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North Carolina Surplus Lines Insurance Exam: 2020 P&C and SL Premium Placement, Exams of Insurance law

A comprehensive overview of north carolina's surplus lines insurance market, covering key concepts, regulations, and procedures. It includes a series of questions and answers related to the placement of surplus lines insurance in the state, focusing on topics such as eligibility requirements, diligent search procedures, and the role of the north carolina department of insurance. Valuable for individuals seeking to understand the intricacies of surplus lines insurance in north carolina.

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North Carolina Surplus Lines Insurance
Exam with correct answers
2020 |!|Annual |!|P&C |!|Premium |!|Placed |!|in |!|NC |!|and |!|US |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!|$18B |!|NC
$728B |!|US
2020 |!|Annual |!|SL |!|Premium |!|Placed |!|in |!|NC |!|and |!|in |!|US. |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!|NC |!|$1B |!|- |!|NC |!|is |!|the |!|
11th |!|largest |!|SL |!|state |!|in |!|US
US |!|$66B
NC |!|SL |!|Taxes |!|Increase |!|from |!|2016 |!|to |!|2020 |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!|$30M |!|to |!|$49M
Role |!|of |!|NC |!|DOI |!|= |!|Department |!|of |!|Insurance |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!|Monitoring |!|performance |!|and |!|
assuring |!|that |!|rules |!|and |!|guidelines |!|are |!|followed |!|by |!|all |!|insurance |!|entities
Standard |!|/ |!|Admitted |!|Insurers |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!|- |!|Licensed |!|and |!|issued |!|a |!|certificate |!|of |!|
authority |!|by |!|the |!|state |!|to |!|write |!|business |!|in |!|NC.
- |!|Participate |!|in |!|the |!|Guaranty |!|Fund. |!|
- |!|Writes |!|over |!|90% |!|of |!|insurance |!|in |!|the |!|state.
Non-Admitted |!|/ |!|Surplus |!|Lines |!|Insurers |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!|- |!|NOT |!|licensed |!|by |!|the |!|state |!|but |!|
able |!|to |!|operate |!|under |!|certain |!|circumstances.
- |!|Designed |!|to |!|provide |!|an |!|orderly |!|process |!|for |!|insuring |!|those |!|risks |!|that |!|the |!|standard |!|carriers |!|
elect |!|not |!|to |!|insure. |!|
- |!|Are |!|not |!|required |!|to |!|file |!|their |!|rates |!|or |!|forms |!|with |!|the |!|DOI |!|thus |!|they |!|have |!|the |!|flexibility |!|
to |!|develop |!|coverages |!|and |!|rating |!|methods |!|without |!|the |!|need |!|to |!|obtain |!|prior |!|approval. |!|
- |!|Do |!|not |!|participate |!|in |!|the |!|State |!|Guaranty |!|Fund.
Characteristics |!|of |!|Surplus |!|Lines |!|Accounts |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!|- |!|Unique
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North Carolina Surplus Lines Insurance

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2020 |!|Annual |!|P&C |!|Premium |!|Placed |!|in |!|NC |!|and |!|US |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| $18B |!|NC $728B |!|US 2020 |!|Annual |!|SL |!|Premium |!|Placed |!|in |!|NC |!|and |!|in |!|US. |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| NC |!|$1B |!|- |!|NC |!|is |!|the |!| 11th |!|largest |!|SL |!|state |!|in |!|US US |!|$66B NC |!|SL |!|Taxes |!|Increase |!|from |!| 2016 |!|to |!| 2020 |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| $30M |!|to |!|$49M Role |!|of |!|NC |!|DOI |!|= |!|Department |!|of |!|Insurance |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Monitoring |!|performance |!|and |!| assuring |!|that |!|rules |!|and |!|guidelines |!|are |!|followed |!|by |!|all |!|insurance |!|entities Standard |!|/ |!|Admitted |!|Insurers |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| - |!|Licensed |!|and |!|issued |!|a |!|certificate |!|of |!| authority |!|by |!|the |!|state |!|to |!|write |!|business |!|in |!|NC.

