Connecticut Statutes

§ 38a-277 — (Formerly Sec. 38-271). Insureds involved with unauthorized insurers. Premium receipts tax. Penalty. Nonadmitted insurance. Enforcement for payment of tax. Agreement re allocation of nonadmitted insurance premiums taxes.

Connecticut § 38a-277
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 38aInsurance
Ch. 698dUnauthorized Insurers Act

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Bluebook
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-277 (2026).

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(a)Every insured who in this state procures or causes to be procured or continues or renews insurance with any unauthorized insurer, or any insured or self-insurer who so procures or continues excess loss, catastrophe or other insurance, upon a subject of insurance resident, located or to be performed within this state, other than insurance procured through a surplus lines broker pursuant to the surplus lines law of this state, shall, within sixty days after the date such insurance was so procured, continued or renewed, file a report of the same with the Commissioner of Revenue Services in writing and upon forms designated by the Commissioner of Revenue Services and furnished to such insured upon request. The report shall show the name and address of the insured or insureds, the name and

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Legislative History

(1969, P.A. 561, S. 9; 1971, P.A. 686, S. 1–3; P.A. 76-193; P.A. 79-320, S. 1; P.A. 89-150, S. 1, 3; P.A. 91-236, S. 22, 25; P.A. 92-60, S. 7; P.A. 95-26, S. 48, 52; P.A. 97-243, S. 46, 67; P.A. 08-178, S. 10; P.A. 11-61, S. 33.) History: 1971 act deleted word “tax” preceding “commissioner” in Subsecs. (c), (e) and (f), thereby changing references to mean insurance commissioner (See definitions in Sec. 38-263), effective July 7, 1971, with respect to obligations, choses in action or rights represented by the premiums charged on or after January 1, 1971, in respect to insurance subject to the premium receipts tax imposed under Sec. 38-271 of the 1969 supplement to the general statutes; P.A. 76-193 raised tax from 3% to 4% of gross premiums charged in Subsec. (c); P.A. 79-320 specified commissioner's duties under section pertaining to commissioner of revenue services; P.A. 89-150 amended Subsec. (e) by adding penalty and waiver of penalty provisions conforming with those in effect for other state taxes and applicable to any person failing to pay the tax within the time required; Sec. 38-271 transferred to Sec. 38a-277 in 1991; P.A. 91-236 added Subsec. (h) to include administrative, penalty, hearing and appeal provisions, effective July 1, 1991, and applicable to taxes due on or after that date; P.A. 92-60 amended Subsec. (a), making technical corrections for statutory consistency by substituting “surplus lines” for “excess lines”; P.A. 95-26 amended Subsec. (e) to lower interest rate from 1.66% to 1% and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1995, and applicable to taxes due and owing on or after July 1, 1995, whether or not those taxes first became due before said date; P.A. 97-243 amended Subsec. (c) to require payment of tax on or before March first instead of before March first, effective June 24, 1997, and applicable to calendar years commencing on or after January 1, 1997; P.A. 08-178 amended Subsec. (e) by making technical changes and increasing penalty from $50 to $75; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsecs. (a) to (e) to add provision re nonapplicability of same to nonadmitted insurance, added Subsec. (f) re nonadmitted insurance definitions, Subsec. (g) re independently procured insurance premiums tax and Subsec. (h) re penalty for nonpayment of tax, redesignated existing Subsecs. (f) to (h) as Subsecs. (i) to (k), amended Subsec. (i) to add provision re recovery of interest and penalty related to tax, amended Subsec. (j) to add language re preemption avoidance and exclusion of wet marine or transportation insurance, and added Subsec. (l) re agreement to allocate nonadmitted insurance premiums taxes paid, effective June 21, 2011, and applicable to nonadmitted insurance coverage procured, continued or renewed on or after July 1, 2011.

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