R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-52-10: Examination authority.

(a) A reinsurance intermediary shall be subject to examination by the commissioner. The commissioner shall have access to all books, bank accounts, and records of the reinsurance intermediary in a form usable to the commissioner. The cost of the examination shall be paid by the insurer in the same manner as the cost of examination of an insurer pursuant to chapter 13 of this title.

(b) A RM may be examined as if it were the reinsurer.