Apply as a Certified Reinsurer
Uniform Application Checklist for Certified Reinsurers
Form CR-1 (Certificate of Certified Reinsurer)
Form CR-F (P&C Reinsurer)
Form CR-S (LAH Reinsurer)
Current List of Certified Reinsurers
Qualified Jurisdictions
Requirements to become a certified reinsurer in Massachusetts are specified in M.G.L. c. 175, § 20A and 211 CMR 130.07.
The following items are required to be submitted by a company applying to become a certified reinsurer in Massachusetts:
- A Uniform Application Checklist for Certified Reinsurers, including all required documentation. Please submit an electronic copy of the application to Companies.Mailbox@mass.gov.
- A properly executed Form CR-1 – Certificate of Certified Reinsurer
- A check payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Division of Insurance for $1,000 for the nonrefundable Application Examination Fee.
Please forward all required items to:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Insurance
Company Licensing Section
1000 Washington Street, Suite 810
Boston, MA 02118-6200
If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the Company Licensing Section of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance at Companies.Mailbox@mass.gov
The Commissioner of Insurance shall post notice on the Division’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 above being approved as a certified reinsurer in Massachusetts should address written comments, specifying with reasonable detail the nature of the objection, to the Company Licensing Section of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance by mail at the address above or by email at Companies.Mailbox@mass.gov. Objections are to be received by the response deadline date mentioned above.