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Insurer Filing

Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming have requested non-admitted insurers who are writing business in the respective states to begin reporting certain non-admitted policy data for the year 2024 and going forward, Colorado starting with 01/01/2025 and forward. This data is necessary to reconcile the premiums written by non-admitted insurance companies with the premiums reported by non-admitted premium tax filers, including surplus lines agents/brokers, direct procurement filers, and risk purchasing groups.

Insurers can submit policy data via SLIP+ for States by manual entries or batch filing with XML or CSV formats. To register for a SLIP+ for States account, please visit the SLIP+ for States page and click “Register”. The schema information is available within SLIP+ for States platform under the Filings tab, Batch Upload, Upload Batch File.  For more information on batch filing, please visit the SLIP+ Batch Filing page or contact SLIP+ for States staff. Batch filers can download a list of surplus lines agents within SLIP+ for states under the Filings tab, Batch Upload, Upload Batch File. The list is updated every night.

For questions regarding insurer filings, please email us at [email protected].

Below are the reporting due dates for insurers:

Foreign Insurers

Quarterly Filings

Reporting Quarter Reporting Due Date Transactions Effective
          1st Quarter                            June 30        January 1 to March 31
         2nd Quarter                      September 30          April 1 to June 30
         3rd Quarter                       December 31       July 1 to September 30
         4th Quarter      March 31 of the following year    October 1 to December 31

Alien Insurers

Annual Filing

Reporting Quarter Reporting Due Date Transactions Effective
       Annual Filing                June 30     January 1 to December 31 (prior year)

View the Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers

Frequently Asked Questions

How does an insurer request a SLIP+ account?

Start by clicking Register on the SLIP+ login page. Select Insurer and complete the registration form. Once completed, all login information will be provided to the email address listed on the registration form. After an account is live, active users can add additional SLIP+ users. If you attempt to register an insurer and receive an error, please contact [email protected] for assistance.

Please note initial users of the SLIP+ platform were given login credentials on September 15, 2024. For questions regarding previous accounts, please contact [email protected].

Are multiple users allowed for filing purposes?

Yes! You can easily set up additional users from within your main SLIP+ for States account. Just follow these steps:

1.Go to Settings
2.Select User Manager
3.Click on Add New User

You can add as many users as needed to support your filing process.

What Authenticator Methods are available?

  • Authenticator Application (Example: DUO, Microsoft Authenticator, 1Password)
  • SMS (Text Message)
  • Email
A minimum of one MFA method is required (primary method), but users have the option of setting up multiple methods, if desired. We recommend setting up at least two options in case your primary method is not accessible.

Can we link multiple devices to sign in to the portal?

Only a single device linked to each account. If you have multiple users currently using a single user’s credentials, you will need to create each of those users as secondary SLIP+ users associated with the primary account. You can do that by going to the Settings page (found by clicking on the account holder name in the top right corner) and then User Manager. There is an icon for “Add New User” in the top right corner of that page. There you can add each secondary user that would need access to the account.

What data elements are insurers required to report?

• Home State
• Name of Surplus Lines Agent or indicate the transaction is Independently Procured Coverage (IPC)
• National Producer Number (NPN) of the Surplus Lines Agent
• Policy Number (as it appears on the policy documentation)
• Insured Name (as it appears on the policy documentation)
• Transaction Effective Date (as it appears on the policy documentation)
• Premium (the premium should include any inspection or policy fees charged that are deemed taxable premium by the home state)

What policy date do we use to report?

Reporting is based on the Transaction Effective Date.

  • For New Business and Renewals, the Transaction Effective Date is the same as the Policy Effective Date, which marks the policy’s inception.
  • For any subsequent endorsement transaction such as additional premiums, return premiums, cancellations, or other changes — the date used is the endorsement’s transaction effective date, not the policy’s original inception date.

Where can I access the batch filing requirements?

To view batch filing documentation and manage submissions in SLIP+ for States, follow these steps
2. Navigate to Filings tab
3. Select Batch Upload, then click Upload Batch File
4. If prompted, click Apply.5. Under Batch Submission Documentation, you’ll find all the tools and resources needed — including schema files, test batch files, and submission response details
For additional resources, visit our main website: www.slipplus.com → Filings > Insurer Services

Are surplus lines insurers required to file a No Business Report?

