(a) Category A fees (maximum one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500)) (per covered entity, filing, or transaction). DEPARTMENT SERVICE OR PRODUCT FEE AMOUNTS

1. (1) Authorized or Licensed Insurers.

   1. (A) Department expense for independent actuarial review of previously disapproved rate/rule filing set for hearing at filer's request (excluding Workers' Compensation which is not subject to a monetary cap) EXPENSE AS INCURRED BUT NOT TO EXCEED $1,500
   2. (B) Filing and review of each Bulk or Assumption Reinsurance Agreement $500
   3. (C) Filing and review of all documents necessary for issuance of Certificate of Incorporation for Domestic Insurers $500 (Coupled with the $100 fee in Arkansas Code § 23-61-401(1)(A) the total fee due is $600.)
   4. (D) Reviewing all documents necessary for issuance of Original Certificate of Authority for all Companies $500 (Coupled with the $500 fee in Arkansas Code § 23-61-401(1)(C) the total fee due is $1,000.)
   5. (E) Filing notice of appointment of Managing General Agent/Agency or Notice of Termination of Managing General Agent/Agency $500
   6. (F) Review/processing of information necessary to amend an Arkansas Certificate of Authority $400 (Coupled with the $100 fee in Arkansas Code § 23-61-401(3)(C) the total fee due is $500.)
   7. (G)

(i) Filing and review of independent rate filings, initial filing to adopt an Advisory Organization's reference filing for loss costs, or filing to change the loss cost multiplier already on file, including companion rule filings required to implement the rate filings (P, C, S, M) $100 ("P, C, S, M" signifies property, casualty [including workers' compensation], surety and marine insurance and all other specific lines identified at Arkansas Code §§ 23-62-104 through 23-62-108.)

1. (ii) Filing to adopt an Advisory Organization's reference for loss costs with no changes to company's loss cost multiplier already on file, including companion rule filing required to implement the new loss cost filing $50

   1. (H) Issuance of an Original Certificate of Incorporation for Domestic Insurers $150 (Coupled with the $50 fee in Arkansas Code § 23-61-401(1)(B) the total fee due is $200.)
   2. (I) Issuance of Original Certificate of Authority for all Companies $150 (Coupled with the $150 fee in Arkansas Code § 23-61-401(1)(D) the total fee due is $300.)
   3. (J) Review and processing of amended Articles of Incorporation, each filing, each insurer $75 (Coupled with the $25 fee in Arkansas Code § 23-61-401(3)(A) the total fee due is $100.)
   4. (K) Review/ processing of information necessary to amend an Arkansas Certificate of Authority for an FMAA. $150
   5. (L) Review any Corrective Action Plan filed by a licensee up to $1,500
   6. (M) Review of custodial agreements for broker dealers & banks Under 23 CAR pt. 13 $250
   7. (N) Review and processing application for Viatical Settlement Provider license and issuance of initial and renewal license $500
2. (2) Approved Non-Admitted Surplus Line Insurer. Annual continuation of foreign surplus line company registration $500
3. (3) Accredited/Trusteed Reinsurer. Initial registration and annual renewal for Accredited or Trusteed Status $500

(b) Category B fees (maximum fifty dollars ($50.00)) (per covered entity, filing, or transaction). ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY FEES FEE AMOUNTS

1. (1) Compliance.

   1. (A) Filing or review of policy/contract, endorsements or certificates, riders, applications, or annuity forms, per submission (not per form) $50 *Note that a Service purchaser of an Advisory Organization must file the purchased Form for review.
   2. (B) Filing/review of each Life and/or Disability rate filing or loss ratio guarantee filing, per form $50
   3. (C) Filing of an independent rule filing or to adopt a reference or item filing of Advisory Organization, per item (excluding loss cost reference filing) $50
   4. (D) Filing each set of new/amended or restated By-laws, per insurer, per filing $50
   5. (E) Life and/or Disability: Filing/review of insurer's advertisements, per advertisement, per each insurer $50
   6. (F) Policy, contract or annuity forms: Filing and review of each life and/or disability certificate rider, application, or endorsement, if filed separately from basic form, per insurer $50
   7. (G) Policy and contract forms, all lines, filing corrections in previously filed policy and contract forms $50
   8. (H) Filing of each insurer address change, not involving an amendment to a Certificate of Authority or Articles of Incorporation, per filing, per insurer $50
   9. (I) Filing of Department Forms 1-71 as to cancellation/nonrenewal of all appointed insurance agents and agencies after a Name change or after Merger or Consolidation of two or more insurers $10
   10. (J) Each filing of an individual Department Form 1-71 as to cancellations/nonrenewals of agent appointments, each appointment, each insurer $10
   11. (K) Preparation and execution of Certificates of Compliance for insurers $15 (Coupled with the $5 fee in Arkansas Code § 23-61-401(14)(B) the total fee due is $20.)
   12. (L) Filing 1-48 agent appointment forms for all appointed insurance agents and agencies in the new name of an insurer after a Name Change or after Merger or Consolidation of two or more insurers $10
2. (2) Insurers' appointments of insurance agents and agencies. In addition to and as an increase of all other current agent license fees paid by insurers and others in connection with initial and renewal agent appointments under the Arkansas Insurance Code or other applicable laws or rules, the following additional fees are hereby assessed insurers.

3. (3) All producers and agencies must note that even though statutorily, appointment fees are payable by insurers and even though Arkansas Code § 23-61-708(d) makes it clear that this economic burden must be borne by insurers, it is, nonetheless, the dual responsibility of agents and agencies to make sure that appointments are kept current.

   1. (A) Initial appointment of non-resident insurance agent $60
   2. (B) Initial appointment of non-resident agency, including one (1) qualifying individual -----$60
   3. (C) Annual fee for insurer's continuing appointment of non-resident insurance agent -----$60
   4. (D) Annual fee for insurer's continuing appointment of non-resident agency, including one (1) qualifying individual $60
   5. (E) Initial appointment and annual continuation of resident agent, individuals only, for full line appointments (life, disability and multi-line) $10
   6. (F) Initial appointment and annual continuation of resident agent, individuals only, for limited line appointments $10
   7. (G) Initial appointment and annual continuation of each resident agency, including one (1) qualifying individual, for full line appointments (life, disability and multi-line) $10
   8. (H) Initial appointment and annual continuation of each resident agency, including one (1) qualifying individual, for limited line appointments $10
   9. (I) Pre-licensing Electronic Education Fee, per hour of instruction $1.00. See 23 CAR § 22-125 addressing the duration of this fee.

4. (4)

   1. (A) See Arkansas Code § 23-61-401 for additional agent/agency fees.
   2. (B) The statutory fee for appointment of resident producers is ten dollars ($10.00).
   3. (C) There is no statutory fee for the appointment of nonresident producers.