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New Missouri Bulletin 26-02: Insurers Urged to Confirm Catastrophe Contacts via UCAA Form 14

MO| Missouri Insurance Bulletin 26-02 asks all insurers writing real or personal property in Missouri to ensure the Department of Commerce and Insurance has a current Catastrophe/Disaster Coordination Contact who can directly engage with the Director and senior leadership after a disaster on response efforts, logistics, regulatory issues, media inquiries, coordinated communications, consumer outreach, and […]

PA Surplus Lines Reminder: RCT-123 Gross Premium Tax Filing for 2025 Now Due

PA| The Pennsylvania Surplus Lines Association reminds licensees that the Surplus Lines Agents Gross Premiums Tax Report (RCT-123) for business as of December 31, 2025 is due, noting that the 3% surplus lines tax applies to taxable gross premiums less return premiums and that payments under $1,000 may be mailed while payments of $1,000 or […]

Illinois Warns Public Adjusters: Unlicensed Third-Party Lead Generators Can Void Your Contracts and Risk Your License

IL| The Illinois Department of Insurance Bulletin 2026-02 warns that Illinois public adjusters may not use third-party lead generators (such as roofers, contractors, or standalone lead-gen firms) to solicit clients unless those third parties and their employees are themselves licensed as Illinois public adjusters, and it explains that any compensation or “thing of value” tied […]

Michigan DIFS Raises Repayment Plan Fee to $23.38 for 2026–2030 Under Deferred Presentment Act

MI| Michigan DIFS Bulletin 2026-07-CF, issued January 26, 2026, supersedes Bulletin 2021-02-CF and announces the new CPI-adjusted fee that licensees may charge for administration of repayment plans under Section 35(2)(c) of the Deferred Presentment Service Transactions Act, MCL 487.2155(2)(c). After reviewing the cumulative percentage change in the Detroit CPI for the five-year period ending December […]

New Enhancements Coming to PR Health Credentialing Portal: No Fines During Transition Period

PR| The Puerto Rico Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCS) announces that it is implementing scheduled technological enhancements to the Healthcare Provider Credentialing Portal, developed under Act 73-2023 to standardize credentialing and re‑credentialing for commercial medical plans. These improvements, which began January 19, 2026, are intended to optimize system functionality, improve user experience, and […]

Iowa Updates Preneed Licensing: NIPR LicenseHub & OPTins Now Required for 523A Filings

IA| The Bulletin 26-01 announces that the Iowa Insurance Division is modernizing its oversight of prearranged funeral agreements under Iowa Code chapter 523A, shifting preneed seller and sales agent licensing to NIPR LicenseHub and moving annual report filings for preneed sellers, insurers, and financial institutions to OPTins, while eliminating annual reporting for sales agents and […]