Nebraska Statutes 44-5506.01. Nonadmitted insurer; certificate of authority; director; powers; provisions applicable
(1) The director may provide written authority in the form of a certificate of authority to operate as a domestic surplus lines insurer in the State of Nebraska to a nonadmitted insurer domiciled in this state if the director determines that such nonadmitted insurer:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-5506.01
- Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
- Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Insurer: shall include all companies, exchanges, societies, or associations whether organized on the stock, mutual, assessment, or fraternal plan of insurance and reciprocal insurance exchanges. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(a) Possesses policyholder surplus of at least fifteen million dollars;
(b) Is an eligible surplus lines insurer in at least one state jurisdiction other than this state; and
(c) Is acting pursuant to a resolution passed by its board of directors seeking to be a domestic surplus lines insurer in this state.
(2) All financial and solvency requirements imposed by Chapter 44 upon a domestic admitted insurer shall apply to a domestic surplus lines insurer unless domestic surplus lines insurers are otherwise specifically exempted.
(3) Policies issued by a domestic surplus lines insurer are not subject to the protections or other requirements of the Nebraska Property and Liability Insurance Guaranty Association Act or the Nebraska Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act.