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Delaware Code Title 18. Insurance Code § 507. General eligibility for certificate of authority

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

To qualify for and hold authority to transact insurance in this State, an insurer must be otherwise in compliance with this title and with its charter powers and must be an incorporated stock or mutual insurer or a reciprocal insurer of the same general type as may be formed as a domestic insurer under this title, except that:

(1) No foreign insurer shall be authorized to transact insurance in this State which does not maintain reserves as required by Chapter 11 (Assets and Liabilities) of this title, as applicable to the kind or kinds of insurance transacted by such insurer wherever transacted in the United States, or which transacts business anywhere in the United States on the assessment plan or stipulated premium plan or any similar plan;

(2) No insurer shall be authorized to transact workers' compensation insurance in this State unless approved by the Department of Labor of this State under the provisions of Part II of Title 19;

(3) No insurer shall be authorized to transact a kind of insurance in this State unless duly authorized or qualified for authorization to transact such insurance in the state or country of its domicile.

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