As Congress moves toward the end of its 2015 session,and most state legislative sessions have concluded, NAPSLOcontinues to closely monitor a number of legislative issues thatimpact the surplus lines industry.  

Keri Kish, NAPSLO director of government relations, says thatNAPSLO continues to rely on its Regulatory Principles and GuidingPrinciples on Uniformity to direct the Association's advocacyefforts. "The Legislative Committee and the NAPSLO Board ofDirectors adopted these principles as a roadmap in regulatory andlegislative work," Kish says. "Both documents help set prioritiesfor our advocacy and monitoring of state and federallegislation." 

Working with legislators and regulators to preservethe intent and mandates ofthe Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA)continues to be an area of emphasis for NAPSLO. According to ScottCuller, NAPSLO legislative committee co-chair and regionalpresident, Markel Wholesale, NAPSLO saw three major NRRAstate uniformity victories this year. Kansas, Louisiana and NorthDakota all passed legislation to implement the 100% home statetaxation approach.