  • |!|Participate |!|in |!|the |!|Guaranty |!|Fund. |!|
  • |!|Writes |!|over |!|90% |!|of |!|insurance |!|in |!|the |!|state. Non-Admitted |!|/ |!|Surplus |!|Lines |!|Insurers |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| - |!|NOT |!|licensed |!|by |!|the |!|state |!|but |!| able |!|to |!|operate |!|under |!|certain |!|circumstances.
  • |!|Designed |!|to |!|provide |!|an |!|orderly |!|process |!|for |!|insuring |!|those |!|risks |!|that |!|the |!|standard |!|carriers |!| elect |!|not |!|to |!|insure. |!|
  • |!|Are |!|not |!|required |!|to |!|file |!|their |!|rates |!|or |!|forms |!|with |!|the |!|DOI |!|thus |!|they |!|have |!|the |!|flexibility |!| to |!|develop |!|coverages |!|and |!|rating |!|methods |!|without |!|the |!|need |!|to |!|obtain |!|prior |!|approval. |!|
  • |!|Do |!|not |!|participate |!|in |!|the |!|State |!|Guaranty |!|Fund. Characteristics |!|of |!|Surplus |!|Lines |!|Accounts |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| - |!|Unique
  • |!|Distressed
  • |!|High |!|Limits
  • |!|Tailored |!|Coverage |!|Forms Licensed |!|Intermediary |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| - |!|Surplus |!|Lines |!|Broker
  • |!|Managing |!|General |!|Agent |!|
  • |!|General |!|Agent
  • |!|Wholesaler -Managing |!|General |!|Underwriter |!|
  • |!|someone |!|who |!|has |!|either |!|a |!|resident |!|or |!|non-resident |!|license |!|in |!|NC Statute |!|58-21-5: |!|Purpose |!|of |!|SL |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Provide |!|access |!|to |!|financially |!|secure |!|SL |!| insurers |!|with |!|overall |!|goal |!|to |!|protect |!|policyholders |!|and |!|members |!|of |!|the |!|public Domestic |!|Insurer |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Domiciled |!|in |!|North |!|Carolina Foreign |!|Insurer |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Domiciled |!|in |!|another |!|US |!|State Alien |!|Insurer |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Domiciled |!|in |!|another |!|country |!|(i.e., |!|Lloyd's |!|Syndicates) Eligible |!|Surplus |!|Lines |!|Insurer |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Alien, |!|domestic, |!|or |!|foreign |!|non-admitted |!| insurer |!|that |!|a |!|SL |!|licensee |!|can |!|place |!|business |!|with Export |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Process |!|of |!|placing |!|an |!|account |!|with |!|a |!|non-admitted |!|carrier. |!|SL |!| Licensee |!|is |!|"exporting" |!|business |!|to |!|a |!|SL |!|insurer Salary |!|Protection |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Type |!|of |!|coverage |!|that |!|covers |!|losses |!|from |!|cessation |!|of |!| earned |!|income |!|because |!|of |!|disability |!|from |!|sickness, |!|ailment, |!|or |!|body |!|injury. |!|Limits |!|the |!| amount |!|a |!|person |!|can |!|recover |!|from |!|all |!|services |!|(ie |!|Individual |!|Disability |!|Income) |!|to |!|75% |!|of |!| annual |!|salary

Minimal |!|Financial |!|Requirements |!|for |!|SL |!|Insurers |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| 1. |!|$15M |!|in |!|capital; |!| exceptions |!|may |!|be |!|granted |!|for |!|insurers |!|with |!|capital |!|less |!|than |!|$15M |!|but |!|greater |!|than |!|$4.5M

