Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA) News

Florida Announces Exit from Multi-State Surplus Lines Clearinghouse NIMA

The Florida Surplus Lines Office (FLSLO) has announced that Florida has made the decision to withdraw from the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (NIMA), effective June 1, 2016. The decision marks the second state to leave the Agreement, with Louisiana previously …

The Problem with Domestic Excess & Surplus Lines Insurers

It has been more than five years since states, beginning with Illinois, began to enact laws permitting the formation and licensing of domestic excess and surplus lines insurers. To date, these initiatives have gotten very little traction in the insurance …

Florida Opens, Closes Surplus Lines Opportunities

The recent legislative session in Tallahassee was relatively quiet, a matter some attribute to this being an election year. But even in quiet years, Florida lawmakers tend to make some noise about the insurance industry and this year was no …