(a) The Commissioner shall ensure that reasonable measures are developed to recover insurance taxes and other amounts due this State during each year.

(b) Every surplus lines broker shall collect and pay to the State Treasurer through the Commissioner a 3 percent tax on the gross premiums charged, less any returned premiums and exclusive of sums collected to cover federal and state taxes and examination fees, for insurance placed or procured under his or her surplus lines license in which this State is the home state of the insured.

(c) For the purposes of this section, if a surplus lines policy procured through a surplus lines broker covers properties, risks, or exposures only partially located or to be performed in this State, but this State is the home state of the insured, all premium for the policy shall be considered written on properties, risks, or exposures located or to be performed in this State.

(d) The tax on any portion of the premium unearned at termination of insurance having been credited by the State to the surplus lines producer must be returned to the policyholder directly by the surplus lines producer. The surplus lines producer is prohibited from rebating, for any reason, any part of the tax.

(e) Annually, on or before March 1, unless more frequent reporting and payment is ordered by the Commissioner, each surplus lines broker shall pay the premium tax due according to subsection (b) of this section for the policies written during the preceding calendar year as shown by his or her annual statement filed with the Commissioner pursuant to § 1924 of this title. Payment shall accompany such forms and shall be made in such manner as is prescribed by the Commissioner.

(f) One-third of the funds received by the Insurance Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer and shall be set aside as a special fund to provide funding for health insurance premiums for retired county and municipal police and firefighters as authorized in § 1928(a)(1) of this title. These funds shall be paid out by the State Treasurer to the Board of Pension Trustees. The State Treasurer shall determine the total number of state, county and municipal police from an annual registry in accordance with § 709(a) of this title, and shall make distribution proportionately and on a per capita basis, to the Board of Pension Trustees.

18 Del. C. 1953, § 1917; 56 Del. Laws, c. 380, § 1; 66 Del. Laws, c. 382, § 6; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 78 Del. Laws, c. 176, § 3; 79 Del. Laws, c. 373, § 1.