Kansas

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].

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)

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

4000. Inland Marine – Commercial
4001. Inland Marine – Personal
4002. Motor Truck Cargo
4003. Jewelers Block
4004. Furriers Block
4005. Contractors Equipment
4006. Electronic Data Processing

6000. Hospital Professional Liability
6001. Miscellaneous Medical Professionals
6002. Nursing Home Professional Liability
6003. Physician/Surgeon, Dentist Professional Liability

7000. Architects & Engineers Liability
7001. Insurance Agents & Brokers E&O
7002. Lawyers Professional Liability
7003. Miscellaneous E&O Liability
7004. Real Estate Agents E&O
7005. Software Design Computer E&O

8000. Commercial Auto Liability
8001. Commercial Auto Excess Liability
8002. Commercial Auto Physical Damage
8003. Dealers Open Lot
8004. Garage Liability
8005. Garage Keepers Legal
8006. Private Passenger Auto – Physical Damage Only
8007. Personal Excess Auto Liability

9000. Commercial Aircraft Hull and/or Liability
9001. Airport Liability
9002. Aviation Cargo
9003. Aviation Product Liability
9004. Hangarkeepers Legal Liability
9005. Personal & Pleasure Aircraft

1100. Bankers Blanket Bond
1101. Blanket Crime Policy
1102. Employee Dishonesty
1103. Identity Theft
1104. Deposit Forgery
1105. Miscellaneous Crime

No, only registered surplus lines agents can be linked to accounts. Independently Procured Coverage accounts cannot be linked to an Agency Account.

Yes, the state tax and SLIP+ transaction fee invoices for all agents linked to the agency account can be paid in SLIP+ under the agency account.

Tax and SLIP+ transaction fee invoices are issued on the first business day following the end of each calendar quarter for business reported in the preceding quarter. All invoices are delivered to the SLIP+ Inbox. The first page of the Billing Report is the invoice for state surplus lines taxes. You will receive a separate tax invoice for each SLIP+ state. The SLIP+ transaction fee invoices will be a separate link in the SLIP+ Inbox. You can also view the tax and SLIP+ transaction fee invoices on the View Invoices page under the Invoicing tab in SLIP+.

The Billing Report lists all transactions included in the tax and SLIP+ transaction fee invoices. The Billing Report should be used to reconcile the quarterly invoices. Please visit the Invoicing and Payments page of our website for more information.

Tax and SLIP+ transaction fee credits are automatically applied during the billing process. The Pay Invoices screen in SLIP+ will show the remaining balance due or credit balance after the credits have been applied. Customers with a SLIP+ transaction fee credit will also receive a statement showing the remaining balance due or credit balance.

Tax credits can only be applied toward outstanding taxes for the same state and same agent account. For instance, a South Dakota tax credit cannot be applied to a Tennessee tax amount due. Additionally, credits cannot be invoiced to one agent and then applied to another agent, even for the same state.

If you have a credit balance on a state tax invoice, it must roll forward one calendar quarter before a refund can be requested. If the credit balance remains outstanding after one quarter, you may request a refund of the taxes and transaction fees. To request a refund, contact our accounting department at [email protected], or by phone at 877.267.9855, option 2.

Customers with an outstanding SLIP+ transaction fee balance (amount due or credit amount) from the preceding quarter will receive a statement in addition to their current quarterly invoice. Customers who receive a statement should pay the statement amount (if applicable).

Select the Forgot Password link on the SLIP+ Login Page and enter the email address associated with your SLIP+ account. A password reset link will be emailed to the address associated with the SLIP+ account, and will expire in 24 hours. If multiple password reset emails are requested, only the most recent password reset link will be active. If you need further assistance resetting the account password, please contact the SLIP+ staff at 877.267.9855, Option 1.

To file an endorsement for a policy previously entered into SLIP+, select Endorsement/Other or Policy Search from the Policy tab on the navigation menu. Enter the policy number or insured name to search for the original policy and click Add Transaction to the left of the policy number. Then, complete the transaction information for the endorsement and click Submit.

Endorsements for policies reported directly to the state or through OPTins are not reported in SLIP+ until the policy is renewed. If you are unable to locate the new business or renewal transaction in SLIP+, please contact SLIP+ staff at [email protected].

If the transaction was reported with incorrect information, you can update the data by going to the Policy tab on the navigation menu and selecting Policy Search. Search for the policy using any of the policy search criteria, and then click View to the left of the policy number you want to correct.

