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Delaware Code Title 18. Insurance Code § 1914. Streamlined application for commercial purchasers

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) A surplus lines broker seeking to procure or place nonadmitted insurance in this State for an exempt commercial purchaser whose home state is this State shall not be required to satisfy any requirement to make a diligent effort to determine whether the full amount or type of insurance sought by such exempt commercial purchaser can be obtained from admitted insurers if:

(1) The broker procuring or placing the surplus lines insurance has disclosed to the exempt commercial purchaser that such insurance may or may not be available from the admitted market that may provide greater protection with more regulatory oversight; and

(2) The exempt commercial purchaser has subsequently requested in writing the broker to procure or place such insurance from a nonadmitted insurer.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term “exempt commercial purchaser” means any person purchasing commercial insurance that, at the time of placement, meets the following requirements:

(1) The person employs or retains a qualified risk manager to negotiate insurance coverage.

(2) The person has paid aggregate nationwide commercial property and casualty insurance premiums in excess of $100,000 in the immediately preceding 12 months.

(3) The person meets at least 1 of the following criteria:

a. The person possesses a net worth in excess of $20,000,000; as such amount is adjusted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

b. The person generates annual revenues in excess of $50,000,000; as such amount is adjusted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

c. The person employs more than 500 full-time or full-time equivalent employees per individual insured or is a member of an affiliated group employing more than 1,000 employees in the aggregate.

d. The person is a not-for-profit organization or public entity generating annual budgeted expenditures of at least $30,000,000; as such amount is adjusted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

e. The person is a municipality with a population in excess of 50,000 persons.

(c) Effective January 1, 2016, and each fifth January 1 occurring thereafter, the amounts in paragraphs (b)(3)a., b. and d. of this section shall be adjusted to reflect the percentage change for such 5-year period in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.

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