Surplus lines/reinsurance bill reintroduced in Congress
Last fall, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act passed the house 417-0, but was not considered by the Senate due to its late passage in the House. A substantially similar bill has been introduced in the House, H.R. 1065. The bill subjects nonadmitted insurers to the premium tax laws of the policyholder's home state, and makes reinsurers subject to the solvency laws of their state of domicile under most circumstances. Due to an amendment to the definition of “qualified risk manager,” the new bill has the support of the Risk & Insurance Management Society, which did not support the bill last year.
