Amendment #122 to H4714

Simplifying Taxation of Surplus Lines Insurance Industry

Mr. Ayers of Quincy moves to amend the bill by adding the following new sections:-

SECTION XX. Section 168 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(d)(1) Each person so licensed shall keep a separate account of the business done under the license and shall file forthwith a certified copy of each such account with the commissioner.  Each account so filed shall include, but not be limited to including the following information: (i) the exact amount of such insurance placed for each person whose home state is the commonwealth; (ii) the gross premium charged for such insurance; (iii) the company that issued the insurance policy; (iv) the date and term of each policy; and (v) a report in the same detail of each cancelled policy, with the gross return premiums thereon.

(2) Each person so licensed shall, annually, not later than January 31, file a sworn statement with the state treasurer providing the gross premiums charged for insurance procured or placed and the gross return premiums on such insurance cancelled under such license during the year ending on December 31 last preceding. At the time of filing such statement, each person licensed as a special insurance broker shall pay a fee to the commonwealth in an amount equal to 4 per cent of such gross premiums, less such gross return premiums, on properties, risks or exposures located or to be performed in the commonwealth or any other state if the insured’s home state is the commonwealth.

SECTION XX. Said section 168 of said chapter 175 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 161, the words “collected pursuant to clause (3) of subsection (d)”.