SLSOT Bulletin List

SLSOT Bulletins

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2013 Bulletins__________________________________________________________

SO-2013-06 April 18, 2013 Insurer Number Changes - Rescinded /
Retraction of SLSOT Bulletin SO-2012-12

SO-2013-05 April 1, 2013 Surplus Lines Individual Agent vs Agency Filings

SO-2013-04 March 22, 2013 Evidence Filing Requirements for 2013 Surplus Lines Eligibility

SO-2013-03 March 18, 2013 Directions for Accessing Surplus Lines Eligibility List

SO-2013-02 February 20,2013 2012 Surplus Lines Agent Late Policy Filer Notification Letters; Reminder to All Surplus Lines Agents Filing Policies With the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT)

SO-2013-01 February 6, 2013 Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List

2012 Bulletins__________________________________________________________

SO-2012-11 December 17, 2012 Stamping Office Year-End Closing

SO-2012-10 December 3, 2012 Insurer Number Changes (retracted 4/18/2013 in SLSOT Bulletin SO-2013-06 above), Surplus Lines Ins. List & Supplemental List

SO-2012-09 October 24, 2012 Supplemental List

SO-2012-08 October 24, 2012 TDI Reminder to Surplus Lines Agents Filing Policies With SLSOT

SO-2012-07 September 27, 2012 Exempt Commercial Purchaser Reporting to SLSOT

SO-2012-06 March 19, 2012 Texas Comptroller Offers Limited Tax Amnesty Program

SO-2012-05 February 29, 2012 Revised Alien Insurer Evidence Filing Requirements for 2012 Eligibility

SO-2012-04 February 23, 2012 Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List

S0-2012-03 February 10, 2012 Evidence Filing Requirements for 2012 Surplus Lines Eligibility (see revised requirements list above - Bulletin SO-2012-05 )

SO-2012-02 January 25, 2012 Corrections to Fourth Quarter 2011 Late Filings Reports

SO-2012-01 January 9, 2012 Info related to the Calculation & Payment of Fines for Late Filings

2011 Bulletins __________________________________________________________

SO-2011-19 December 28, 2011 Individual State Premium Reporting - Effective 1/1/2012

SO-2011-18 December 9, 2011 TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0048-11 (Late-Filed Policy Info)

SO-2011-17 December 1, 2011 Guidelines for Premium Tax Compliance with the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act

SO-2011-16 November 21, 2011 SLSOT Seminar Wrap-Up (link to speaker handouts)

SO-2011-15 September 2, 2011 Monthly Late Filing Report & Adjustment Form

SO-2011-14 August 24. 2011 2011 Texas Surplus Lines Regulation Agent Seminar Info & Registration

SO-2011-13 July 22, 2011 Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List

SO-2011-12 June 28, 2011 New Filing Form: "Breakdown of States Summary / Other States / Exempt Premium" with Examples

SO-2011-11 June 23, 2011 Guidelines for Texas Surplus Lines Agents - Compliance with the NRRA.

SO-2011-10 June 10, 2011 Corrections to Monthly Late Filing Report

SO-2011-09 June 6, 2011 Required Agency Notifications to TDI; Information Relating to Premium Tax; Licensing of Surplus Lines Agents

SO-2011-08 May 18, 2011 Supplemental List

SO-2011-07 May 16, 2011 Surplus Lines & Independently Procured Insurance - Taxability of Policies Sold to State or Federal Agencies and Exemptions/Preemptions

SO-2011-06 April 8, 2011 Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List

SO-2011-05 March 16, 2011 Supplemental List

SO-2011-04 February 16, 2011 Evidence Filing Requirements for 2011 Surplus Lines Eligibility

SO-2011-03 February 14, 2011 Surplus Lines Tax Returns Are Due March 1st, 2011

SO-2011-02 January 19, 2011 "Late Filers Report" & TDI Enforcement Actions

SO-2011-01 January 17, 2011 Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List

Prior Bulletins of Interest _______________________________________________

SO-2010-07 June 9, 2010 Filing a Texas Exposure When the Policy Initially Had None

SO-2009-16 November 2, 2009 SLSOT Closing P.O. Box 160170 - Use Physical Address for Mailings

SO-2009-15 October 13, 2009 TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0043-09

SO-2009-07 March 23, 2009 Revised Wording in Mandatory Guaranty Fund Notice

SO-2008-20 November 19, 2008 Request for Listing of All TX S/L Policies Written Through Brooke Corp.

