17:17-6. Capital and surplus required for stock company; temporary waiver

17:17-6. No stock insurance company organized under chapters 17 to 33 of Title 17 of the Revised Statutes (17:17-1 et seq.), shall commence or continue business unless it has a capital stock of at least the greater of $500,000, actually paid in cash, or capital stock of $200,000, actually paid in cash, for each kind of insurance more than one which it may transact as specified in subsections a., b., f., i., j., k., l., m., n. and o. of R.S.17:17-1; $1,000,000 for the kinds of insurance specified in subsection e. of R.S.17:17-1; and $500,000 for the kinds specified in subsection g. of R.S.17:17-1; and, in addition, a surplus, actually paid in cash, of at least the greater of $250,000 or $100,000 for each kind of insurance more than one which it may transact as specified in subsections a., b., f., i., j., k., l., m., n. and o. of R.S.17:17-1; $1,000,000 for the kinds of insurance specified in subsection e. of R.S.17:17-1; and $750,000 for the kinds specified in subsection g. of R.S.17:17-1.

A stock insurance company authorized to transact the kinds of business specified in R.S.17:17-1 or eligible to insure surplus lines risks pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1960, c.32 (C.17:22-6.45) as of the effective date of this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act may apply to the commissioner for a temporary waiver of the applicable capital and surplus requirements set forth in this section. The commissioner may, in his discretion, temporarily waive the applicable capital and surplus requirements for that insurance company for a period of no more than five years, except that the insurance company shall remain subject to capital and surplus requirements of no less amounts than those in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this 1993 amendatory and supplementary act. In considering such a temporary waiver, the commissioner shall consider the size of the insurance company's deficiency in meeting the applicable capital and surplus requirements; the adequacy of the insurance company's financial plan to meet the applicable capital and surplus requirements; and any other factors deemed appropriate by the commissioner.

Amended 1938,c.289,s.4; 1947,c.80,s.2; 1968,c.336,s.2; repealed in part (see N.J.S.17B:36-3a); 1993,c.234,s.2.