Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-1106
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Surplus lines - Brokers
Official statutory text
If insurance required to protect the interest of the insured for
the amount of insurance, coverage terms and solvency requirements of
the insured cannot be procured from admitted insurers after inquiry
in the market available to the insurance producer, then insurance
may be procured from surplus lines insurers subject to the following
conditions:
1. The surplus lines insurer shall meet the requirements of the
Unauthorized Insurers and Surplus Lines Insurance Act and the
following conditions:
a. the insurer has capital and surplus or its equivalent
under the laws of its domiciliary jurisdiction which
equals the greater of:
(1) the minimum capital and surplus requirements
under the laws of this state for nonadmitted
insurers, or
(2) Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00),
b. the requirements of subparagraph a of this paragraph
may be satisfied by an insurer's possessing less than
the minimum capital and surplus upon an affirmative
finding of acceptability by the Insurance
Commissioner. The finding shall be based upon such
factors as quality of management, capital and surplus
of any parent company, company underwriting profit and
investment income trends, market availability and
company record and reputation within the industry. In
no event shall the Insurance Commissioner make an
affirmative finding of acceptability when the
nonadmitted insurer's capital and surplus is less than
Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($4,500,000.00), and
c. the insurer, if an alien insurer, is listed on the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Nonadmitted Insurers Quarterly Listing; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 252
2. The insurance shall be procured through a licensed surplus
lines licensee or broker licensed in the insurer's home state. An
Oklahoma surplus lines license is required only where Oklahoma is
the home state of the insured.
For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the
Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, the Insurance
Commissioner is authorized to utilize the national insurance
producer database of the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, or any other equivalent uniform national database,
for the licensure of an individual or entity as a surplus lines
licensee or broker and for renewal of such license.
the amount of insurance, coverage terms and solvency requirements of
the insured cannot be procured from admitted insurers after inquiry
in the market available to the insurance producer, then insurance
may be procured from surplus lines insurers subject to the following
conditions:
1. The surplus lines insurer shall meet the requirements of the
Unauthorized Insurers and Surplus Lines Insurance Act and the
following conditions:
a. the insurer has capital and surplus or its equivalent
under the laws of its domiciliary jurisdiction which
equals the greater of:
(1) the minimum capital and surplus requirements
under the laws of this state for nonadmitted
insurers, or
(2) Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00),
b. the requirements of subparagraph a of this paragraph
may be satisfied by an insurer's possessing less than
the minimum capital and surplus upon an affirmative
finding of acceptability by the Insurance
Commissioner. The finding shall be based upon such
factors as quality of management, capital and surplus
of any parent company, company underwriting profit and
investment income trends, market availability and
company record and reputation within the industry. In
no event shall the Insurance Commissioner make an
affirmative finding of acceptability when the
nonadmitted insurer's capital and surplus is less than
Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($4,500,000.00), and
c. the insurer, if an alien insurer, is listed on the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Nonadmitted Insurers Quarterly Listing; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 36. Insurance Page 252
2. The insurance shall be procured through a licensed surplus
lines licensee or broker licensed in the insurer's home state. An
Oklahoma surplus lines license is required only where Oklahoma is
the home state of the insured.
For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the
Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, the Insurance
Commissioner is authorized to utilize the national insurance
producer database of the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, or any other equivalent uniform national database,
for the licensure of an individual or entity as a surplus lines
licensee or broker and for renewal of such license.
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