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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.
Action Required: All companies writing lines of business listed in the Working Form T-5 (per 18 Del. C. § 705) should submit to the Department by November 20, 2023, an action plan detailing how they plan to resolve reporting problems and implement changes for calendar year 2023 data collection. Action plans should be emailed to doi_tax@delaware.gov.
Effective January 1, 2018, the use of OPTins became 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.
CY 2019 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.
Also available through OPTins: CY 2020 Quarterly Prepayment Forms
Captive Insurers
Captive Insurers that choose to dissolve during calendar year 2023 are required to pay the minimum tax for 2023, regardless of the dissolution date. The following 2023 annual forms have been prepared for this purpose.
Visit these websites and/or download the PDFs if you have questions about any of the following Premium Tax Related topics:
Amendments (Click here to get prior year tax forms)
Delaware Domestic Insurers’ Privilege Tax
Employer / Trust Owned Life Insurance
Fee Schedule
Fire Tax Information
Franchise Tax (Note: Div. of Corporations collects Franchise Taxes)
Fraud Prevention Bureau Fee Information REVISED: 07/27/2023
Mutual Benefit Associations
Retaliatory Tax
Surplus Lines
Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Insurers
Tax and Renewal questions may be directed to doi-tax@delaware.gov
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