Sec. 425.127. RISK CONTROL TRANSACTIONS: INTERNAL CONTROL PROCEDURES

An insurance company that enters into a derivative transaction shall establish written internal control procedures that provide for:

(1) a quarterly report to the board of directors that reviews:

(A) each derivative transaction entered into, outstanding, or closed out;

(B) the results and effectiveness of the derivatives program; and

(C) the credit risk exposure to each counterparty for over-the-counter derivative transactions based on the counterparty exposure amount;

(2) a system for determining whether hedging or replication strategies used have been effective;

(3) a system of regular reports, at least monthly, to management that include:

(A) a description of each derivative transaction entered into, outstanding, or closed out during the period since the last report;

(B) the purpose of each outstanding derivative transaction;

(C) a performance review of the derivative instrument program; and

(D) the counterparty exposure amount for each over-the-counter derivative transaction;

(4) a written authorization that identifies the responsibilities and limitations of authority of each person authorized to effect and maintain derivative transactions; and

(5) appropriate documentation for each transaction, including:

(A) the purpose of the transaction;

(B) the assets or liabilities to which the transaction relates;

(C) the specific derivative instrument used in the transaction;

(D) for an over-the-counter derivative transaction, the name of the counterparty and the counterparty exposure amount; and

(E) for an exchange-traded derivative instrument, the name of the exchange and the name of the firm that handled the transaction.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 , Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.