History: 1959 act deleted requirement that the commissioner supply insurance companies with the forms required by
law; P.A. 90-243 expanded the insurance commissioner's statutory powers, duties and obligations and divided section into
Subsecs.; Sec. 38-4 transferred to Sec. 38a-8 in 1991; P.A. 92-112 added a new Subsec. (d) allowing the commissioner to
develop a program of periodic review to ensure financial integrity as a minimum standard as required by the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners; P.A. 95-168 amended Subsec. (d) to add provisions re confidentiality of documents received by Insurance Commissioner; P.A. 98-57 amended Subsec. (d) to require the commissioner to maintain as
confidential information received from the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, or from state or federal
insurance, banking or securities regulators or similar regulators in a foreign country, and authorized the commissioner to
share confidential information with those officials; P.A. 98-85 added new Subsec. (e) to require the commissioner to
establish a program to use electronic methods to transmit documents to and from insurers, and authorized the commissioner
to sit on a consortium re electronic rate and form filing among state insurance departments and insurers; P.A. 99-9 amended
Subsecs. (a) and (d) to reference "health care centers", effective May 12, 1999; P.A. 03-121 added Subsec. (f) re confidentiality of information re inspections or investigations and complaints; P.A. 03-127 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provisions
re commissioner's power to engage the services of experts not otherwise part of commissioner's staff; P.A. 05-275 added
new Subsec. (g) re development of a plan to maintain a viable medical malpractice insurance industry in state, effective
July 13, 2005.
Sec. 38a-11. (Formerly Sec. 38-50). Fees to be paid commissioner. (a) The commissioner shall demand and receive the following fees: (1) For the annual fee for each
license issued to a domestic insurance company, one hundred dollars; (2) for receiving
and filing annual reports of domestic insurance companies, twenty-five dollars; (3) for
filing all documents prerequisite to the issuance of a license to an insurance company,
one hundred seventy-five dollars, except that the fee for such filings by any health care
center, as defined in section 38a-175, shall be one thousand one hundred dollars; (4)
for filing any additional paper required by law, fifteen dollars; (5) for each certificate of
valuation, organization, reciprocity or compliance, twenty dollars; (6) for each certified
copy of a license to a company, twenty dollars; (7) for each certified copy of a report
or certificate of condition of a company to be filed in any other state, twenty dollars;
(8) for amending a certificate of authority, one hundred dollars; (9) for each license
issued to a rating organization, one hundred dollars. In addition, insurance companies
shall pay any fees imposed under section 12-211; (10) a filing fee of twenty-five dollars
for each initial application for a license made pursuant to section 38a-769; (11) with
respect to insurance agents' appointments: (A) A filing fee of twenty-five dollars for
each request for any agent appointment, except that no filing fee shall be payable for a
request for agent appointment by an insurance company domiciled in a state or foreign
country which does not require any filing fee for a request for agent appointment for a
Connecticut insurance company; (B) a fee of forty dollars for each appointment issued
to an agent of a domestic insurance company or for each appointment continued; and
(C) a fee of twenty dollars for each appointment issued to an agent of any other insurance
company or for each appointment continued, except that no fee shall be payable for an
appointment issued to an agent of an insurance company domiciled in a state or foreign
country which does not require any fee for an appointment issued to an agent of a
Connecticut insurance company; (12) with respect to insurance producers: (A) An examination fee of seven dollars for each examination taken, except when a testing service
is used, the testing service shall pay a fee of seven dollars to the commissioner for each
examination taken by an applicant; (B) a fee of forty dollars for each license issued; (C)
a fee of forty dollars per year, or any portion thereof, for each license renewed; and (D)
a fee of forty dollars for any license renewed under the transitional process established
in section 38a-784; (13) with respect to public adjusters: (A) An examination fee of
seven dollars for each examination taken, except when a testing service is used, the
testing service shall pay a fee of seven dollars to the commissioner for each examination
taken by an applicant; and (B) a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars for each license
issued or renewed; (14) with respect to casualty adjusters: (A) An examination fee of
ten dollars for each examination taken, except when a testing service is used, the testing
service shall pay a fee of ten dollars to the commissioner for each examination taken
by an applicant; (B) a fee of forty dollars for each license issued or renewed; and (C)
the expense of any examination administered outside the state shall be the responsibility
of the entity making the request and such entity shall pay to the commissioner one
hundred dollars for such examination and the actual traveling expenses of the examination administrator to administer such examination; (15) with respect to motor vehicle
physical damage appraisers: (A) An examination fee of forty dollars for each examination taken, except when a testing service is used, the testing service shall pay a fee of
