N.J. Admin. Code § 11:1-5.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 11:1-5.4 - Distribution of fire insurance premium tax

(a) Fire insurance premium taxes paid by insurers not domiciled in the State of New Jersey are required to be distributed to the respective Firemen's Relief Association in which the property is situated.

(b) A three digit Firemen's Relief Association Code, published in the ISO New Jersey Public Fire Protection Classifications Manual, has been promulgated by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) for the purpose of coding the policies to properly allocate the premium taxes.

(c) The following steps shall be taken to assure correct tax distribution:

1. All agents, surplus lines agents and brokers producing fire insurance on any risks located in New Jersey are required to properly describe the risk and its location on the Policy Declaration Sheet.

2. The description of the property shall contain the complete address at which the property is located including the legal name of the municipality and the Firemen's Relief Association Code as promulgated by the Insurance Services Office.

3. All insurance companies writing fire insurance on property located in New Jersey shall require their agents to designate the Firemen's Relief Association by code on each Policy Declaration Sheet and disclose the complete address at which the property is located including the legal name of the municipality.

4. Each insurance company shall use the Firemen's Relief Association code as promulgated by the Insurance Services Office in making its annual report pursuant to 54:18-1 to the respective treasurers of the duly incorporated Firemen's Relief Association in which any property on which the company has taken a fire insurance risk is located.

N.J. Admin. Code § 11:1-5.4

New Rule, R.1979 d.356, effective 9/10/1979.
See: 11 N.J.R. 347(b), 11 N.J.R. 520(c).
Amended by R.1984 d.426, effective 10/1/1984.
See: 16 N.J.R. 1689(a), 16 N.J.R. 2677(a).
Recodified from 11:1-5.8.