Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 1924 – Annual statement of broker
(a) Unless the Commissioner determines that more frequent reporting is necessary, each broker shall on or before March 1 of each year file with the Commissioner a statement verified by the broker of all surplus lines insurance transacted by him or her during the preceding calendar year.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 1924
- broker: as used in this chapter and unless context otherwise requires, means a surplus lines broker duly licensed as such under this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 1904
- home state: means , with respect to an insured
- state: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 1904
- surplus lines broker: means an individual, firm, or corporation which is licensed in this State to sell, solicit, negotiate, or procure insurance in this state with nonadmitted insurers. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 1904
- surplus lines insurance: means insurance procured by a surplus lines licensee from a surplus lines insurer or other nonadmitted insurer as permitted under the law of the home state; for purposes of this chapter "surplus lines insurance" shall also mean excess lines insurance as may be defined by applicable state law. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 1904
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The statement shall be on forms as prescribed by the Commissioner and shall contain an account of the business done by the surplus lines broker placing business for a home state insured, showing:
(1) Gross amount of each kind of insurance transacted;
(2) Total amount of gross premiums charged for business conducted;
(3) Total amount of gross premiums charged for single state risks where 100% of the premium is attributable to risks in Delaware;
(4) Total amount of gross premiums charged for multi-state risks and the percentage of premium allocated to Delaware and each other state;
(5) Aggregate of returned premiums paid to insureds;
(6) Aggregate of net premiums;
(7) The amount of gross premiums of all business procured by him or her covering risks as described in § 705 of this title in the City of Wilmington, in the County of New Castle outside the City of Wilmington, in Kent County and in Sussex County, including allocation of the portion of the gross premiums for coverage types listed in § 705 of this title and allocable to each of the above geographic areas.
(8) Additional information as required by the Commissioner.
(c) For purposes of this section, “business done” or “business transacted” means all surplus lines insurance business conducted by the surplus lines broker for a home state insured. If 2 or more persons licensed as surplus lines brokers are involved in placing a policy, only the one who is responsible for negotiating, effecting the placement, and remitting the premium to the nonadmitted insurer or its representatives, shall be considered transacting business.
18 Del. C. 1953, § ?1916; 56 Del. Laws, c. 380, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 78 Del. Laws, c. 176, § ?2;