Excludes certain insurance receipts from federal taxable income for eligible property insurers for up to five years after a federally declared disaster. An eligible (non‑life) insurer may exclude “qualified real property insurance income” tied to damaged property in the disaster area during the five‑year recovery period, with the rule applying to disasters with incident dates after December 31, 2024.
Adds a new Internal Revenue Code section (section 836) that excludes from gross income, for each taxable year in the recovery period, the qualified real property insurance income of each specified insurance company with respect to any disaster area.
Defines “specified insurance company” to mean, with respect to any disaster area, any insurance company (other than a life insurance company) which, immediately prior to the incident date for that disaster area, provided real property insurance for property located in that disaster area.
Defines “qualified real property insurance income” as the excess of (1) premiums received by the insurance company for real property insurance with respect to property located in the disaster area, over (2) deductions properly allocable to those premiums.
Defines “real property insurance” to include coverage of risks associated with personal property when those personal-property risks are covered under the same policy that covers risks associated with the real property and the personal property is located on that real property.
Defines “recovery period” for a disaster area as the first five taxable years ending after the incident date for that disaster area.
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Secondary and indirect effects:
Policyholders and disaster‑affected property owners: Indirect benefits may follow if insurers use improved post‑disaster cash flow to speed claim payments, maintain or expand coverage in high‑risk areas, or dampen premium increases. The bill does not require insurers to pass tax savings to customers, so effects on premiums are possible but not guaranteed.
Federal budget and taxpayers: Excluding insurer income from taxable income will reduce federal tax receipts relative to current law for the affected tax years. Revenue loss depends on the number and size of qualifying disasters and insurers claiming the exclusion.
State regulators and market oversight: State insurance regulators and the IRS may need to coordinate on implementation and enforcement. Insurers must track income by property location and by disaster area, adding administrative work for accounting and tax reporting systems.
Reinsurance / capital markets: Changes to after‑tax returns for property insurers may influence reinsurance purchases, capital raising, and the behavior of investors in the insurance sector.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last progress February 6, 2025 (12 months ago)
Introduced on February 6, 2025 by Clay Higgins