Regulatory Updates

Effective June 8, 2026, West Virginia appointment renewal invoices will be available for payment from June 8, 2026, through August 31, 2026. The termination deadline is May 31, 2026. The West Virginia state appointment renewal fee is $25.00 per individual per company. Please see the attachment for more information.

Effective March 5, 2026, Colorado revised bulletin number B-2. 10. This bulletin provides surplus lines brokers and persons entering into an independent procurement for non-admitted insurance on reporting and paying insurance premium tax. Please see the attachment for more information. 

On March 13, 2026, New York announced they will waive penalties for electronically filing tax statements through April 14, 2026, due to connection issues with the Department’s new system. Please see the attachment for more information. 

Posted March 10, 2026 – The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced the launch of a public course catalog for investment adviser representatives (IARs) seeking to fulfill their continuing education (CE) requirements under NASAA’s IAR CE Model Rule. The course catalog is now live and available at iarce.nasaa.org. For more information about NASAA’s IAR CE program, please visit NASAA’s IAR CE webpage at nasaa.org/iarce.

Please see the following URL for more information about this catalog https://www.nasaa.org/80220/nasaa-online-iar-ce-course-catalog-launch/?qoid=current-headlines

Posted March 6, 2026, New York added two new companies to the list of Excess & Surplus lines (E&S) insurers, maintained by the Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY). Please see the attachment for more information.

Connecticut has announced 2026 Appointment Renewal Dates. Please see the attachment for more information

Posted March 12, 2026, New York added a new company to the list of Excess & Surplus lines (E&S) insurers, maintained by the Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY). Please see the attachment for more information.

Posted March 6, 2026, Ohio is looking for public comment with the latest batch of Five-Year Rule Reviews. In this batch, they are reviewing the following rules:  - 3901-9-01 provides standards to applicants applying for initial licensure or renewal as a viatical settlement provider. The rule provides form and fee requirements. - 3901-9-02 provides standards to applicants applying for initial licensure or renewal as a viatical settlement broker. The rule provides form and fee requirements. - 3901-9-03 establishes viatical settlement education (VSE) requirements, criteria, standards and procedures and fees for VSE providers, VSE courses and licensed viatical settlement brokers.

The Department is seeking comments from March 6, 2026, through March 19, 2026. Please see the following links for more information. - - -

Effective February 28, 2026, Ohio clarified what applications must provide for a Managing General Agent. New language is below. - _Whether the applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to any criminal offense;_ - _Whether the applicant has had any administrative action taken against a professional license or registration they hold_

_Please use the following link for that change._ https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-3901-3-10

Effective July 1, 2026, Louisiana will utilize the SLIP+ for States system operated by Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (“FSLSO”) as the exclusive system for reporting Louisiana surplus lines policies and endorsements and for remitting surplus lines premium taxes required under Louisiana law. Please see the attachment for more information.