CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

(a) A director of the association or a member insurer or other entity represented by the director may not receive money or another valuable thing directly, indirectly, or through any substantial interest in any other corporation, firm, or business unit for negotiating, procuring, participating in, recommending, or aiding in a reinsurance agreement, merger, or other transaction, including the purchase, sale, or exchange of assets, insurance policies, or property made by the association or the supervisor, conservator, or receiver on behalf of an impaired insurer.

(b) The director, member insurer, or entity may not be pecuniarily or contractually interested, as principal, coprincipal, agent, or beneficiary, directly, indirectly, or through any substantial interest in any other corporation, firm, or business unit, in the reinsurance agreement, merger, purchase, sale, exchange, or other transaction.