forty dollars to the commissioner for each examination taken by an applicant; (B) a fee of
forty dollars for each license issued or renewed; and (C) the expense of any examination
administered outside the state shall be the responsibility of the entity making the request
and such entity shall pay to the commissioner one hundred dollars for such examination
and the actual traveling expenses of the examination administrator to administer such
examination; (16) with respect to certified insurance consultants: (A) An examination
fee of thirteen dollars for each examination taken, except when a testing service is used,
the testing service shall pay a fee of thirteen dollars to the commissioner for each examination taken by an applicant; (B) a fee of two hundred dollars for each license issued;
and (C) a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars for each license renewed; (17) with
respect to surplus lines brokers: (A) An examination fee of ten dollars for each examination taken, except when a testing service is used, the testing service shall pay a fee of
ten dollars to the commissioner for each examination taken by an applicant; and (B) a
fee of five hundred dollars for each license issued or renewed; (18) with respect to
fraternal agents, a fee of forty dollars for each license issued or renewed; (19) a fee of
thirteen dollars for each license certificate requested, whether or not a license has been
issued; (20) with respect to domestic and foreign benefit societies shall pay: (A) For
service of process, twenty-five dollars for each person or insurer to be served; (B) for
filing a certified copy of its charter or articles of association, five dollars; (C) for filing
the annual report, ten dollars; and (D) for filing any additional paper required by law,
three dollars; (21) with respect to foreign benefit societies: (A) For each certificate of
organization or compliance, four dollars; (B) for each certified copy of permit, two
dollars; and (C) for each copy of a report or certificate of condition of a society to be
filed in any other state, four dollars; (22) with respect to reinsurance intermediaries: A
fee of five hundred dollars for each license issued or renewed; (23) with respect to viatical
settlement providers: (A) A filing fee of thirteen dollars for each initial application for
a license made pursuant to section 38a-465a; and (B) a fee of twenty dollars for each
license issued or renewed; (24) with respect to viatical settlement brokers: (A) A filing
fee of thirteen dollars for each initial application for a license made pursuant to section
38a-465a; and (B) a fee of twenty dollars for each license issued or renewed; (25) with
respect to viatical settlement investment agents: (A) A filing fee of thirteen dollars for
each initial application for a license made pursuant to section 38a-465a; and (B) a fee
of twenty dollars for each license issued or renewed; (26) with respect to preferred
provider networks, a fee of two thousand five hundred dollars for each license issued
or renewed; (27) with respect to rental companies, as defined in section 38a-799, a fee
of forty dollars for each permit issued or renewed; (28) with respect to medical discount
plan organizations licensed under section 38a-479rr, a fee of five hundred dollars for
each license issued or renewed; and (29) with respect to each duplicate license issued
a fee of twenty-five dollars for each license issued.
(b) If any state imposes fees upon domestic fraternal benefit societies greater than
are fixed by this section or sections 38a-595 to 38a-626, inclusive, 38a-631 to 38a-640,
inclusive, or 38a-800, the commissioner shall collect from each fraternal benefit society
incorporated by or organized under the laws of such other state and admitted to transact
business in this state, the same fees as are imposed upon similar domestic societies and
organizations by such other state. The expense of any examination or inquiry made
outside the state shall be borne by the society so examined.
(c) Each unauthorized insurer declared to be an eligible surplus lines insurer shall
pay to the Insurance Commissioner, on or before May first of each year, an annual fee
of sixty-three dollars in order to remain on the list of eligible surplus lines insurers.
(d) For service of process on the commissioner, the commissioner shall demand
and receive a fee of twenty-five dollars for each person or insurer to be served. The
commissioner shall also collect, for each hospital or ambulance lien filed, twenty-five
dollars, and for each small claims notice filed, five dollars, each of which shall be paid
by the plaintiff at the time of service, the same to be recovered by him as part of the
taxable costs if he prevails in the suit.
(e) Each insurance company depositing any security with the Treasurer pursuant
to section 38a-83 shall pay to the commissioner two hundred fifty dollars, annually. In
case of an examination or appraisal made outside the office of the Treasurer, and in such
case the company in whose behalf such examination or appraisal has been made shall pay
to the commissioner one hundred dollars for such examination and the actual traveling
expenses of the officer making such examination or appraisal.
(1949 Rev., S. 6062, 6071, 6088; 1959, P.A. 514, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 18, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 196, S. 1; 1969, P.A.
497; P.A. 81-314, S. 3, 4; P.A. 82-96, S. 7, 8; P.A. 84-253; P.A. 87-221; P.A. 89-251, S. 179, 203; P.A. 90-243, S. 17;
P.A. 91-29, S. 1, 8; 91-68, S. 1; P.A. 93-239, S. 1, 30; P.A. 94-160, S. 1, 24; P.A. 95-136, S. 2, 3, 8; P.A. 97-202, S. 3, 18;
P.A. 99-127, S. 2, 3; P.A. 03-152, S. 10; 03-169, S. 9; P.A. 05-25, S. 1; 05-237, S. 3; 05-266, S. 2.)
