Filing Requirements
AGENTS & IPC FILERS
All premium-bearing policy transactions placed with a surplus lines insurer, taxable or non-taxable, must be electronically submitted to the FSLSO via SLIP or in the prescribed electronic format for XML/CSV Batch file submissions within thirty (30) days from the effective date of the premium-bearing transaction.The 30-day countdown begins on the transaction's effective date (the effective date is counted as day one). For example, a policy with an effective date of October 1 should be filed no later than October 30.
Due Dates & Filing Criteria For Agents
Agents & IPC - Filing Criteria & Due Dates
| Reporting Quarter | Invoice & Affidavit Due Date | Transactions Effective |
| 1st Quarter | May 15 | January 1 to March 31 |
| 2nd Quarter | August 14 | April 1 to June 30 |
| 3rd Quarter | November 14 | July 1 to September 30 |
| 4th Quarter | February 14 of the following year | October 1 to December 31 |
| Catastrophe Contact Information | May 31 | N/A |
INSURER FILERS
All foreign surplus lines insurers are required to file quarterly policy information to FSLSO for policy transactions written during the quarter no later than 90 days after the quarter ends, pursuant to F.S. 626.931(3). All alien insurers are required to file annually by June 30, pursuant to F.S. 626.931(4). These filings are separate from the requirements mandated by the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR).
Due Dates & Filing Criteria For Insurers
Foreign Insurers - Filing Criteria & Due Dates
Reporting Quarter | Reporting Due Date | Transactions Effective |
1st Quarter | June 30 | January 1 to March 31 |
2nd Quarter | September 30 | April 1 to June 30 |
3rd Quarter | December 31 | July 1 to September 30 |
4th Quarter | March 31 of the following year | October 1 to December 31 |
| Catastrophe Contact Information | May 31 | N/A |
Alien Insurers - Filing Criteria & Due Dates
Reporting Quarter | Reporting Due Date | Transactions Effective |
Annual Filing | June 30 | January 1 to December 31 |
| Standard IID Report | July 31 | N/A |
| Catastrophe Contact Information | May 31 | N/A |
Filing Checklist For Insurers
To make it easier for you to remember some of the rules and deadlines about filing, we developed a filing checklist. Keep it on hand as a resource when you are making filings for your company.
