Certified Reinsurer
Certification Procedure
In order to obtain certification in Arkansas as a Certified Reinsurer, a Uniform Application Checklist for Certified Reinsurers shall be submitted along with any other reasonable requirements deemed necessary for certification by the Commissioner. Please see Ark. Code Ann. §§ 23-62-301, et seq., and Arkansas Insurance Department Rule 65 for the applicable law and regulation on certified reinsurers.
The Commissioner shall post notice on the Insurance Department’s website upon receipt of any application for certification. The Commissioner may not take final action on the application until at least thirty (30) days after posting the notice.
Any person who objects to an applicant listed below being licensed as a Certified Reinsurer in Arkansas should address written comments, specifying with reasonable detail the nature of the objection, to the attention of Kimberly S. Johnson, Insurance Senior Examiner, Arkansas Insurance Department, 1 Commerce Way, Little Rock, AR 72202-2087. Objections are to be received by the response deadline date mentioned below.
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Pending Applications |
Date Application Received |
Public Comment Deadline |
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| Listing of Certified Reinsurers | Secure Rating | Effective Date | Expiration Date | Lines of Business Reinsured |
| Allied World Assurance Co. Ltd. | 3 | 1/1/2018 | 12/31/2023 | Property/Casualty |
| Arch Reinsurance Ltd. | 3 | 1/1/2017 | 12/31/2023 | Life, Annuities, Accident/Health, and Property/Casualty |
| Chubb European Group, SE | 2 | 1/1/2021 | 12/31/2023 | Property/Casualty, Accident and Health |
| Endurance Specialty Ins. Ltd | 3 | 1/1/2019 | 12/31/2023 | Property/Casualty |
| Fidelis Underwriting Limited | 4 | 1/1/2022 | 12/31/2023 | Property/Casualty |
| Hannover Ruck SE | 2 | 1/1/2016 | 12/31/2023 | Life, Annuities, Accident/Health, and Property/Casualty |
| Partner Reinsurance Europe SE | 3 | 1/1/2020 | 12/31/2023 | Property/Casualty, Life, Annuities, Accident and Health |
| Somers Re Ltd | 4 | 1/1/2020 | 12/31/2023 | Property/Casualty |
| TransRe London Limited | 3 | 1/1/2017 | 12/31/2023 | Property/Casualty |
| Wilton Reinsurance Bermuda, Ltd. | 3 | 1/1/2019 | 12/31/2023 | Property/Casualty |
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Listing of Qualified Jurisdictions |
Effective Date |
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Bermuda |
January 1, 2014 |
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France |
January 1, 2015 |
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Germany |
January 1, 2014 |
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Ireland |
January 1, 2015 |
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Japan |
January 1, 2015 |
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Switzerland |
January 1, 2014 |
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United Kingdom |
January 1, 2014 |
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Application Checklist |
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Uniform Application Checklist for Certified Reinsurers |
For Initial and Renewal Applications # |
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Forms |
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Form CR-1 – Certificate of Certified Reinsurer |
For Initial and Renewal Applications |
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Form CR-F - Property/Casualty |
Part 1- Assumed Reinsurance |
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Instructions for the Form CR-F |
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Form CR-S - Life, Annuities and Accident & Health |
Part 1- Assumed Reinsurance |
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Instructions for the Form CR-S |
# The filing of any initial or renewal application for certification as a certified reinsurer must be accompanied with a filing fee of five hundred dollars ($500) per Arkansas Bulletin No. 18-2015.