FSLSO will be in the Tampa area on March 18th teaching its new education offering "SLIP Into Agent Compliance: Filing Through SLIP and the Laws of Surplus Lines Insurance."

This four-hour course is designed to provide the student with a better understanding of Florida's surplus lines law through the exploration of applicable Florida Statutes. The course will also include a detailed look at compliance requirements for those individuals who hold a 1-20 surplus lines license. Additionally, this course includes a section covering the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office, its filing procedures and the usage of FSLSO's Surplus Lines Information Portal (SLIP).

This course is FREE for all Florida licensed surplus lines agents, who may also bring up to two members of their agency support staff for FREE. This course is approved by the Department of Financial Services for four hours of intermediate property and casualty credit (Course ID 67711).

This class will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude at 1:00 p.m. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited and this class is filling quickly. You may register by clicking on "Register for this Class" below or by completing and faxing the 2009 Registration Flyer to 850-513-9624.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 » (Register for this Class)
Embassy Suites- Tampa Airport/Westshore
555 N. Westshore Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33609

Effective 2/19/2009, International Insurance Company of Hannover Limited has been approved by the OIR as an alien insurer to write all lines of business pursuant to the surplus lines provisions in Sections 626.913 through 626.937, Florida Statutes.

The contact information is as follows:

International Insurance Company of Hannover Limited

NAIC: AA1120822
FEIN: 98-0413922

Tom Dawson
Dewey and LeBoeuf LLP
125 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
PH: 212-424-8011
FAX: 212-424-8500
EMAIL: tdawson@dl.com

There is an update available for the Agent Software that will address the issue of invalid insurers (those with FEIN numbers) and backouts. To download this patch, visit our website http://www.fslso.com/software/agent.aspx and click on the "UPDATE" link at the bottom of the page.

Note: you must already have v5.0 or greater already installed on your computer.

After running the update, you must then go into the Agent Software and update your insurer list. To do this:

1. Click on "Setup."
2. Next click on the "Insurer" icon.
3. Now click the "Download List" button.
4. A message will appear that states you must be connected to internet, click "Yes."
5. Next check your desired insurers from the list.
6. Lastly click the "Update" button.
7. You should receive a message that states the insurer list was updated successfully.

The FSLSO Agent's Procedures Manual is available online and free for download. The manual is not only useful for surplus lines agents, it is also a great tool for the person making submissions on the agent's behalf. To download the latest edition, please visit http://www.fslso.com/publications/manuals.