Bulletin #16a: Domestic Surplus Line Insurers (Reminder)1
General Bulletin #16a
REMINDER TO MEMBERS: DOMESTIC SURPLUS LINE INSURERS
There are twenty-four1 insurers that have been granted
Domestic Surplus Line Insurer (DSLI) status under section 445a (nineteen are still
active). They are:
|
Company Name |
Eff. Date of
DSLI Status |
|
AIG Specialty Insurance Co2 |
12/28/07 |
|
Allianz Underwriters Insurance Co |
12/31/12 |
|
Argonaut Limited Risk Insurance Co3 |
12/31/05
to 08/17/17 |
|
AXIS Surplus Insurance Company |
10/01/09 |
|
Blue Hill Specialty Insurance Co Inc |
12/30/14 |
|
Bracken Hill Specialty Insurance Co Inc4 |
12/23/08
to 12/31/14 |
|
Burlington Insurance Co Inc |
12/31/15 |
|
Columbia Casualty Co |
07/01/05 |
|
Crystal Ridge Specialty Insurance Co Inc |
12/21/17 |
|
Discover Specialty Insurance Co |
10/01/06 |
|
Dover Bay Specialty Insurance Co |
02/05/16 |
|
Evanston Insurance Co |
09/01/15 |
|
First Mercury Insurance Co5 |
06/15/04
to 10/28/15 |
|
HDI Specialty Insurance Co |
03/28/17 |
|
Illinois Union Insurance Co |
08/03/04 |
|
Interstate Fire & Casualty Company |
10/01/09 |
|
ISMIE Indemnity Co |
10/03/06 |
|
Mt. Hawley Insurance Co |
04/21/99 |
|
Noetic Specialty Insurance Co6 |
11/07/01
to 11/14/10 |
|
North Light Specialty Insurance Co |
05/19/14 |
|
Old Republic Union Insurance Co |
05/27/15 |
|
Prime Insurance Co |
06/12/06 |
|
Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co7 |
02/18/09
to 12/31/17 |
|
Steadfast Insurance Co |
12/31/18 |
Remember when you are filing policies for these companies, all regular surplus
line taxes and stamping fees still apply, and the service of suit requirement does not. Also remember, for
these companies, there is a different Notice to Policyholder requirement. Pursuant to
paragraph 10.5 of Section 445, you must use the
following "Notice to Policyholder" on the declarations page:
NOTICE TO POLICYHOLDER: This
contract is issued by a domestic surplus line insurer, as defined in Section 445a,
pursuant to Section 445 and as such is not covered by the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund.
If you have any questions regarding Illinois Domestic Surplus Line Insurers, please refer
to SLAI General Bulletin 16-Revised or feel free
to contact the Association office.
Issued 1-Oct-1998
Latest Revision 19-May-2020
1. The information in this bulletin (list of domestic surplus line insurers) has been
updated to reflect current information as of 5/19/20.
2. Formerly American International Specialty Lines Ins Co. Changed
name to Chartis Specialty Ins Co effective 11/1/09. Changed name to AIG Specialty Ins Co
effective 10/1/13.
3. Argonaut Limited Risk Insurance Co was issued an Amended Certificate of Authority
on 8/18/17 to delete the domestic surplus line insurer status and become a domestic stock company (admitted).
4. Formerly Hiscox
Specialty Ins Co. Name changed effective 7/9/12. Was a domestic surplus line insurer
from 12/23/08 until 12/31/14 when they merged with and into Canopius US Insurance, Inc.
5. First Mercury Insurance Co was an Illinois domestic surplus line insurer
from 6/15/04 until 10/28/15 when they redomesticated to Delaware.
6. Noetic Specialty Insurance Co was an Illinois domestic surplus line insurer from November
7, 01 until November 18, 10 when they redomesticated to
Vermont.
6. Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co redomiciled from Illinois to Texas
effective 1/1/18.
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