### Question
How is the "risk retention group" defined?


### Answer
The term **risk retention group** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 9671* as follows -

> any corporation or other limited liability association taxable as a corporation, or as an insurance company, formed under the laws of any State—


(A) whose primary activity consists of assuming and spreading all, or any portion, of the pollution liability of its group members

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 9671*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 103-COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY > SUBCHAPTER IV-POLLUTION INSURANCE**

