Submit request for name approval to Carla Donney (Carla.Donney@insurance.alabama.gov). After name is approved a letter of name availability is issued. This letter along with a check for $25.00 should be submitted to: Alabama Secretary of State, Corporate Division, P.O. Box 5616, Montgomery, AL 36103.

The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions does not reserve or approve names for use by insurance companies. A.R.S. § 20-218 prohibits an insurer’s use of a name so similar to that of another insurer as to cause uncertainty or confusion, nor use a name which may tend to deceive or mislead the public as the type of organization of the insurer. Applicant should send an email to tony.mccormack@difi.az.gov to request a name availability check. If the name is available for use in AZ, the Applicant may reserve its name with the Arizona Corporation Commission if it chooses to https://www.azcc.gov/.

Insurers redomesticating to Arizona must deliver their Articles of Incorporation or Articles of Redomestication to the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions to be reviewed and stamped prior to filing with the Arizona Corporation Commission. Email financialfilings@difi.az.gov for assistance.

The Articles of Incorporation and any amendments are approved by the Connecticut Insurance Commissioner prior to being filed with the Office of the Secretary of State. (Domestic Only). The Connecticut Insurance Department does not reserve or approve names for foreign insurers. The name on the articles of incorporation filed with the application is used in Connecticut for foreign insurers. Reservation of names is supervised by the Office of the Secretary of State, 30 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT 06106, (860) 509-6003.

Chapter 431:3-202 (b) states that no insurer shall assume or use a name deceptively similar to that of any other authorized insurer, nor which tends to deceive or mislead as to the type of organization of the insurer. Effective March 1, 2010, the Hawaii Insurance Division will no longer accept name reservation requests. All name reservation requests must be directed to the Hawaii Business Registration Division (“BREG”). Requestors should call BREG at (808)586-2727 for instructions and fees, for more information visit their website at;http://hawaii.gov/dcca/breg  (BREG’s form to reserve a name is X-1. Also, additional documentation from the Insurance Division may be requested in order to process your Name Reservation with BREG.) NOTE: An insurer must obtain their Certificate of Authority from the Hawaii Insurance Division in order to transact insurance business in this State.

The Indiana Department of Insurance does not reserve or approve names for use by insurance companies, but company name must be in accordance with the following Indiana Insurance Codes:
Domestic IC 27-1-6-3
Foreign IC 27-1-17-3
HMO IC 27-13-2-9

Name reservation and approval recommended; Title 24-A M.R.S.A. Section 408 provides guidance. Can be reserved prior to filing application. This is also suggested for corporate amendment name-change transactions. The Name Reservation form can be found at Insurers | PFR Insurance (maine.gov) as a “bullet” item under the heading Status Change Forms – etc. $25 filing fee payable to Treasurer, State of Maine.

Maryland does not require the reserving of an insurer’s corporate name. However, Section 4-102(b) of the Insurance Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland states "An insurer may not be authorized to engage in the insurance business in the State if the insurer has or uses a name that is so similar to the name of an insurer already so authorized as to tend to cause uncertainty or confusion or that tends to deceive or mislead about the type of organization of the insurer.

Maryland requires the Articles of Incorporation of each domestic insurer and any amendments to its charter be submitted to the Commissioner for examination and approval. Once approved by the Commissioner, the Articles of Incorporation must be filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. This is set forth in Section 3-104 of the Insurance Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The address for the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation is:
Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation
300 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

The Montana Division of Insurance does not reserve or approve names for use by insurance companies.
33-2-107.  Name -- dissimilar.
(1) No insurer shall be authorized to transact insurance in this state, which has or uses a name so similar to that of another insurer already so authorized as likely to mislead the public.
(2) No life insurer shall be authorized which has or uses a name deceptively similar to that of another insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state within the preceding 10 years if life insurance policies originally issued by such other insurer are still outstanding in this state.
(3) No insurer shall be so authorized which has or uses a name, which tends to deceive or mislead as to the type of organization of the insurer.
(4) In case of conflict of names between two insurers or a conflict otherwise prohibited under the foregoing subsections of this section, the commissioner may permit or require the more recently authorized insurer to use in Montana such supplementation or modification of its name or such business name as may reasonably be necessary to avoid such conflict.

Name must be approved and reserved by the Office of General Counsel, Section 1102(g) of the N.Y. Ins. Law, prior to the submission of incorporation papers (Note: domestic insurers must be incorporated through the Department of Financial Services prior to submission of Primary Application). Letters requesting approval and reservation should be submitted to the Office of General Counsel, State of New York Department of Financial Services, One Commerce Plaza, Albany, NY 12257 along with payment of a $25.00 fee, check made payable to the Superintendent of Financial Services. See Department of Financial Services Insurance Division Regulation No. 104, 11 NYCRR 87.

All foreign insurers must have their name approved by Office of General Counsel. Letters requesting approval and reservation should be submitted to the Office of General Counsel, State of New York Department of Financial Services, One Commerce Plaza, Albany, NY 12257 along with payment of the $25 fee, check made payable to the Superintendent of Financial Services. Note: For Life companies the word "Life" must be included in name.

Expansion & Corporate Amendments Apps: RI does not reserve names. Generally, RI will rely on the domestic state insurance department/division’s acceptance of a company’s name. However, we will not approve an application from a company whose current or proposed name is the same as or similar to a company already licensed in RI, nor will we approve an application from a company whose name, in our estimation, would tend to create confusion in the minds of policyholders.

The Utah Insurance Department does not reserve or register names for use by insurance companies. It does approve the use of a name. Utah Code Ann. § 31A-1-109 prohibits the use of a name that is the same or deceptively similar to the name of any corporate licensee of the department. Reservation or registration of a corporate name can be made by a proper filing with the: Utah Department of Corporations, Corporations Division, 160 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.