General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6771 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3251 *03251_______INS* Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Introduced by: (INS) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6771 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3251 *03251_______INS* Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Introduced by: (INS) AN ACT AUTHORIZING NONADMITTED INSURERS TO OPEN AN OFFICE IN THIS STATE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 38a-271 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (d) as follows (Effective October 1, 2015): (NEW) (d) Nothing in sections 38a-271 to 38a-278, inclusive, shall be construed to prohibit a nonadmitted insurer from establishing an office in this state for the lawful transaction of surplus lines insurance. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2015 38a-271 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2015 38a-271 Statement of Purpose: To permit a nonadmitted insurer to establish an office in this state for the lawful transaction of surplus lines insurance. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]