Certification Procedure
The Applicant shall submit the Uniform Application Checklist for Certified Reinsurers initial and renewal applications and any other reasonable requirements deemed necessary for certification by the Commissioner. Upon notice and approval of the application, the effective date will be as of the beginning of the quarter in which the application is received. Please see Delaware Title 18, Section 911(5) and Delaware Administrative Code 1003 – Credit for Reinsurance, Section 9 for the applicable law and regulation on reciprocal reinsurers.
Forms and Fees
A reciprocal jurisdiction reinsurer must submit its initial or renewal application electronically to us at BERG@Delaware.gov.
Applicable forms with instructions on NAIC page :
- CR-F
- CR-F Instructions
- CR-S
- CR-S Instructions
The filing fee by check, money order or cashier check made payable to Delaware Department of Insurance; must be mailed to us at the following address:
Delaware Department of Insurance
Attn: BERG
1351 West North Street, Suite 101
Dover, DE 19904
- Initial Filing Fee: $1,000.00 (Retaliatory, if applicable) HB283
- Renewal Filing Fee: $1,000.00 (Retaliatory, if applicable)
Please note that Delaware is a retaliatory state therefore if the charge for this application is higher in the company’s domicile state that fee would be required.
Application for Delaware to be Lead State
A Certified Reinsurer requesting Delaware to act as its “Lead State” and passporting purposes should file a full application and will need to complete Section I on the Uniform Checklist for Certified Reinsurers and filing all of the necessary corresponding exhibits detailed in that section of the checklist.
Lead State Annual Renewal Applications are due with all required documents and fees no later than June 30th.
Application for Passport
A Certified Reinsurer who has established its Lead State other than Delaware, will need to complete the Section II on the Uniform Checklist for Certified Reinsurers, and file all of the necessary corresponding exhibits detailed in that section of the checklist.
Passport Annual Renewal Applications are due with all required documents and fees no later than December 1st.
*Please do not submit passport applications if the Lead State approval has not yet been received.
Additional Resources
NAIC Webpage for Certified and Reciprocal Jurisdiction Reinsurers
Listing of Qualified Jurisdictions
| Qualified Jurisdictions |
Effective Date |
| Bermuda |
01/01/2014 |
| France |
01/01/2015 |
| Germany |
01/01/2014 |
| Ireland |
12/04/2013 |
| Japan |
01/01/2015 |
| Switzerland |
01/01/2014 |
| United Kingdom |
01/01/2014 |
Pending Application(s)
Pursuant to 18 Del. C. §1003(8.2.1), this Notice is given to request that any person who objects to an applicant listed below being licensed as a Certified Reinsurer in Delaware should address written comments, specifying with reasonable detail the nature of the objection, to the attention of Rylynn Brown, Chief Financial Examiner, Delaware Department of Insurance, 1351 West North Street, Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. Objections are to be received by the response deadline date mentioned below.
| Applicant Name |
Date Application Received |
Response Deadline |
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Listing of Certified Reinsurers
