A grouping may be formed by insurance undertakings meeting the conditions set out in 1°, 2° and 4° of I of Article L. 361-4-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code in order to:
1° Carry out, within the meaning of the first paragraph of I of article L. 310-1-1 of the present code, reinsurance for the benefit of its members for a share, the limits of which are set by decree up to a maximum of 90%, of risks covered by guarantees benefiting from the aid provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 361-4 of the rural and maritime fishing code and representative of the risks in the portfolio of the latter;
2° To set the conditions for the harmonisation of procedures for the assessment and compensation of claims by insurers, to the extent strictly necessary for the joint reinsurance of the risks mentioned in article L. 361-4 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime and in compliance with the conditions set out in article L. 361-4-2.
To carry out the reinsurance activity provided for in 1°, a reinsurance treaty specifies in particular the nature and extent of the risks ceded, the conditions under which the risks are ceded and the liability of each member in respect of the risks reinsured by the group. It also sets out the terms for determining the premiums paid by the insurers in return for the ceded risks covered by guarantees benefiting from the aid provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 361-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.
If the reinsurance treaty so provides and under the conditions it lays down, the group may take out one or more contracts to cover its risks with a reinsurance company.