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.

Pending Applications

Date Application Received

Public Comment Deadline

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

Listing of Qualified Jurisdictions

Effective Date

Bermuda

January 1, 2014

France

January 1, 2015

Germany

January 1, 2014

Ireland

January 1, 2015

Japan

January 1, 2015

Switzerland

January 1, 2014

United Kingdom

January 1, 2014

Application Checklist

Uniform Application Checklist for Certified Reinsurers

For Initial and Renewal Applications #

pdf

Forms

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
Part 2- Ceded Reinsurance

pdf

Instructions for the Form CR-F

pdf

Form CR-S - Life, Annuities and Accident & Health

Part 1- Assumed Reinsurance
Part 2- Ceded Reinsurance

pdf

Instructions for the Form CR-S

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# 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.