Delaware § 1913 Duty of inquiry by surplus lines broker

Delaware Statutes

§ 1913 — Duty of inquiry by surplus lines broker

Delaware § 1913

JurisdictionDelaware

Title18

PartInsurance

Ch. 19DELAWARE NONADMITTED INSURANCE ACT

Subch.Surplus Lines Insurance

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Del. Code tit. 18, § 1913 (2026).

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(a)The surplus lines broker shall be responsible for determining whether an applicant for nonadmitted insurance is a Delaware home state insured. A surplus lines broker who reasonably relies on information provided in good faith by the applicant, whether directly or through the producer, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this requirement.

(b)A broker shall not knowingly place surplus lines insurance with an insurer that is unsound financially or that does not meet the eligibility requirements under subchapter III of this chapter.

(c)Before placing insurance with a nonadmitted insurer, all surplus lines brokers shall make a thorough inquiry into the financial condition and operating history of such insurer in order that the interests of the citizens of Delaware may be protected.

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(a) The surplus lines broker shall be responsible for determining whether an applicant for nonadmitted insurance is a Delaware home state insured. A surplus lines broker who reasonably relies on information provided in good faith by the applicant, whether directly or through the producer, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this requirement.

(b) A broker shall not knowingly place surplus lines insurance with an insurer that is unsound financially or that does not meet the eligibility requirements under subchapter III of this chapter.

(c) Before placing insurance with a nonadmitted insurer, all surplus lines brokers shall make a thorough inquiry into the financial condition and operating history of such insurer in order that the interests of the citizens of Delaware may be protected.

(d) During the course of placing business with a nonadmitted insurer, either foreign or alien, each surplus lines broker shall be under a continuous duty to apprise himself or herself that such insurer maintains a condition of solvency and general financial health, and that the company processes claims and pays losses expeditiously.

(e) Whenever any reasonable doubt arises as to the capacity, competence, stability or good faith of a nonadmitted insurer with which a surplus lines broker places insurance on behalf of the public of Delaware, the broker is under a further duty to inform the Insurance Commissioner of the basis of such doubt. Any broker in a position of doubt shall immediately cease and desist placing further business with such insurer.