§ 1905 — Exclusions

(a) Unless the Commissioner rules otherwise pursuant to § 1915 of this title, life insurance and health insurance shall not be considered surplus lines insurance and shall be placed with admitted insurers licensed to write those types of insurance.

(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to reinsurance or to the following insurances when so placed by licensed producers or surplus lines brokers of this State:

(1) Wet marine and transportation insurance;

(2) Insurance on subjects located, resident or to be performed wholly outside this State or on vehicles or aircraft owned and principally garaged outside this State;

(3) Insurance on operations of railroads engaged in transportation in interstate commerce and their property used in such operations;

(4) Insurance of aircraft owned or operated by manufacturers of aircraft or of aircraft operated in commercial interstate flight or cargo of such aircraft or against liability, other than workers’ compensation and employer’s liability, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of such aircraft;

(5) Transactions for which a certificate of authority to do business is not required of an insurer under the insurance laws of this State.

Legislative History

78 Del. Laws, c. 176, § 1 ; 80 Del. Laws, c. 47, § 1