Massachusetts § 8J - Maintenance assessment against life insurers

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 8J — Maintenance assessment against life insurers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 8J. Maintenance assessment against life insurers

Section 8J. The commissioner of insurance shall make a special division of insurance maintenance assessment in each fiscal year against each life insurer licensed to do business in the commonwealth. This maintenance assessment shall be made proportionately against each such life insurer based on the percentage of so much of the premium as is reported on line twenty-two, columns three, four and five of schedule T of a life insurer's most recent annual statement required to be filed with the commissioner pursuant to section twenty-five of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, as compared to the total premium reported in line twenty-two, columns three, four and five of schedule T of said most recent annual statements required to be filed by all such life insurers. Each individual life insurer's assessment shall be in an amount estimated to be sufficient to produce a total aggregate assessment of one million and fourteen thousand dollars. Estimated assessments shall be paid within thirty days of notice from the commissioner and may be charged to the normal operating costs of the insurer.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About Massachusetts § 8J

What does Massachusetts General Laws § 8J cover?

Section 8J ("Maintenance assessment against life insurers") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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