Yes. A No Business Report is required in lieu of quarterly or annual policy information for eligible surplus lines insurers not doing business in our client states and must be submitted through SLIP+ for States, under the Compliance tab. Foreign insurers must submit the No Business Report quarterly within 90 days of the end of the quarter. Alien insurers need to file annually, by June 30, for the previous calendar year.

My batch file has been rejected, and the error message indicates “duplicate transaction”. What does this mean?

“Duplicate Transaction” means our system has already received a transaction with the same policy number, effective date, and premium amount. If you receive this error, remove the transaction(s) from the batch file and resubmit it.

I received Byte Order Mark (BOM) error on my batch file, what does this mean?

You had a Byte Order Mark (BOM) at the very beginning of your file. .NET Web Services are not compatible with this BOM. In general, if your file is successfully uploaded and then rejected for schema errors via email, it’s a BOM issue. This is viewable in a hexadecimal editor at the very beginning of your file as “EF BB BF” or “FF FE”
Below are a few resources regarding how to remove the BOM during the file creation:
This can also happen if you used the Microsoft XML Notepad application to edit your file before submitting. That application tends to insert the BOM in files.
Or to manually remove the BOM, open the file in Microsoft Notepad, then ‘Save As’, and select ANSI in the Encoding dropdown.

Why did I receive an email from SLIP+ for States for a premium filing deficiency? I filed more premium than the email represents.

The batch file displays the total premium amount for all transactions submitted within the batch. If your total premium exceeds the amount shown on the discrepancy notice, some reported premiums may not have effective dates within the reporting period. The email you received from SLIP+ for States compares the insurer’s premiums with effective dates within the reporting period against agent and IPC/Direct Procurement filers’ premiums within the same period.

What are the filing deadlines for insurers?

For foreign insurers, filings are due quarterly, one quarter after the reporting period ends. For example, 1st Quarter data is due by June 30 and must include all transactions with effective dates from January 1 through March 31.-Each reporting quarter should include all transactions based on the Transaction Effective Date, regardless of when the business was written, booked, or submitted.-For alien insurers, filings are due annually and must include all transactions with effective dates from January 1 through December 31 of the prior year.

Foreign Insurers

Reporting QuarterReporting Due DateTransactions Effective
1st QuarterJune 30January 1 to March 31
2nd QuarterSeptember 30April 1 to June 30
3rd QuarterDecember 31July 1 to September 30
4th QuarterMarch 31 of the following yearOctober 1 to December 31

Alien Insurers

Reporting QuarterReporting Due DateTransactions Effective
Annual FilingJune 30January 1 to December 31 (prior year)

Where can I find the latest Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers?

The most current list can downloaded here

Alabama

Alabama does not maintain an Eligible Insurer list.

View the Insurer Bulletin

Colorado

View a list of Eligible Insurers

View the Insurer Bulletin

Kansas

Louisiana

Information Coming Soon

Montana

View a list of Eligible Insurers

Insurer Bulletin coming soon

Oklahoma

View a list of Eligible Insurers

View the Insurer Bulletin

South Dakota

View the Insurer Bulletin

South Dakota does not maintain an Eligible Insurer list. More information can be found here.

South Dakota insurer eligibility and filing requirements:

58-32-22. Requirements for placing surplus lines insurance. Surplus lines insurance may be placed by a surplus lines licensee if the insurer is authorized to write the type of insurance in its domiciliary jurisdiction, and either meets the criteria established through a multi-state agreement pursuant to § 58-32-45 or meets one of the following criteria:

(1) The insurer has capital and surplus or its equivalent under the laws of its domiciliary jurisdiction which equals the greater of:

(a) The minimum capital and surplus requirements under § 58-6-23; or

(b) Fifteen million dollars; or

(2) The insurer is 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 National Association of Insurance Commissions.

Tennessee

View a list of Eligible Insurers

View the Insurer Bulletin

Wyoming

View the Insurer Bulletin

At this time, the Wyoming Department of Insurance does not maintain a list of eligible non-admitted insurers. More information can be found here.

For non-admitted insurers domiciled in a U.S. jurisdiction, a broker is permitted to place non-admitted insurance with such insurers provided they are authorized to write such business in their state of domicile and maintain minimum capital and surplus of $15 million.

For non-admitted insurers domiciled outside the U.S., a broker may place business with such insurers provided the insurer is listed on the Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers*.