Standard Fire Policy vs. Non-Standard Fire Policy States

A chart that displays the Standard Fire Policy (SFP) v. Non-Standard Fire Policy (NSFP) States and Inland Marine exemptions from SFP requirements is displayed below. In most states where SFP statutes apply, such statutes do not apply to Inland Marine policies.


Direct Questions To: 
Larris Larsen, CPCU, ACP
Assistant Vice President, Compliance
larrisl@AAISonline.com

Updated 3/5/08

STATE

SFP

NON-SFP

Alabama

 

X

Alaska

 

X

Arizona

X; IM is exempt

HB 2192, eff 7/16/05, amended the SFP statute to allow terrorism to be excluded from a commercial policy. Exemption does not apply to any policy covering a 1 to 4 family residential property.

 

Arkansas

 

X

California

X; Per CDI position communicated to AAIS on 7/26/06, IM is NOT exempt

 

Colorado

 

X

Connecticut

X; IM is exempt

HB 5200 eff. 7/1/04 until expiration of federal TRIA statute, allows exclusion of fire and other perils caused by certified acts of terrorism.

 

Delaware

X

DC

 

X

Florida

 

X

Georgia

X; IM is exempt

 

Hawaii

X; IM is exempt

 

Idaho

X, IM is exempt

Eff 4/1/05, HB 160 amended SFP statute to allow certified acts of terrorism to be excluded from a commercial policy. Eff 7/1/08, H547 amended the definition of certified act of terrorism to include domestic terrorism.

 

Illinois

X; IM is exempt

 

Indiana

 

X

Iowa

X; IM is exempt

 

Kansas

 

X

Kentucky

  

X

Louisiana

X

Eff. 8/15/03, HB 1788 amended the SFP statute to allow terrorism to be excluded from a commercial policy.

  

Maine

X

 

Maryland

 

X

Massachusetts

X; IM is exempt

 

Michigan

X, IM is exempt

Eff. 5/29/03, HB 4432 amended the SFP statute to allow terrorism to be excluded from a commercial policy.

 

Minnesota

X; IM is exempt*

Eff. 04/09/03, MN HB 267 amended the SFP statute to allow the exclusion of fire-following coverage in terrorism endorsements.

Mississippi

 

X

Missouri

X

 

Montana

 

X

Nebraska

X; IM is exempt 

Effective 01/01/04, LB 216 exempts commercial lines from the provisions of the SFP statute (LB 216 pertains to commercial lines other than IM that were previously subject to SFP requirements).

  

Nevada

 

X

New Hampshire

X

Eff. 1/1/04, HB 460 adds terrorism as an excluded peril to the SFP statute.

 

New Jersey

X; IM is exempt

 

New Mexico

 

X

New York

X; IM is exempt

 

North Carolina

X; IM is exempt

  

North Dakota

X; IM is exempt

Eff 3/25/05, SB 2094 amends the SFP statute to allow terrorism to be excluded from a commercial policy.

 

Ohio

 

X

Oklahoma

X IM is exempt

Eff. 11/1/03, HB 1273 allows the insurance commissioner to approve fire policy language that does not follow the SFP.

 

Oregon

X

 

Pennsylvania

X; IM is exempt*

SB 1007 eff. 9/5/06 amended SFP statute to allow terrorism to be excluded from a commercial policy.

 

Puerto Rico

 

X

Rhode Island

X

Eff. 6/11/04, S 3057 provides an exemption from SFP for Commercial Special Risks. Included are large insureds subject to specific size requirements and inland marine risks.

  

South Carolina

 

X

South Dakota

 

X

Tennessee

 

X

Texas

 

X

Utah

 

X

Vermont

 

X

Virginia

X; per VA BOI interpretation, IM is not subject to SFP requirements.
 

Eff. 7/01/03, HB 2606 permits the exclusion of fire-following coverage from certified terrorism endorsements (HB 2606 pertains to lines of insurance other than inland marine subject to SFP requirements).

  

Washington

X; IM is exempt

 

West Virginia

X; IM is exempt

 

Wisconsin

X

 

Wyoming

 

X

* The IM exemption from SFP requirements in MN does not apply to policies covering any real property; i.e., Builders' Risk. See chart for statutory exception for terrorism.

** The IM exemption from SFP requirements in PA does not apply to policies covering any real property; i.e., Builders' Risk. See chart for statutory exception for terrorism.

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