§ 31–1901. Filing requirements.

(a) Every company or association authorized to transact insurance business in the District shall file annually with the Mayor, before March 1st of each year, a financial statement for the year ending December 31st immediately preceding on forms furnished by the Mayor. The Mayor may extend the time for filing the statement by any company for reasons which the Mayor shall deem sufficient. Such a statement shall be verified by the oath of the president and secretary of the company, or, in their absence, by 2 other principal officers. The Mayor shall annually, in the month of December, furnish to each of the companies and associations authorized to do insurance business in the District forms necessary for filing the annual financial statement required by this section. The forms shall conform substantially to the form of statement adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”). The filing of these statements shall be in accordance with the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual. The Mayor shall have power to make modifications and additions in the financial statement forms as the Mayor may deem necessary to ascertain the condition and affairs of the company. The Mayor may also require that at least once in the month of March in each year a summary of the annual statement by the company be published in a daily newspaper in the District.

(b) Each domestic, foreign, and alien insurer authorized to transact insurance in the District shall annually, on or before March 1st of each year, file with the NAIC, and pay the fee established by the NAIC for filing, reviewing, or processing the information, a copy of its annual statement convention form, along with any additional filings prescribed by the Mayor for the preceding year. The information filed with the NAIC shall be in the same format and scope as that required by the Mayor and shall include the signed jurat page and the actuarial certification. Any amendments and addendums to the annual statement filing subsequently filed with the Mayor shall also be filed with the NAIC.

(c) Foreign insurers domiciled in a state which has a law substantially similar to subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed in compliance with this section if they file their annual statements in compliance with that jurisdiction’s law.

(Oct. 21, 1993, D.C. Law 10-42, § 2, 40 DCR 6020.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 35-3401.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 31-303, § 31-2502.26b, § 31-3510, § 31-3513, and § 31-5031.08.

Cross References

Hospital and medical services corporation, additional required reports, see § 31-3513.

Hospital and medical services corporation, real property investments, see § 31-3510.

Hospital and medical services corporations, open enrollment statement, see § 31-3514.

Editor's Notes

Mayor authorized to issue rules: Section 6 of D.C. Law 10-42 provided that the Mayor shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 15 of Title 1 [subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, 2001 Ed.], issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.

Delegation of Authority

Delegation of authority pursuant to D.C. Law 10-42, the Required Annual Financial Statements and Participation in the NAIC Insurance Regulatory Information System Act of 1993, see Mayor’s Order 94-54, March 7, 1994 ( 41 DCR 1433).