Kansas

All Kansas policies, and endorsements on policies, with an effective date on or after January 1, 2026 should be reported in SLIP+. 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 May 1, 2026 will be charged the 3% Kansas surplus lines tax; the SLIP+ transaction fee will not be charged on transactions for policies effective prior to May 1, 2026. Transactions on policies effective on or after May 1, 2026 will be charged the 3% Kansas surplus lines tax and the 0.175% SLIP+ transaction fee.

To file an endorsement on a policy originally filed with KS DOI:

1. Submit a placeholder “new business” filing. Use the original policy details and the true effective date of the policy but submit the transaction with $0 premium. This filing creates a policy record in SLIP+ for States so that subsequent endorsements can be filed.
2. File the endorsement **Credit transactions will be verified by the SLIP+ team prior to approval**

A 3% premium tax will be assessed on all submitted transactions, but the SLIP+ transaction fee will only be assessed on transactions linked to policies effective on or after 5/1/26.

If you have an endorsement effective after 5/1/26 that is linked to a policy effective prior to 5/1/26, the transaction fee will NOT be assessed.

If your policy was originally filed in SLIP+ for States: Navigate to the Filings tab and select “Search & Manage Policies”. Once you have retrieved the policy record, click on the “Add Endorsement” icon. Enter the endorsement data as it appears on the policy documentation and submit.

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

Taxes are due annually by March 1st for the preceding calendar quarter. To remit taxes by their statutory deadline, please submit all transactions into SLIP+ by December 31 of the year they are effective. Brokers will have the option of paying taxes quarterly in SLIP+ using the same schedule as tax payments for *remove “other” states using SLIP+. The SLIP+ transaction fee is due quarterly using the schedule on the Invoicing and Payments page.

Kansas transactions should be submitted by December 31st of the year they became effective.  

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+.  

The SLIP+ transaction fee is 0.175% if the gross premium (premium plus all policy fees) for all transactions reported in SLIP+. The transaction fee is refunded pro-rata on all premium endorsements, cancellations, and backout transactions (reversals). The SLIP+ transaction fee is applies to all policies effective on or after May 1, 2026. Transactions on policies effective prior to May 1, 2026 will not be assessed a SLIP+ transaction fee.

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

No, Kansas does not require a quarterly affidavit.  

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. 

Pursuant to K.S.A. 40-246b(b), surplus lines producers must provide certain disclosures to the insured for whom the producer is obtaining surplus/excess lines coverag-e A signed Statement of Insured should be retained in insured’s file. Microsoft Word – SOI_0711.docx