SO-2008-17 October 2, 2008 SLSOT Branch Office Filing Registrations

SO-2008-15 September 24, 2008 TDI Commissioner's Bulletin Data Call for Hurricane Ike

SO-2008-13 August 1, 2008 Registration of Non-Resident Surplus Lines Agency Branch Offices

SO-2008-12 August 1, 2008 Texas Surplus Lines Market Information Now On-Line

SO-2008-07 April 15, 2008 TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0011-08

SO-2008-03 January 28, 2008 Reversal of Business Not Required

SO-2008-02 January 17, 2008 Agency Compliance Guidelines

SO-2007-05

March 29, 2007

Notice of Stamping Fee Reduction

SO-2006-02

January 13, 2006

Texas Surplus Lines Bond Repealed

SO-2002-15

December 6, 2002

TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0067-02 - Reimbursement Policy

SO-2002-02

February 8, 2002

TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0002-02 - Uniform Elect. Transactions Act

SO-2002-01.1

January 14, 2002

Agent of Record Information

SO-2001-10

October 8, 2001

Instruction for Reporting Premium Allocations

SO-2001-08

July 1, 2001

TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0030-01 - Privacy Provisions

SO-2001-03

February 1, 2001

Tax Reports Due March 1st, Tax Base Election Options

SO-2001-01

January 1, 2001

Summary of New Surplus Lines Regulations - Reduced Filing

SO-2000-05

April 1, 2000

TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0008-00 - Auto W/D Premium Payment

SO-2000-01

January 1, 2000

Surplus Lines Tax Changes

SO-1999-09

September 15, 1999

TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0047-99 - S Bill 1775 Service Contracts