  1. |!|Lloyd's |!|syndicates |!|must |!|have |!|trust |!|fund |!|of |!|$100M+
  2. |!|Insurance |!|Exchanges |!|- |!|$75M |!|minimum "White |!|List" |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| List |!|of |!|eligible |!|approved |!|surplus |!|lines |!|insurers |!|posted |!|by |!|the |!|commissioner Is |!|it |!|possible |!|to |!|establish |!|a |!|non-admitted |!|domestic |!|surplus |!|lines |!|insurer |!|in |!|North |!|Carolina? |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Yes |!|- |!|Must |!|have |!|a |!|min |!|of |!|$15M |!|and |!|treated |!|just |!|like |!|a |!|SL |!|carrier |!|in |!|any |!|other |!|state Can |!|a |!|licensee |!|place |!|coverage |!|with |!|an |!|ineligible |!|insurer? |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Yes |!|- |!|if |!|they |!| cannot |!|procure |!|the |!|full |!|amount |!|of |!|coverage |!|with |!|eligible |!|SL |!|insurers |!|assuming |!|they |!|meet |!| the |!|financial |!|requirements. |!|Licensee |!|must |!|send |!|notice |!|to |!|the |!|insured |!|within |!| 30 |!|days |!|of |!| binding Reasons |!|Commissioner |!|may |!|withdrawal |!|eligibility |!|from |!|SL |!|Insurer |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| 1. |!| unsound |!|financial |!|condition
  3. |!|acted |!|in |!|an |!|untrustworthy |!|manner
  4. |!|failed |!|to |!|pay |!|losses |!|/ |!|manage |!|claims
  5. |!|violated |!|state |!|laws
  6. |!|or |!|no |!|longer |!|qualifies |!|as |!|an |!|eligible |!|SL |!|insurer Duty |!|to |!|File |!|and |!|Retain |!|Reports |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Licensee |!|shall |!|file |!|a |!|report |!|with |!|the |!| Commissioner |!|or |!|the |!|stamping |!|office |!|within |!| 30 |!|days
  7. |!|Name |!|of |!|insured(s)
  8. |!|Description |!|and |!|location |!|of |!|risk
  9. |!|Premium |!|charged
  10. |!|Amount |!|of |!|premium |!|tax
  11. |!|Policy |!|premium/ |!|policy |!|#
  1. |!|Compliance
  2. |!|Contact |!|info |!|of |!|SL |!|Licensee
  3. |!|Any |!|other |!|info |!|the |!|Commissioner |!|may |!|request Stamping |!|Offices |!|- |!|NCSLA |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Support |!|organization. |!|Assists |!|the |!|DOI |!|to |!| facilitate |!|and |!|encourage |!|regulatory |!|compliance |!|to |!|SL |!|licensees. |!|
  • |!|Monitor |!|compliance |!|with |!|all |!|NC |!|SL |!|laws |!|and |!|regulations |!|by |!|resident/nonresident |!|SL |!| licensees |!|
  • |!|Communicate |!|with |!|organizations |!|of |!|admitted |!|insurers |!|regarding |!|the |!|proper |!|use |!|of |!|the |!|SL |!| market |!|
  • |!|Distribute |!|information |!|to |!|SL |!|licensees |!|about |!|changes |!|in |!|filing |!|procedures, |!|updates |!|to |!|the |!| SL |!|insurer |!|eligibility |!|list, |!|and |!|other |!|important |!|matters. |!|
  • |!|Establish |!|and |!|operate |!|a |!|stamping |!|office |!|to |!|process |!|SL |!|transactions |!|and |!|remit |!|premium |!| taxes |!|that |!|are |!|due. What |!|font |!|should |!|the |!|SL |!|notice |!|on |!|the |!|policy |!|be? |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| 12 |!|point |!|type Bold |!|and |!|underlined |!|or |!|in |!|contrasting |!|colors Duty |!|to |!|notify |!|Insured |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| SL |!|lines |!|policies |!|whether |!|issued |!|by |!|a |!|nonadmitted |!|domestic |!|insurer |!|or |!|any |!|other |!|nonadmitted |!|insurer |!|are |!|not |!|protected |!|by |!|the |!|NC |!|Guaranty |!| or |!|Solvency |!|Fund. |!|If |!|a |!|nonadmitted |!|carrier |!|becomes |!|insolvent, |!|losses |!|will |!|not |!|be |!|paid |!|by |!| the |!|Fund. Requirements |!|for |!|SL |!|License |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| 1. |!|Must |!|have |!|P&C |!|license
  1. |!|Pay |!|required |!|fees
  2. |!|Complete |!|& |!|submit |!|application
  3. |!|Pass |!|SL |!|exam SL |!|License |!|Fees |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Initial |!|Cost |!|- |!| $50 |!| $44 |!|processing |!|/ |!|$34 |!|(renewal) $5 |!|- |!|NIPR

Are |!|insurance |!|company |!|imposed |!|fees |!|(inspection |!|fees) |!|subject |!|to |!|the |!|SL |!|taxes? |!|- |!|correct |!| answer |!| Yes When |!|are |!|SL |!|taxes |!|due? |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Within |!| 30 |!|days |!|of |!|the |!|invoice |!|date |!|of |!|each |!| quarter |!|(1/1, |!|4/1, |!|7/1, |!|10/1) How |!|are |!|taxes |!|/ |!|fees |!|paid? |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Via |!|ACH Reasons |!|insurance |!|commissioner |!|might |!|revoke |!|a |!|license: |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| 1. |!|Removal |!|of |!| documents

  1. |!|office |!|closing |!|for |!|30+ |!|days
  2. |!|failure |!|to |!|make |!|/ |!|maintain |!|reports
  3. |!|failure |!|to |!|transmit |!|tax |!|/ |!|stamping |!|fee
  4. |!|violation |!|of |!|provisions |!|in |!|article
  5. |!|for |!|any |!|other |!|reason |!|license |!|could |!|be |!|revoked |!|under |!|insurance |!|law Violation |!|for |!|licensee |!|of |!|this |!|Article |!|- |!|correct |!|answer |!| Guilty |!|of |!|a |!|Class |!| 1 |!|misdemeanor