§8204 Uniform standards for surplus lines eligibility

Summary

States cannot make their own eligibility rules for nonadmitted insurers based in a U.S. state or territory. Any rules must follow sections 5A(2) and 5C(2)(a) of the Non‑Admitted Insurance Model Act, unless the State adopts nationwide uniform requirements, forms, and procedures made under section 8201(b) that include alternative nationwide uniform eligibility requirements. States also cannot stop a surplus lines broker from placing or buying insurance from a non‑U.S. insurer that is on the Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers kept by the International Insurers Department of the NAIC.