### Question
Can you define what licensed State means?


### Answer
**Licensed State** is defined as the following in *15 U.S.C. § 6735*:

> any State, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands in which the redomesticating insurer has a certificate of authority in effect immediately prior to the redomestication

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 6735*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 93-INSURANCE > SUBCHAPTER II-REDOMESTICATION OF MUTUAL INSURERS**

