Arkansas Code
Subchapter 8 - Firemen's Relief and Pension Funds
§ 24-11-809. Apportionment of insurance premium tax generally

(a)
(1) There is apportioned and set aside for the use and benefit of duly constituted firemen's relief and pension funds and for the administrative and actuarial expenses of the Arkansas Fire and Police Pension Review Board the annual taxes of two and one-half percent (2.5%) on all foreign and alien premiums collected by all property and casualty insurance companies, corporations, or associations incorporated under the laws of any state or nation and doing business in the State of Arkansas after all cancellations and dividends to policyholders are deducted as provided by §§ 23-60-102, 24-11-809, 26-57-601 — 26-57-605, and 26-57-607 upon real and personal property insured against the perils of fire and extended coverage, tornado, windstorm, cyclone, and hail, except upon growing crops, and located in or at cities, towns, and fire protection districts in the State of Arkansas coming within the provisions of this act.
(2) The premium taxes collected in this subsection shall be placed in a fund combined with the premium taxes collected pursuant to § 24-11-301. The combined fund shall be entitled the “Firemen's and Police Officers' Pension and Relief Fund”.

(b) In the case of multiperil policies with a single premium for both the property and casualty coverages, the portion of the taxable premium shall be as follows:
(1) In the case of commercial multiperil policies, seventy percent (70%);
(2) In the case of homeowners' policies, forty-five percent (45%);
(3) In the case of automobile physical damage policies, nine percent (9%); and
(4) In the case of inland marine policies, fifteen percent (15%).

(c) All additional revenues collected as a result of the levy of the insurance premium tax on domestic insurers, other than for premiums or copayments for life, disability, legal, wet marine, and foreign trade, and health maintenance organization insurance or contracts shall be special revenues and shall be apportioned and remitted to the Firemen's and Police Officers' Pension and Relief Fund.

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