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Florida Exit from NIMA Effective Next Week

Florida Exit from NIMA Effective Next Week

Florida’s exit from the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (NIMA) takes effect June 1.  Florida becomes the second state to leave NIMA after Louisiana exited the agreement last year.  Representatives of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) commented that while NIMA achieved its intended benefits for the participating states, they are disappointed that participation did […]

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NIMA Reaches $500 Million in Reported Premium

NIMA Reaches $500 Million in Reported Premium

NIMA, Inc. has announcesthat premiums reported under the Non-Admitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (NIMA) have now exceeded $500 million in the year since the clearinghouse became operational.  The clearinghouse first became operational on July 1, 2012. NIMA, Inc. advised that $281 million of the $531 million in reported premium has been directly allocated to the six participating members of NIMA, Inc.  About $250 million […]

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NIMA Adopts “Kentucky Proposal”

NIMA Adopts “Kentucky Proposal”

NIMA announced in recent days that it has adopted a premium allocation method for distributing surplus lines premium taxes on casualty insurance.  A NIMA release indicates that the newly adopted method will streamline the allocation and distribution of surplus lines premium taxes for surplus lines brokers and member states.  NIMA believes it remains on track to launch its Surplus Lines […]

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Florida Surplus Lines Service Office to Act as Clearinghouse for NIMA, Inc.

Florida Surplus Lines Service Office to Act as Clearinghouse for NIMA, Inc.

The member states of NIMA, the Non-Admitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement, approved a Premium Tax Clearinghouse services agreement and license agreement, through which NIMA, Inc. contracted with the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (“FSLSO”) to act as its central clearinghouse for the collection and allocation of surplus lines premium tax payments for multi-state surplus lines policies. […]

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NIMA Elects Governing Committee

NIMA Elects Governing Committee

The state representatives of the Non-Admitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (NIMA) have elected the group’s first Governing Committee.  The Chairman of NIMA will be Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney from Mississippi, the Vice-Chairman of NIMA will be Director of Insurance Merle Scheiber of South Dakota, and the Secretary of NIMA will be Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty of Florida. […]

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NIMA Gains 6th State

NIMA Gains 6th State

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has announced that South Dakota has become the 6th state to join the Non-Admitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement. According to OIR, the six NIMA states represent 19.6 percent of the surplus lines market countrywide, according to 2009 data. The OIR believes additional states may join NIMA when the July 21, […]

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