Purchasing Group Users' Handbook

This well organized loose-leaf book, updated quarterly, contains state purchasing group (PG) registration forms required for making PG filings pursuant to the 1986 Liability Risk Retention Act. Also included are the National Assn. of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) uniform registration forms. An easy-to-read synopsis for each state tells whether the state: accepts NAIC registration forms or requires its own state forms; charges a registration fee; requires admitted insurers to file rate & form; requires nonadmitted insurers to be listed on the state's eligible surplus lines list; requires a resident or non-resident agent or broker to make the PG placement; taxes RRG premium at the admitted carrier or surplus lines rate, gives the rate of tax & who is required to remit it. Also included: a comprehensive state-by-state survey of risk retention regulation; state insurance department contacts for purchasing group registration, agent licensing & premium tax information; selected materials from state registration packets; citations to applicable laws & regulations; the text of the 1986 Risk Retention Act & proposed amendments; & a Guide to Purchasing Groups. A related monthly publication, the RISK RETENTION REPORTER, (12 issues, $245, ISSN 1063-357X) tracks new PGs, changes to existing ones & serves as a comprehensive source of information for the risk retention marketplace. All orders pre-paid. To Order: Call 818-796-4972, or FAX 818-796-2363.Cutts, Karen is the author of 'Purchasing Group Users' Handbook', published 1992 under ISBN 9780962584015 and ISBN 0962584010.