(a) To transact any 1 kind of insurance (as defined in Chapter 9 of this title), or combinations of kinds of insurance as shown below, an insurer shall possess and thereafter maintain in cash or cash equivalents unimpaired paid-in capital stock (if a stock insurer) or a capital account (if an insurance department or division of a corporation established under Chapter 7 or regulated under Chapter 9 of Title 5) or unimpaired basic surplus (if a foreign mutual or a reciprocal insurer), and when first so authorized shall possess and maintain free surplus, all in amounts not less than as follows:

Kind of Stock insurers Mutual Insurers Reciprocal insurers
kinds of Capital Free Basic Free Basic Free
insurance stock surplus surplus surplus surplus surplus
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Life $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000 ?. . . . . .
Health $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000
Life & health $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000 . . . . . .
Property $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000
Casualty $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000
Marine &transportation $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000
Surety $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000
Multiple line $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000 $650,000 $350,000
Title $650,000 $350,000 . . . . . . ?. . . . . .

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 511

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.