• Edit Policy Information: If the policy number, expiration date, insured name, insured address, or location of risk is incorrect, click the Edit button in the bottom right of the Policy Information box, correct the incorrect information, and click Save.
• Edit Transaction Information: If the coverage code, tax status, transaction type, effective date, policy expiration date, insurer(s), premium, or policy fees are incorrect, click the Edit icon to the left of the incorrect transaction, and click the Edit button at the bottom of the Transaction Information. Update the incorrect information and click Submit. Editing transaction information will create backout and correction transactions. Click OK to submit.
• Backout Transaction: If you filed the transaction in error and need to remove it from SLIP+, use the Backout feature to reverse the erroneous transaction. To reverse the transaction, click the Edit icon to the left of the erroneous transaction, then click the Backout button at the bottom of the Transaction Information. Clicking the Backout button will automatically reverse the transaction data, taxes, and SLIP+ transaction fees.

Please note that editing a transaction or filing a backout transaction on a policy submitted in a previous quarter will not adjust the original invoice. The adjustments to the taxes and SLIP+ transaction fees, if applicable, will be shown on the invoice received at the end of the quarter when the edit or backout transaction is filed.

You can report new or renewal transactions with $0.00 to ensure the policy is reported within the timeframes required by the applicable state law. Once the premium is paid, it will need to be reported as a subsequent transaction in SLIP+ or XML Batch. Please note, non-premium bearing endorsements do not have to be reported in SLIP+.

A confirmation number beginning with “Q” indicates the transaction is being questioned and does not meet one or more of the SLIP+ state business rules. Transactions In Question (TIQ) are indicated with a “Q” at the beginning of the confirmation number. The types of TIQs are:

• SA2 (Standalone Additional Premium Endorsement)
• URP (Unbalanced Returned Premium)
• URF (Unbalanced Returned Policy Fees)
• TS7 (Tax Status 7 – Tax-Exempt Insured)

TIQs should be corrected as soon as possible. Certain types of TIQs may not be invoiced until they are corrected. Please contact SLIP+ staff at [email protected] if you need assistance correcting the transaction.

A Standalone Additional Premium (SA2) TIQ is when an additional premium transaction is filed and there is no existing new business or renewal transaction. This TIQ can occur either by:

• Filing the endorsement without the new business or renewal transaction
• Reversing the new business or renewal transaction without reversing the endorsement

An SA2 TIQ can only be corrected by the SLIP+ user. To correct this TIQ, a user can submit the new business or renewal transaction in SLIP+ or XML Batch, or edit the effective date of the additional premium endorsement to fall within the policy period.

An Unbalanced Returned Premium (URP) TIQ occurs when a return premium or cancellation transaction is filed with a premium that exceeds the total premium submitted for the same coverage code and policy period. An Unbalanced Returned Premium (URP) TIQ can only be corrected by the SLIP+ user. To correct this TIQ, a user can update the premium on the return premium or cancellation endorsement, or submit the additional premium required to ensure the returned premium no longer exceeds the total premium paid for the policy period.

An Unbalanced Returned Policy Fees (URF) TIQ is a return premium or cancellation transaction with a policy fee amount that is greater than the total policy fee submitted for the same coverage code and policy period. An Unbalanced Returned Policy Fees TIQ must be corrected by the SLIP+ user. To correct this TIQ, a user can update the policy fee amount on the return premium or cancellation endorsement, or submit the additional policy fees required to make the total policy fees paid for the policy period greater than the returned policy fees.

Tax Status 7 indicates that the insured for the policy being reported is exempt from surplus lines tax. All new business and renewal transactions reported under Tax Status 7 will be questioned (TS7). Tax Status 7 TIQs must be accepted by SLIP+ staff. The SLIP+ staff will reach out to the appropriate state to verify that the insured is exempt from surplus lines tax. Once the state has approved the tax exemption, the transaction will be accepted.

Please contact the SLIP+ staff at [email protected] if the insurer for your policy does not appear on the insurer list in SLIP+.

• Oklahoma requires SLIP+ users to report the syndicate when Lloyd’s of London is selected as the insurer. If you are reporting an Oklahoma policy, select Lloyd’s Underwriters of London from the Insurer list, and you will be prompted to select a syndicate from the quarterly NAIC Lloyd’s of London Syndicate list.
• For South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming policies, you do not need to report the Lloyd’s syndicate. Simply select Lloyd’s Underwriters of London from the insurer list.

