Topic: Excess and Surplus Lines
Chile Considers Legislation To Modernize Its Insurance and Reinsurance Laws
Jul 30, 2008 | Arbitration, Coverage & Claims, Excess and Surplus Lines, Extra-Contractual Liability, Latin American Developments, Regulatory, Reinsurance
Agents and Brokers Urge Expansion of New York Excess Lines Export List
Jul 28, 2008 | Excess and Surplus Lines, New York Developments, Regulatory | United States
Last month, the New York State Insurance Department (the “Department”) held a public hearing in New York City to explore the possibility of expanding the Excess Lines Export List (the “Export List”). The Export List is a compilation of risks or coverages that may be placed by surplus lines brokers without compliance with the three declinations rule.
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court – Surplus Lines Policies Are Subject to Chapter 627, Florida Statutes
Jul 2, 2008 | Excess and Surplus Lines, Florida Developments | United States
The Florida Supreme Court has provided an answer to a question important to insurers that have issued policies under Florida’s surplus lines laws. In Essex Ins. Co. v. Zota, Case No. SC06-2031 (June 26, 2008), the Court considered numerous questions certified from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
Read MoreThe International Insurance Center of Puerto Rico
Nov 2, 2007 | Excess and Surplus Lines, Industry Developments, Latin American Developments, Regulatory | United States
California Department of Insurance Clarifies New Surplus Broker License Requirements
Sep 27, 2007 | Excess and Surplus Lines, Regulatory | United States
House Passes Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act
Jun 26, 2007 | Excess and Surplus Lines, Federal Legislative Developments, Regulatory, Tax Related Developments | United States
On June 25 and for the second time in nine months, the House unanimously passed H.R. 1065, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007. The bill establishes national standards on how states may regulate and tax surplus lines insurers and also sets national standards concerning the regulation of reinsurance.
Read MoreNAIC Begins Drafting of Excess/Surplus Lines Interstate Compact
Jun 7, 2007 | Excess and Surplus Lines, Federal Legislative Developments, Regulatory | United States
National Insurance Act/Optional Federal Charter Legislation Reintroduced in Senate
Jun 6, 2007 | Excess and Surplus Lines, Federal Legislative Developments, Insolvency, Restructuring and Run-Off, Regulatory | United States