THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2042
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to insurance.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 431:19-104, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) Each captive insurance company licensed pursuant to this article shall possess and thereafter maintain unimpaired capital and surplus in the amount established by the commissioner; provided that:

(1) The commissioner shall take into account the nature and volume of business transacted by each captive insurance company, and any other factors deemed appropriate by the commissioner;

(2) Class 3 companies shall be subject to other applicable provisions of this chapter that may require capital and surplus in excess of those established by the commissioner; and

(3) Minimum capital and surplus established by the commissioner shall be [no] not less than the following amounts:

(A) Class 1 company: $100,000;

(B) Class 2 company: $250,000;

(C) Class 3 company: $500,000;

(D) Class 4 company: [$500,000;] $100,000; provided that the sponsored captive insurance company does not retain insurance risk; and

(E) Class 5 company: An amount as determined by the commissioner on a case by case basis."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Insurance; Sponsored Captive Insurance Companies; Minimum Capital and Surplus; Reduction

Description:

Reduces the unimpaired minimum capital and surplus that class 4 sponsored captive insurance companies are required to maintain under certain circumstances.

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