To file a policy with more than one insurance carrier, click on New Policy under the Policy tab and complete the policy and transaction information. In the insurer section on the Transaction Information page, enter the first insurer and associated premium and policy fees (if applicable). Then click the Add Insurer link, select the additional insurer, and complete the premium and policy fee information. Repeat these steps for each carrier on the policy.

If you need to delete a layer, click the blue minus sign button to the right of the policy fee field. Once you have completed the premium and policy fees for all insurers on the policy, click Submit.

To file a policy with more than one coverage, click on New Policy under the Policy tab and complete the policy and transaction information, including the type of coverage and premium associated with that coverage, and click Submit. Then, click the Add Transaction button on the Policy Details screen, and enter the transaction information including the additional coverage code. Complete the remaining transaction information, including the premium for the line of coverage you are filing, and click Submit.

The renewal option under the Policy tab can be used to submit renewal transactions whether the policy number will remain the same or has been updated. To use this option, navigate to the Renew Policy screen, enter the policy number exactly as it was previously entered. If you do not know the exact number, click on Advanced Search to use the Policy Search tool to retrieve the policy.

Once you have entered the policy number correctly, the system will take you to the Policy Details. Please review the policy data for accuracy and edit if necessary. Complete the transaction information and click Submit. The renewal transaction will be added to the existing policy in SLIP+. If the policy number has changed from the previous term for the renewal, entered the new policy number in the Policy Details section. Then complete the transaction details and click Submit. The system will create a new policy record for the renewal. Please note, the policy must have been previously reported in to use the Policy Search/Renewal option.

NOTE: Searching for the policy in Policy Search and then editing the policy number will change the policy number for all transactions reported for the policy (i.e., any prior new business or endorsement transactions reported).

Complete the Transfer of Business forms, including the relinquishing and assuming agents’ signatures, and email the completed forms and any supporting documents (i.e., BOR letter, etc.) to [email protected].

The SLIP+ Transactions Report provides a list of transactions reported under an agent’s license during a given time period. This report can be run for any date range and can be exported to a .pdf or .csv format. To run the report, select SLIP+ Reports from the Reports tab on the navigation bar, and select SLIP+ Transactions Report in the dropdown box. Enter the following criteria:

• State
• Submit date (when a transaction was filed in SLIP+) or effective date (the effective date of the transaction)
• Enter the date range for the transactions you would like to include in the report
• Select the report type (.pdf or .csv)
• Click Generate Report.

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Make sure your pop-up blocker is disabled before generating the report.
2. If transactions have been transferred to a new agent of record, they will NOT appear on the relinquishing agent’s SLIP+ Transactions Report. Transferred transactions will appear on the current agent of record’s SLIP+ Transactions Report.

The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) website provides a search feature for all National Producer Numbers. To search for a National Producer Number, visit the NIPR website at:

No, you only need one SLIP+ account per agent to file transactions for Colorado, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and/or Wyoming.

Please note the surplus lines agent must be licensed in each state for which you are submitting transactions. Agents should use their National Producer Number (NPN) when registering.

Complete the Transfer of Business forms, including the relinquishing and assuming agents’ signatures, and email the completed forms and any supporting documents (i.e., BOR letter, etc.) to [email protected].

Quarterly affidavits are required for Colorado, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Wyoming. South Dakota does not require affidavit filings at this time.

Quarterly affidavit filings are due at the same time as quarterly tax payments using the schedule below. Affidavit filings for each state are only required if business has been submitted during the reporting period. If no business is reported, an affidavit filing is not required.

There are two ways to report policy data, SLIP+ and XML Batch.

Option 1: SLIP+ allows brokers to submit single transactions. For more information on how to file in SLIP+, review the Reporting Entity Manual and the SLIP+ Set-up Guide on the Tutorials page under the Documents

Option 2: XML Batch allows high volume brokers to submit multiple transactions in a single file upload. For more information on XML Batch filing, please contact [email protected].

SLIP+ users have access to the free SLIP+ Tax Estimator. This offering helps estimate the surplus lines premium taxes and SLIP+ transactions fees for a policy or endorsement.