History: 1959 act increased fees; 1961 act added provision re amending certificate of authority; 1965 act imposed two-dollar fee for agents of nondomestic insurance companies except where other state or country requires no fee for issuing
license to agent of Connecticut company; 1969 act raised fee for agents of domestic companies from three to five dollars,
raised fee for insurance brokers from twenty to thirty-five dollars, for public adjusters from twenty to fifty dollars and for
certificate from two to ten dollars; P.A. 81-314 doubled the fees for insurance agents' licenses, effective May 1, 1982;
P.A. 82-96 doubled license fees for an insurance broker and public adjuster to reflect change from annual to biennial
renewals for such licensees; P.A. 84-253 provided that the commissioner shall charge a fee of ten dollars for each license
certification requested, whether issued or not; P.A. 87-221 increased the fee for the filing by health care centers of all
documents prerequisite to the issuance of a license from thirty-five to one thousand dollars; P.A. 89-251 increased the
fees; P.A. 90-243 divided the section into Subsecs. (a) to (e), inclusive, and revised fee schedule for agents of a domestic
insurance company, insurance agents and public adjusters, added fee schedule for casualty adjusters, motor vehicle physical
damage appraisers, certified insurance consultants, surplus lines brokers, insurance administrators, fraternal agents and
domestic and foreign benefit societies and added provisions re service of process; Sec. 38-50 transferred to Sec. 38a-11 in 1991; P.A. 91-29 deleted former Subdiv. (18) in Subsec. (a) re the examination fee and license fee for insurance
administrators, renumbering remaining Subdivs. accordingly; P.A. 91-68 amended Subsec. (e) to increase the deposit
payment from one hundred fifty dollars annually to two hundred fifty dollars annually and to increase the examination
and appraisal payment from ten dollars to one hundred dollars; P.A. 93-239 amended Subsec. (a) to add new Subdiv. (22)
re license for reinsurance intermediary, effective June 28, 1993; P.A. 94-160 in Subsec. (a) amended Subdiv. (11) by
substituting "appointments" for "license", substituting provision re twenty-five-dollar filing fee for provision re examination fee, increased the fee to twenty dollars from five dollars for each appointment issued to an agent of any other insurance
company or for each appointment continued, replaced Subdiv. (12) re fees for insurance brokers with new provision re
insurance producers, added a new Subpara. (C) in Subdivs. (14) and (15) re the expense of any examination administered
outside the state, and added a new Subdiv. (23) regarding the fee for duplicate licensing, effective January 1, 1996; P.A.
95-136 in Subsec. (a) amended Subdiv. (18) to require a fee of forty dollars for each fraternal agent license issued, in
Subdiv. (19) lowered the fee from thirty dollars to thirteen dollars for each license certificate request and added a new
Subdiv. (23) regarding the fee for duplicate licensing, (in effect changing its effective date from January 1, 1996) effective
June 7, 1995, and further amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, effective January 1, 1996; P.A. 97-202 inserted
new Subdivs. (23) and (24) re viatical settlement providers and viatical settlement brokers, respectively, renumbering
former Subdiv. (23) as Subdiv. (25), effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 99-127 amended Subsec. (a) to insert new Subdiv.
(25) re rental companies, and to redesignate former Subdiv. (25) as (26), effective June 8, 1999; P.A. 03-152 amended
Subsec. (a)(1) to substitute "For the annual fee" for "For annual fee", inserted new Subdiv. (25) re fees for viatical settlement
investment agents, and redesignated existing Subdivs. (25) and (26) as Subdivs. (26) and (27); P.A. 03-169 amended
Subsec. (a)(1) to Substitute "For the annual fee" for "For annual fee", inserted new Subdiv. (25) re preferred provider
networks, redesignated by the Revisors as Subdiv. (26) pursuant to P.A. 03-152, and redesignated existing Subdivs. (25)
and (26) as Subdivs. (27) and (28); P.A. 05-25 amended Subsec. (a)(11)(A) to provide that no filing fee shall be payable
for a request for agent appointment by an insurer domiciled in a state or foreign country with no such filing fee for a
Connecticut company; P.A. 05-237 inserted new Subsec. (a)(28) re medical discount plan organizations and redesignated
existing Subsec. (a)(28) as Subsec. (a)(29), effective January 1, 2006; P.A. 05-266 amended Subsec. (a)(12)(C) to insert
"per year, or any portion thereof" and added Subsec. (a)(12)(D) re transitional licenses under Sec. 38a-784, effective
January 1, 2006.
