Don’t want to wait on the mail? Sign up for Electronic Invoicing today! Once enrolled, you will receive all monthly and quarterly invoices with corresponding detail reports via email.

For more information or to enroll, email Jennifer Mills (jmills@fslso.com) or Sheila Pearson (spearson@fslso.com). Please include agent name, license number, submission contact name and email address in your enrollment request.

Please note that payments for quarterly invoices (taxes, EMPA surcharges, Citizens assessments, and FHCF) are due by the last business day of the month that the invoices are sent. Monthly invoices for FSLSO Service Office fees are due by the 25th of each month.

The correct payee addresses are below (please note the different zip codes):

Fees:
Florida Surplus Lines Service Office
PO Box 850001
Orlando, FL 32885-0287

Taxes:
Florida Dept. of Financial Services
PO Box 850001
Orlando, FL 32885-0284

Citizens Assessments:
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
PO Box 850001
Orlando, FL 32885-0286

EMPA Surcharges:
Florida Dept. of Community Affairs
PO Box 850001
Orlando, FL 32885-0149

FHCF Assessments:
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund
PO Box 850001
Orlando, FL 32885-0166

If you need to overnight a payment, please use the overnight address below:

Regions Bank
Attn: FSLSO/Box 287
6149 Chancellor Drive, Suite 700
Orlando, FL 32809

Attention Insurers! Do you know that you already have access to Insurer SLIP?

Insurer SLIP provides for the search and submission of policy data, the ability to make corrections to data submitted and update Disaster/Catastrophe contact information, access to various types of reports and the establishment of links that connect the user to pre-selected insurer financial data for surplus lines insurers operating in the state of Florida.

In addition to these super tools, the user will be kept current on the insurer software packages available on the FSLSO website. Direct links are provided. Plus, no site would be complete without a window to the hot topics or current news and events of the day. This feature transfers the user straight to the FSLSO website where current happenings related to the insurance world, specifically the surplus lines insurance world, are posted as they occur.

User IDs and passwords for Insurer SLIP have been assigned to all insurer contacts and insurer submission contacts. If you have not received a user ID and password for and would like one, simply send a request to the contact information below. Please include the name, email and insurer name in your request.

The FSLSO is continually working on enhancements to SLIP so please feel free to make suggestions for improvement. Please contact Teri Littlefield at tlittlefield@fslso.com or 1-800-562-4496, x 108 for more information about SLIP.

For all foreign insurers, the electronic premium data report for the 1st quarter 2008 is due no later then 6/30/2008. The quarterly report of policy information should be submitted electronically and include on a policy level basis: policy number, effective date, expiration date, premium amount and name of insured. In the event there is no premium to report, the insurer is required to submit a "No Business" letter or email in lieu of the report by 6/30/2008. The “No Business” report should be emailed to tlittlefield@fslso.com.

Pursuant to Florida Statute 626.9361, a $500 fine per day for each day the failure continues applies to any eligible surplus lines insurer who fails to file a report in the form and within the time required as provided for in the Surplus Lines Law. This begins the day after the report was due and until the date the report is received. Failure to file a report may also result in withdrawal of eligibility as a surplus lines insurer in Florida.

This quarterly filing requirement does not apply to alien (non U.S.) insurers. For alien filing requirements, please see the following article.

For all alien (non-U.S.) insurers, an electronic premium report is due no later then June 30, 2008. The annual report of policy information for policies issued during the year 2007(Jan-Dec) should be submitted electronically and include: policy number, effective date, premium amount and name of insured. In the event there is nothing to report, the insurer is still required to submit a "No Business" letter in lieu of the report. The “No Business” report should be emailed to tlittlefield@fslso.com.

Pursuant to Florida Statute 626.9361, a $500 fine per day for each day the failure continues applies to any eligible surplus lines insurer who fails to file a report in the form and within the time required as provided for in the Surplus Lines Law. This begins the day after the report was due and until the date the report is received. Failure to file a report may also result in withdrawal of eligibility as a surplus lines insurer in Florida.

There are only two classes left on the schedule for 2008 for FSLSO’s current classroom education offering "Do You Know the Code: Florida's Surplus Lines Law and Mitigation."

This course provides students with a detailed review of Florida's surplus lines law relative to agent responsibilities, surplus lines filing requirements, and the Rules of Practice. This course also incorporates a one-hour segment on available premium discounts on property insurance policies based on various hurricane mitigation options.

This course has been approved by the Department of Financial Services for three-hours of intermediate property and casualty credit and one-hour of mitigation options/premium discount credit.  Course ID: 60445.

This class will only be offered in two more locations for 2008.

Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Crowne Plaza Melbourne - Oceanfront
2605 N. A1A Highway
Melbourne, FL 32903

Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Hampton Inn - Pensacola Airport
2187 Airport Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32504

Class registration will open at 8:00 a.m. with class starting at 9:00 a.m. and lasting until 1:00 p.m. This course is free for all Florida-licensed surplus lines agents who may also bring up to two members of their staff at no charge. All others must pay a nominal fee of $60.

Early registration is encouraged as classes do fill up quickly. You may register online by visiting http://www.fslso.com/education/index.aspx

For additional information, please contact Ashlee Weber at (800) 562-4496 x 109.