The SLIP+ transaction fee is charged in addition to the surplus lines tax and calculated on the gross premium (premium plus all taxable policy fees) for all transactions reported in SLIP+. The transaction fee is comparable to a stamping fee. You can use the SLIP+ Tax Estimator to estimate the surplus lines taxes and SLIP+ transaction fees for all policies and endorsements.

The SLIP+ transaction fee is refundable on a pro-rata basis for return premium and cancellation endorsements and will be refunded on any reversal (backout) transactions. You can use the SLIP+ Tax Estimator to estimate the surplus lines taxes and SLIP+ transaction fees for all policies and endorsements.

No, the SLIP+ transaction fee is not charged on premiums for approved tax-exempt insureds. Transactions for insureds who are exempt from surplus lines premium tax under the applicable state law should select Tax Status 7 when reporting transactions in XML and CSV Batch. The transaction will initially be questioned (TIQ) for review and approval by the appropriate state.

Yes, the SLIP+ transaction fee should be included on the policy declarations page.

No, in accordance with state laws, all surplus lines policies should be reported under the individual licensee who transacted the business.

If your agency has two or more surplus lines licensees, you are eligible to register for an Agency Account on the SLIP+ for States Login screen. This account type allows us to link two or more licensee accounts to a single SLIP+ account. Each of your licensees must have a SLIP+ account in order to be linked. If you have questions regarding Agency Accounts, please contact SLIP+ staff at [email protected].

You can sign up to receive the SLIP+ Insights eNews on the home page of slipplus.com.

Taxes and SLIP+ transaction fees are paid via ACH Debit in SLIP+. Please provide your bank with the Company IDs listed below prior to submitting the ACH payments in SLIP+. Failure to provide the information below may result in returned tax and transaction fee payments.

All state tax invoices must be paid via ACH Debit transaction in SLIP+.

SLIP+ transaction fee invoices can be paid by ACH in SLIP or by check. Below are the mailing and overnight addresses for SLIP+ transaction fee payments only (note: tax payments remitted by check to the addresses below will be returned and may be subject to late penalties).

Credit balances for taxes or SLIP+ transaction fees must roll forward one quarter before a refund can be requested. All refunds require completed refund forms and supporting documentation detailing the credit amount(s) requested. To request a refund, contact our accounting department at [email protected] or 877.267.9855, option 2.

Payment confirmations for tax and SLIP+ transaction fee payments are available on the View Payment History page under the Invoicing tab in SLIP. The payment confirmation number is the number listed in the column labeled Payment #. Click the payment number to view the payment details in a print-friendly format.

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.

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/

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.

• 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. 

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.

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.

Foreign Insurers

Alien Insurers

Yes, Kansas requires an annual report to be submitted on or before March 1 for the preceding calendar year. Kansas requires an annual filing for all brokers who held an active license during the reporting period (preceding calendar quarter). The first annual report that should be submitted in SLIP+ will be due by March 1, 2027. 

No, Kansas does not require a quarterly affidavit.  

Yes, the list of Kansas eligible surplus lines insurers can be found on Kansas Department of Insurance website.  

The SLIP+ transaction fee is 0.175% of the gross premium (premium plus all taxable policy fees) for all transactions reported in SLIP+. The transaction fee is charged in addition to the surplus lines tax. The transaction fee is refunded pro–rata on all return premium endorsements, cancellations, and backout transactions (reversals). 

Yes, all policy or carrier fees charged to the insured on Kansas policies are considered taxable and should be reported in the Policy Fees field in SLIP+.  

Taxes are due annually by March 1st for the preceding calendar quarter.  Brokers will have the option of paying taxes quarterly in SLIP+ using the same schedule as tax payments for the other states using SLIP+. The SLIP+ transaction fee is due quarterly using the schedule on the Invoicing and Payments page.  

The current surplus lines tax rate for Kansas is 3% of the gross premium (premium + policy fees) payable by the broker.  

All Kansas policies, and endorsements on policies, with an effective date on or after January 1, 2026 should be reported in SLIP+. Transactions on policies with an effective date on or after January 1, 2026 will be charged the 3% Kansas surplus lines tax and a 0.175% SLIP+ transaction fee.   

Additionally, all endorsement transactions for policies effective January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025, and any policies not previously reported to KS DOI effective between January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025 should be reported in SLIP+. Transactions on policies with an effective date prior to January 1, 2026 will be charged the 3% Kansas surplus lines tax. The SLIP+ transaction fee will not apply.