58-21-15. Placement of surplus lines insurance.
Surplus lines may be placed by a surplus lines licensee if all of the following apply:
(1) Each insurer is an eligible surplus lines insurer.
(1a) Each insurer is authorized to write the kind of insurance in its domiciliary jurisdiction.
(2) The full amount or kind of insurance cannot be obtained from insurers who are admitted to do business in this State. Such full amount or kind of insurance may be procured from eligible surplus lines insurers, provided that a diligent search is made among the insurers who are admitted to transact and are actually writing the particular kind and class of insurance in this State.
(3) All other requirements of this Article are met. (1985, c. 688, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1013, s. 5; 2011-120, s. 4.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 21 - Surplus Lines Act.
§ 58-21-2 - Relationship to other insurance laws.
§ 58-21-4 - Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act duties.
§ 58-21-5 - Purposes; necessity for regulation.
§ 58-21-15 - Placement of surplus lines insurance.
§ 58-21-16 - Streamlined application for commercial purchasers.
§ 58-21-17 - Placement with alien insurers.
§ 58-21-20 - Eligible surplus lines insurer required.
§ 58-21-21 - Nonadmitted domestic surplus lines insurer.
§ 58-21-22 - Limitation on amount of salary protection insurance.
§ 58-21-25 - Other nonadmitted insurers.
§ 58-21-30 - Withdrawal of eligibility from a surplus lines insurer.
§ 58-21-35 - Duty to file and retain reports.
§ 58-21-40 - Surplus lines regulatory support organization.
§ 58-21-45 - Evidence of the insurance; changes; penalty.
§ 58-21-50 - Duty to notify insured.
§ 58-21-55 - Valid surplus lines insurance.
§ 58-21-60 - Effect of payment to surplus lines licensee.
§ 58-21-65 - Licensing of surplus lines license.
§ 58-21-70 - Surplus lines licensees may accept business from other agents or brokers.
§ 58-21-75 - Records of surplus lines licensee.
§ 58-21-85 - Surplus lines tax.
§ 58-21-90 - Collection of tax.
§ 58-21-95 - Suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of surplus lines licensee's license.
§ 58-21-100 - Actions against surplus lines insurer; service of process.