15 U.S.C. § 8204 — Uniform standards for surplus lines eligibility

impose eligibility requirements on, or otherwise establish eligibility criteria for, nonadmitted insurers domiciled in a United States jurisdiction, except in conformance with such requirements and criteria in sections 5A(2) and 5C(2)(a) of the Non-Admitted Insurance Model Act^*, unless the State has adopted nationwide uniform requirements, forms, and procedures developed in accordance with section 8201(b) of this title that include alternative nationwide uniform eligibility requirements; or

prohibit a surplus lines broker^* from placing nonadmitted insurance^* with, or procuring nonadmitted insurance from, a nonadmitted insurer^* domiciled outside the United States that is listed on the Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers maintained by the International Insurers Department of the NAIC^*.