SO-1997-06

May 7, 1997

Underwriters at Lloyd's Syndicate Percents

SO-1994-05

March 1, 1994

Agent Name and Address on Surplus Lines Policies

SO-1992-06
April 1, 1992
Coverage by Admitted & SL Insurers on Same Policy

2013 Bulletins__________________________________________________________
SO-2013-06	April 18, 2013	Insurer Number Changes - Rescinded / Retraction of SLSOT Bulletin SO-2012-12
SO-2013-05	April 1, 2013	Surplus Lines Individual Agent vs Agency Filings
SO-2013-04	March 22, 2013	Evidence Filing Requirements for 2013 Surplus Lines Eligibility
SO-2013-03	March 18, 2013	Directions for Accessing Surplus Lines Eligibility List
SO-2013-02	February 20,2013	2012 Surplus Lines Agent Late Policy Filer Notification Letters; Reminder to All Surplus Lines Agents Filing Policies With the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT)
SO-2013-01	February 6, 2013	Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List
2012 Bulletins__________________________________________________________
SO-2012-11	December 17, 2012	Stamping Office Year-End Closing
SO-2012-10	December 3, 2012	Insurer Number Changes (retracted 4/18/2013 in SLSOT Bulletin SO-2013-06 above), Surplus Lines Ins. List & Supplemental List
SO-2012-09	October 24, 2012	Supplemental List
SO-2012-08	October 24, 2012	TDI Reminder to Surplus Lines Agents Filing Policies With SLSOT
SO-2012-07	September 27, 2012	Exempt Commercial Purchaser Reporting to SLSOT
SO-2012-06	March 19, 2012	Texas Comptroller Offers Limited Tax Amnesty Program
SO-2012-05	February 29, 2012	Revised Alien Insurer Evidence Filing Requirements for 2012 Eligibility
SO-2012-04	February 23, 2012	Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List
S0-2012-03	February 10, 2012	Evidence Filing Requirements for 2012 Surplus Lines Eligibility (see revised requirements list above - Bulletin SO-2012-05 )
SO-2012-02	January 25, 2012	Corrections to Fourth Quarter 2011 Late Filings Reports
SO-2012-01	January 9, 2012	Info related to the Calculation & Payment of Fines for Late Filings
2011 Bulletins __________________________________________________________
SO-2011-19	December 28, 2011	Individual State Premium Reporting - Effective 1/1/2012
SO-2011-18	December 9, 2011	TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0048-11 (Late-Filed Policy Info)
SO-2011-17	December 1, 2011	Guidelines for Premium Tax Compliance with the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act
SO-2011-16	November 21, 2011	SLSOT Seminar Wrap-Up (link to speaker handouts)
SO-2011-15	September 2, 2011	Monthly Late Filing Report & Adjustment Form
SO-2011-14	August 24. 2011	2011 Texas Surplus Lines Regulation Agent Seminar Info & Registration
SO-2011-13	July 22, 2011	Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List
SO-2011-12	June 28, 2011	New Filing Form: "Breakdown of States Summary / Other States / Exempt Premium" with Examples
SO-2011-11	June 23, 2011	Guidelines for Texas Surplus Lines Agents - Compliance with the NRRA.
SO-2011-10	June 10, 2011	Corrections to Monthly Late Filing Report
SO-2011-09	June 6, 2011	Required Agency Notifications to TDI; Information Relating to Premium Tax; Licensing of Surplus Lines Agents
SO-2011-08	May 18, 2011	Supplemental List
SO-2011-07	May 16, 2011	Surplus Lines & Independently Procured Insurance - Taxability of Policies Sold to State or Federal Agencies and Exemptions/Preemptions
SO-2011-06	April 8, 2011	Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List
SO-2011-05	March 16, 2011	Supplemental List
SO-2011-04	February 16, 2011	Evidence Filing Requirements for 2011 Surplus Lines Eligibility
SO-2011-03	February 14, 2011	Surplus Lines Tax Returns Are Due March 1st, 2011
SO-2011-02	January 19, 2011	"Late Filers Report" & TDI Enforcement Actions
SO-2011-01	January 17, 2011	Surplus Lines Insurers List & Supplemental List
Prior Bulletins of Interest _______________________________________________
SO-2010-07	June 9, 2010	Filing a Texas Exposure When the Policy Initially Had None
SO-2009-16	November 2, 2009	SLSOT Closing P.O. Box 160170 - Use Physical Address for Mailings
SO-2009-15	October 13, 2009	TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0043-09
SO-2009-07	March 23, 2009	Revised Wording in Mandatory Guaranty Fund Notice
SO-2008-20	November 19, 2008	Request for Listing of All TX S/L Policies Written Through Brooke Corp.
SO-2008-17	October 2, 2008	SLSOT Branch Office Filing Registrations
SO-2008-15	September 24, 2008	TDI Commissioner's Bulletin Data Call for Hurricane Ike
SO-2008-13	August 1, 2008	Registration of Non-Resident Surplus Lines Agency Branch Offices
SO-2008-12	August 1, 2008	Texas Surplus Lines Market Information Now On-Line
SO-2008-07	April 15, 2008	TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0011-08
SO-2008-03	January 28, 2008	Reversal of Business Not Required
SO-2008-02	January 17, 2008	Agency Compliance Guidelines
SO-2007-05	March 29, 2007	Notice of Stamping Fee Reduction
SO-2006-02	January 13, 2006	Texas Surplus Lines Bond Repealed
SO-2002-15	December 6, 2002	TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0067-02 - Reimbursement Policy
SO-2002-02	February 8, 2002	TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0002-02 - Uniform Elect. Transactions Act
SO-2002-01.1	January 14, 2002	Agent of Record Information
SO-2001-10	October 8, 2001	Instruction for Reporting Premium Allocations
SO-2001-08	July 1, 2001	TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0030-01 - Privacy Provisions
SO-2001-03	February 1, 2001	Tax Reports Due March 1st, Tax Base Election Options
SO-2001-01	January 1, 2001	Summary of New Surplus Lines Regulations - Reduced Filing
SO-2000-05	April 1, 2000	TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0008-00 - Auto W/D Premium Payment
SO-2000-01	January 1, 2000	Surplus Lines Tax Changes
SO-1999-09	September 15, 1999	TDI Commissioner's Bulletin B-0047-99 - S Bill 1775 Service Contracts
SO-1997-06	May 7, 1997	Underwriters at Lloyd's Syndicate Percents
SO-1994-05	March 1, 1994	Agent Name and Address on Surplus Lines Policies
SO-1992-06	April 1, 1992	Coverage by Admitted & SL Insurers on Same Policy

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