FEDERAL RISK RETENTION ACT
FEDERAL RISK RETENTION ACT – Revised and enacted in 1981, this act does not allow a state insurance regulator to prohibit risk retention groups domiciled in other states from operating within the regulator’s state, thus eliminating the need for a fronting company. It also allows a form of reinsurance which considers the time value of money and has loss containment provisions, and is transacted primarily to achieve financial goals, such as capital management, tax planning, or the financing of acquisitions.