Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 38a - Insurance Department
138 - Insurance Holding Company Act
Section 38a-138-14 - Ordinary dividends; extraordinary dividends and other distributions
Current through March 14, 2024
(a) Notice of Ordinary Dividends. Any domestic insurance company required, pursuant to section 38a-136(h) of the Connecticut General Statutes, to notify the Commissioner of a dividend or other distribution to its securityholders shall notify the Commissioner of the proposed dividend or distribution in writing within five (5) business days following declaration and no less than ten (10) business days prior to payment thereof. The ten (10) day period shall begin the day the notice is received by the Insurance Department. Such notice shall be deemed incomplete unless all the information required by this section has been included therein. The domestic insurance company shall provide to the Commissioner the information required by, and in the format specified by, Form D-1 (Appendix D of sections 38a-138-1 to 38a-138-16, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies).
(b) Approval of Extraordinary Dividends or Other Extraordinary Distributions. Any domestic insurance company required, pursuant to section 38a-136(f) of the Connecticut General Statutes, to notify the Commissioner of an extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution to its stockholders shall notify the Commissioner of the proposed dividend or distribution in writing within five (5) business days following declaration and no less than thirty (30) days prior to payment thereof. The thirty (30) day period shall begin the day the notice is received by the Insurance Department. Such notice shall be deemed incomplete unless all the information required by this section has been included therein. The domestic insurance company shall file a request with the Commissioner for approval of any extraordinary dividend or any other extraordinary distribution to shareholders, and shall include the information required by, and in the format specified by, Form D-1 (Appendix D of sections 38a-138-1 to 38a-138-16, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies).
(c) Information Required. Notice of ordinary dividends and requests for approval of extraordinary dividends or any other extraordinary distribution to shareholders shall include the following:
(d) Proof of Receipt. Certified Mail confirmation, confirmation from a commercial delivery service, or the date stamped upon the notice by the Insurance Department acknowledging receipt of the filing required by this section shall serve as proof of the date of receipt of the filing.
(e) The notification shall be directed to the Financial Analysis Unit, Financial Regulation Division, of the Connecticut Insurance Department.