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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17B:18-68

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. Except as provided by section 3 of P.L.1993, c.235 (C. 17B:18-69), no domestic insurer shall commence business in this State unless the insurer has surplus and capital actually paid in cash of at least the following amounts, and no domestic insurer shall otherwise continue to transact business in this State unless it has surplus and capital of at least the following amounts:

a. For either kind or both kinds of business specified in N.J.S. 17B:17-3 and N.J.S.17B:17-5, $1,000,000 in capital and $4,000,000 in surplus for a stock insurer, and $4,000,000 in surplus for a mutual insurer;

b. For the kind of business specified in N.J.S.17B:17-4, $700,000 in capital and $2,800,000 in surplus for a stock insurer, and $3,000,000 in surplus for a mutual insurer; and

c. For all three kinds of business specified in N.J.S.17B:17-3, N.J.S. 17B:17-4 and N.J.S.17B:17-5, $1,530,000 in capital and $6,120,000 in surplus for a stock insurer, and $6,300,000 in surplus for a mutual insurer.

For purposes of this section, “surplus” means unencumbered assets in excess of capital and all required reserves and other liabilities.

L.1993,c.235,s.2; amended 1995,c.380,s.1.

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