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Non-Admitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement

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 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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