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Insurer Filing

Colorado, 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 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

Annual Filing

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

Surplus Lines Eligible Lists

South Dakota does not maintain an eligible insurer list. 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.

At this time, the Wyoming Department of Insurance does not maintain a list of eligible non-admitted insurers

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*.

  • AL – Coming Soon
  • MT – Coming Soon

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].

What data elements are insurers required to report?

Insurers are required to report the following information for each transaction

  • Home State (Colorado, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, or Wyoming)
  • 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 states do insurers report for in SLIP+?

Insurers should report data for Colorado, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming in SLIP+.

What policy date do we use to report?

We use the Policy Transaction Date to determine reporting timelines.
For New Business and Renewals, the Policy Transaction Date is the same as the Policy Effective Date, which marks the policy’s inception.

However, for any subsequent activities such as endorsements, return premiums, cancellations, or other changes—the date used is the endorsement transaction date/policy transaction date, not the 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:

  1. Log in at https://states.slipplus.com.
  2. Navigate to the 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.

 

This platform currently supports filings for the following states: Alabama (AL), Montana (MT), Colorado (CO), Oklahoma (OK), South Dakota (SD), Tennessee (TN), and Wyoming (WY).

For additional resources, visit our main website:
www.slipplus.com → Filings > Insurer Services
Or go directly to: https://slipplus.com/filing-payment-resources/insurer-services/

Is it possible to add additional users for filing purposes?

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

  • Go to Settings
  • Select User Manager
  • Click on Add New User

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

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 the following states: Colorado, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming, Montana and Alabama 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?

It appears 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:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4942825/xdocument-saving-xml-to-file-without-bom

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 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?

Unfortunately, there can only be 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.

How can I change my Multi Authenticator settings?

If you wish to reset, delete or set up any of the MFA methods after the initial setup, you can do so by going to Settings:

  • You can perform the following actions from this screen:
  • Setup – Add any MFA methods that are not currently set up (Gear Icon)
  • Reset – Make updates to any existing MFA method (Circle with Arrow Icon)
    • For example, if you have SMS set up and you get a new cell phone number, reset will remove the current MFA method and phone number and you can set the MFA method again. 
  • Delete – Delete an existing MFA method (Trash Can Icon)
    • If you delete a method by mistake, click on Setup to add the method back to your account 
    • If all MFA methods are deleted, you will prompted to set up MFA the next time you login to SLIP+ for States. 

If you have any questions about multi-factor authentication, please contact the SLIP+ team at [email protected] or 877.267.9855.

What are the filing deadlines for insurers?

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)