States Still Grappling with Surplus Lines Tax Sharing August 15, 2014 By Andrea Wells Things have changed a bit for the surplus lines industry since the Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, (NRRA) part of...
Surplus Lines Premium on the Rise in Texas November 30, 2012 By Stephanie K. Jones The amount of surplus lines insurance premium written in Texas rose by 25 percent as of the end of October...
Conference: Risk, Returns, Regulation, and More Regulation July 26, 2012 By Don Jergler Coming off a rough few years of recession, then a disaster prone 2011 – and then more global uncertainty in...
11 States Proceed with Surplus Lines Tax Clearinghouse; Group Names Officers September 1, 2011 Eleven states that have formed a cooperative to streamline collection and allocation of surplus lines taxes are moving ahead with...
Arkansas Outlines ‘Home State’ Rules for Nonadmitted Insurance August 30, 2011 Arkansas has issued guidance for insurance companies and brokers on premium tax payments for nonadmitted, or excess and surplus, insurance....
South Dakota Is Sixth State to Join Surplus Lines Coalition July 18, 2011 South Dakota has joined the Non-Admitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (NIMA) coalition. Insurance Director Merle Scheiber signed the agreement on behalf...
Louisiana Joins Surplus Lines Coalition July 13, 2011 Louisiana is now participating in an agreement designed to help states efficiently comply with the requirements of the federal surplus...
Florida, Mississippi, Hawaii Sign Surplus Lines Tax Agreement June 20, 2011 Florida, Mississippi and Hawaii have entered into an agreement that will allow them to keep millions of dollars in taxes...
Surplus Lines Sea Change: Calif.’s AB 315 June 17, 2011 By Richard Brown California is expected to pass surplus lines regulations before July 21, 2011. On that date, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform...
Florida Gov. Scott Signs Surplus Lines Bill June 1, 2011 Florida is prepared to join other states around the country in bring its surplus lines business in line with the...