurisdiction. (Added 2013, No. 29, § 35, eff. May 13, 2013, eff. May 13, 2013.)