COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
DIVISION OF INSURANCE
3 CCR 702-3
FINANCIAL ISSUES
AMENDED REGULATION 3-1-1
FIDELITY BOND REQUIREMENTS
Section 1 Authority
Section 2 Scope and Purpose
Section 3 Applicability
Section 4 Definitions
Section 5 Requirement for Fidelity Coverage
Section 6 Severability
Section 7 Enforcement
Section 8 Effective Date
Section 9 History
Section 1 Authority
This regulation is promulgated and adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance under the authority of §§ 10-1-108(7), 10-1-109, 10-6-129, 10-14-505 and 10-16-109, C.R.S.
Section 2 Scope and Purpose
The purpose of this regulation is to prescribe the minimum amount of fidelity coverage required to be maintained by insurers for money or other property, which may be lost because of theft or dishonest acts of its officers, directors and employees.
Section 3 Applicability
This regulation shall apply to all Colorado domestic insurers, as well as to each Colorado domiciled risk retention group captive insurer, fraternal benefit society, health maintenance organization, public entity self-insurance pool, limited service licensed provider network, and non-profit hospital, medical- surgical and health service corporation.
Section 4 Definitions
A. “Insurer” means, for the purpose of this regulation, the same as found at § 10-1-102(13), C.R.S.
B. “Fidelity coverage” means, for the purpose of this regulation, a form of business insurance that provides protection against losses - either monetary or physical - caused by its employees' fraudulent or dishonest actions that are not generally covered under normal theft or burglary policies.
Section 5 Requirement for Fidelity Coverage
All insurers must obtain fidelity coverage for all officers, directors and employees who have access to, or authorize transactions concerning company funds and investments. The amount of coverage shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
Minimum Amounts of Fidelity Insurance
|Exposure Index |Bracket No |Amount of Bond |
|$ 1,000 - |$ 25,000 |1 |$ 15,000 - |$ 25,000 |
|25,000 - |125,000 |2 |25,000 - |50,000 |
|125,000 - |250,000 |3 |50,000 - |75,000 |
|250,000 - |500,000 |4 |75,000 - |100,000 |
|500,000 - |750,000 |5 |100,000 - |125,000 |
|750,000 - |1,000,000 |6 |125,000 - |150,000 |
|1,000,000 - |1,375,000 |7 |150,000 - |175,000 |
|1,375,000 - |1,750,000 |8 |175,000 - |200,000 |
|1,750,000 - |2,125,000 |9 |200,000 - |225,000 |
|2,125,000 - |2,500,000 |10 |225,000 - |250,000 |
|2,500,000 - |3,325,000 |11 |250,000 - |300,000 |
|3,325,000 - |4,175,000 |12 |300,000 - |350,000 |
|4,175,000 - |5,000,000 |13 |350,000 - |400,000 |
|5,000,000 - |6,075,000 |14 |400,000 - |450,000 |
|6,075,000 - |7,150,000 |15 |450,000 - |500,000 |
|7,150,000 - |9,275,000 |16 |500,000 - |600,000 |
|9,275,000 - |11,425,000 |17 |600,000 - |700,000 |
|11,425,000 - |15,000,000 |18 |700,000 - |800,000 |
|15,000,000 - |20,000,000 |19 |800,000 - |900,000 |
|20,000,000 - |25,000,000 |20 |900,000 - |1,000,000 |
|25,000,000 - |50,000,000 |21 |1,000,000 - |1,250,000 |
|50,000,000 - |87,500,000 |22 |1,250,000 - |1,500,000 |
|87,500,000 - |125,000,000 |23 |1,500,000 - |1,750,000 |
|125,000,000 - |187,500,000 |24 |1,750,000 - |2,000,000 |
|187,500,000 - |250,000,000 |25 |2,000,000 - |2,250,000 |
|250,000,000 - |333,325,000 |26 |2,250,000 - |2,500,000 |
|333,325,000 - |500,000,000 |27 |2,500,000 - |3,000,000 |
|500,000,000 - |750,000,000 |28 |3,000,000 - |3,500,000 |
|750,000,000 - |1,000,000,000 |29 |3,500,000 - |4,000,000 |
|1,000,000,000 - |1,250,000,000 |30 |4,000,000 - |4,500,000 |
|1,250,000,000 - |1,500,000,000 |31 |4,500,000 - |5,000,000 |
A. Calculation of Exposure Index and Bond Amount
1. Total Admitted Assets: $____________________X 5% = $________________________
2. Gross Income*: $____________________X 10% = $_______________________
* - Include gross premium written and assumed plus interest and dividend income.
3. Exposure Index**: $________________________**
** - The Exposure Index amount is calculated by adding the results of Section 5.A.1. and 5.A.2.
B. Minimum Amount of Bond
The minimum amount of bond required is determined by locating the appropriate bracket based upon the calculated Exposure Index as found in Section 5.A.3. above.
Bracket # ______ $_________________________
Section 6 Severability
If any provision of this regulation or the application of it to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be invalid, the remainder of this regulation shall not be affected.
Section 7 Enforcement
Noncompliance with this Regulation may result in the imposition of any of the sanctions made available in the Colorado statutes pertaining to the business of insurance, or other laws, which include the imposition of civil penalties, issuance of cease and desist orders, and/or suspensions or revocation of license, subject to the requirements of due process.
Section 8 Effective Date
This amended regulation shall be effective on April 1, 2016.
Section 9 History
Originally effective 1974.
Amended effective April 1, 2000.
Amended effective October 2, 2006.
Amended effective April 1, 2016.
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