Surplus Lines News

How California Bill Implements Federal NRRA Surplus Lines Reform

The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA), Subtitle B, Part I, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, reaches out and touches California on July 21, 2011. In anticipation of its effective date, the California Department of Insurance (CDI) …

California Proposes to Disable Itself From Taxing 100% of Surplus Lines Premium

A California legislator has proposed a surplus lines bill — one effect of which will reduce California’s surplus lines premium tax revenues. On Feb. 9, 2011, California Assembly Member Solario introduced Assembly Bill No. 315 (AB 315), the California Department …

Prepareth Not and Doom Your Summer Vacation

The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA), Subtitle B, Part I, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, will usher in a new era of premium taxation and regulation for surplus lines insurance on July 21, 2011, a convenient …