PART III
SERVICE OF PROCESS
Sec. 38a-25. (Formerly Sec. 38-23). Insurance Commissioner as agent for service of process. (a) The Insurance Commissioner is the agent for receipt of service of
legal process on the following:
(1) Foreign and alien insurance companies authorized to do business in this state
in any proceeding arising from or related to any transaction having a connection with
this state.
(2) Fraternal benefit societies authorized to do business in this state.
(3) Insurance-support organizations as defined in section 38a-976, transacting business outside this state which affects a resident of this state.
(4) Risk retention groups, as defined in section 38a-250.
(5) Purchasing groups designating the Insurance Commissioner as agent for receipt
of service of process pursuant to section 38a-261.
(6) Eligible surplus lines insurers authorized by the commissioner to accept surplus
lines insurance.
(7) Except as provided by section 38a-273, unauthorized insurers or other persons
assisting unauthorized insurers who directly or indirectly do any of the acts of insurance
business as set forth in subsection (a) of section 38a-271.
(8) The Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association and the Connecticut Life and
Health Insurance Guaranty Association.
(9) Insurance companies designating the Insurance Commissioner as agent for receipt of service of process pursuant to subsection (g) of section 38a-85.
(10) Nonresident insurance producers and nonresident surplus lines brokers licensed by the Insurance Commissioner.
(11) Viatical settlement providers, viatical settlement brokers, and viatical settlement investment agents licensed by the commissioner.
(12) Nonresident reinsurance intermediaries designating the commissioner as agent
for receipt of service of process pursuant to section 38a-760b.
(13) Workers' compensation self-insurance groups, as defined in section 38a-1001.
(14) Persons alleged to have violated any provision of section 38a-130.
(15) Captive insurers, as defined in section 38a-91k.
(b) Each foreign and alien insurer by applying for and receiving a license to do
insurance business in this state, each fraternal benefit society by applying for and receiving a certificate to solicit members and do business, each surplus lines insurer declared
to be an eligible surplus lines insurer by the commissioner, each insurance-support
organization transacting business outside this state which affects a resident of this state,
and each unauthorized insurer by doing an act of insurance business prohibited by section
38a-272, is considered to have irrevocably appointed the Insurance Commissioner as
agent for receipt of service of process in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
Such appointment shall continue in force so long as any certificate of membership,
policy or liability remains outstanding in this state.
(c) The commissioner is also agent for the executors, administrators or personal
representatives, receivers, trustees or other successors in interest of the persons specified
under subsection (a) of this section.
(d) Any legal process that is served on the commissioner pursuant to this section
shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served on the principal.
(e) The right to effect service of process as provided under this section does not
limit the right to serve legal process in any other manner provided by law.
(1949 Rev., S. 6054; P.A. 90-243, S. 7; P.A. 92-60, S. 3; P.A. 97-202, S. 17, 18; P.A. 98-98, S. 3; P.A. 03-152, S. 11;
P.A. 05-275, S. 15.)
History: P.A. 90-243 replaced prior provisions with new provisions empowering the commissioner to act as the agent
of service of legal process for various insurance ventures; Sec. 38-23 transferred to Sec. 38a-25 in 1991; P.A. 92-60
amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdivs. (8) to (10) empowering the commissioner to act as the agent of service of legal
process for various insurance associations, for certain brokers licensed by the commissioner and for certain insurers; P.A.
97-202 added Subdiv. (11) in Subsec. (a) re viatical settlement providers and brokers, effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 98-98 amended Subdiv. (a)(10) to substitute "insurance producers" for "brokers" and added new Subdivs. (a)(12) to (14),
inclusive, re nonresident reinsurance intermediaries, workers compensation self-insurance groups and persons alleged to
have violated Sec. 38a-130; P.A. 03-152 amended Subsec. (a)(11) to reference "viatical settlement investment agents";
P.A. 05-275 amended Subsec. (a)(4) re risk retention groups to replace "designating the Insurance Commissioner as agent
for receipt of service of process pursuant to section 38a-252" with "as defined in section 38a-250", added new Subsec.
(a)(15) re captive insurers, and deleted "his" in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005.
PART IV
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SCREENING PANEL
Secs. 38a-32 to 38a-36. (Formerly Secs. 38-19b to 38-19f). Malpractice Screening Panel established. Selection of panel to screen malpractice claim. Hearing by
panel; transcripts. Confidentiality of proceedings, records, findings and deliberations. Finding as to liability. Sections 38a-32 to 38a-36, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 13, 2005.
(P.A. 77-249, S. 1-5; 77-614, S. 163, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 3, 269-271, 345, 348; P.A.
82-472, S. 160, 183; P.A. 05-278, S. 28.)