2018
The Premium Tax and Fees Section is responsible for the tax regulation of all insurance companies, whether admitted or non-admitted, that are authorized, approved, or registered to transact business in the state of Delaware. This includes responsibility for the timely preparation, collection, recording, analysis, and reporting of all insurance premiums, taxes, and fees; and for ensuring company compliance with Delaware insurance tax laws and other applicable laws in the Delaware Code. In addition, all Risk Purchasing Group applications for registration are reviewed by the Premium Tax and Fees Section, and Risk Purchasing Group regulation falls to this Section of the Department. Another function of the Premium Tax and Fees Section is the regulation of Surplus Lines brokers, including policy reporting and compliance enforcement, along with the collection of surplus lines premium tax.
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Effective January 1, 2018, the use of OPTins becomes mandatory for the filing of all premium tax reports and payments. Paper or emailed forms will not be accepted, and will be returned to the sender. Click here to see Domestic & Foreign Insurers Bulletin No. 96 for more information regarding mandatory use of OPTins.
Please note: There is a registration process to obtain an OPTins user ID and password, which could take two weeks or more to complete, therefore, industry users are advised to begin the set up process within 30 days of the tax due date. Each insurance company must set up an individual account. Detailed registration information is available on the OPTins website, https://optins.org, or through the OPTins Marketing Team at 816-783-8787 or OPTinsMktg@naic.org.
OPTins Forms
CY 2018 Premium Tax and Annual Renewal Forms
Forms for the following company types are available for electronic filing through the OPTins system. Paper reports will not be accepted and will be returned to sender.
- Accredited Reinsurers
- Alien (U.S. Branch) Admitted Insurers
- Domestic Admitted Insurers, including Domestic Surplus Lines Insurers (DSLI)
- Foreign Admitted Insurers
- Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Providers: Domestic or Foreign
- Title Insurers: Domestic or Foreign
- Dental Plan Organizations (DPO)
- Fraternal Benefit Societies
- Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO)
- Health Service Corporations (HSC)
- Purchasing Groups (PG)
- Risk Retention Groups (RRG) Foreign Only. Delaware domestic RRGs use Captive Form
- Surplus & Excess Lines Insurers Nonadmitted
- Wet Marine and Transportation Insurers
Also available through OPTins: CY 2019 Quarterly Prepayment Forms
Other Tax Forms (filing not available through OPTins)
Captive Insurers
Captive Insurers that choose to dissolve during calendar year 2019 are required to pay the minimum tax for 2019, regardless of the dissolution date. The following 2019 annual forms have been prepared for this purpose.
Self-Procured Insurance
IMPORTANT: Prior Year Tax Forms for amendments can be obtained by clicking the link above labeled “Amendments”.
General Information
