KRS Chapter 304, Subtitle 10 - Surplus Lines (304.10-010 et seq.)
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Publisher. Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (Kentucky Revised Statutes, apps.legislature.ky.gov)
Edition. Kentucky Revised Statutes, current version served by the Legislative Research Commission; retrieved 2026-09-29
Status. Kentucky Revised Statutes, public domain.
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KRS Chapter 304, Subtitle 10 - Surplus Lines (304.10-010 et seq.) is a state statute published by Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (Kentucky Revised Statutes, apps.legislature.ky.gov). It is one of the Kentucky documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including kentucky property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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- KRS 304.10-040(2) (Conditions for export -- Exceptions relating to diligent effort)
“(2) The requirements of subsection (1) of this section related to a diligent effort shall not be required for coverage procured or placed for an exempt commercial purchaser if: (a) The broker procuring or placing the surplus lines insurance has disclosed to the exempt commercial purchaser that...”
- KRS 304.10-180(1) (Taxes on surplus lines)
“A tax at the rate of three percent (3%) on the premiums, assessments, fees, charges, or other consideration deemed part of the premium as defined in KRS 304.14-030, on surplus lines insurance placed with an insured whose home state is Kentucky subject to tax transacted by him or her with...”
- KRS 304.10-090 (Indorsement of contract)
“shall have conspicuously stamped upon the face page, initialed by or bearing the name of the surplus lines broker who procured it, the following: "This insurance has been placed with an insurer not licensed to transact business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky but eligible as a surplus lines...”
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