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    Pennsylvania Insurance Department

    Surplus Lines Insurance Filing Requirements

    Surplus Lines Insurance Filing Requirements

    Eligible Surplus Lines Insurance Companies - An eligible surplus lines insurance company, although approved to transact the business of insurance in this commonwealth, is not licensed by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and is subject to limited regulation. In the event of the insolvency of an eligible surplus lines insurance company, losses will not be paid by the Pennsylvania Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association.
     
     
    Eligible Surplus Lines Insurance Company Annual Filing:
     
     
    Alien - N/A
     
    Foreign - A signed jurat page (photocopy permitted) due 3/1.  Quarterly filings are not required.
              Email to:  ra-in-companylicense@pa.gov
                                                OR
              Mail to:  Company Licensing Division
                              Pennsylvania Insurance Department
                              1345 Strawberry Square
                              Harrisburg, PA  17120
     
     
    Statutory and Regulation References:
     
    Statutes - 40 P.S. §991.1601 et seq. | Regulations - PA Bulletin | PA Code
     
     
    Surplus Lines Law Amendments -   Act 28 of 2011
     
    Surplus Lines Regulation Amendments -  PA Bulletin
     
     
    Other Information:
     
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