Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 1101.1
Domestic Surplus Line Insurer
Effective Nov 1, 2009Added by Laws 2009, SB 1022, c. 176, § 22, eff. November 1, 2009; Amended by Laws 2011, SB 778, c. 278, § 8; Amended by Laws 2011, HB 2072, c. 360, § 8 (superseded document available).
- A. An Oklahoma domestic insurer possessing policyholder surplus of at least Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) may, pursuant to a resolution by its board of directors, and with the written approval of the Insurance Commissioner, be designated as a domestic surplus line insurer. Such insurers shall write surplus line insurance in any jurisdiction within which it does business, including this state.
- B. A domestic surplus line insurer may only insure in this state any risk procured pursuant to Article 11 of the Oklahoma Insurance Code governing surplus line insurers and brokers and its premium shall be subject to surplus line premium tax pursuant to Section 1115 of this title and pursuant to the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement or any other multistate agreement or compact with the same function and purpose the Insurance Commissioner may, in the exercise of his or her sole discretion and judgment, enter into or join.
- C. A domestic surplus line insurer may not issue a policy designed to satisfy the motor vehicle financial responsibility requirement of this state, the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Act, or any other law mandating insurance coverage by a licensed insurance company.
- D. A domestic surplus line insurer is not subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Act nor the Oklahoma Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act.
Added by Laws 2009, SB 1022, c. 176, § 22, eff. November 1, 2009; Amended by Laws 2011, SB 778, c. 278, § 8; Amended by Laws 2011, HB 2072, c. 360, § 8 (superseded document available).