Announcement from the Board of Directors
Effective June 1, 2023, Bob Hope, the current Executive Director for the Surplus Line Association (SLA) of Washington will be retiring. He will continue to partner with the SLA through the remainder of 2023, serving as a supporting consultant for the association.
Bob started with the SLA of WA in 2008, and he has worked diligently over the years to maintain a fair and healthy surplus lines marketplace in the state of Washington. Bob has been a distinguished and trusted industry fixture, and his contributions to the surplus lines market have been numerous. We warmly congratulate Bob for his accomplishments and his legacy, and we thank him for passing on a healthy association organization. We celebrate with Bob as he transitions into his very well-earned retirement.
Joy Erven, previously the COO of the SLA of California, will be stepping into the role of CEO & Executive Director for the Surplus Line Association of Washington.
If you have any questions, please call the SLA office at (206)224-4230.
NAIC Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers
The NAIC has started posting the most current Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers on their website. Click here to view.
Update on Courtesy Filers
Click here to read our August 21, 2013 email on courtesy filers.
SLIP Website
The Surplus Lines Information Portal (SLIP) website provides the ability for SLAW member brokerages and their representatives to electronically submit and review surplus lines policy data as required by RCW 48.15 and WAC 284.15.
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- Wednesday, December 18, 2019New Minimum Qualifying Amounts for Exempt Commercial Purchaser Effective January 1, 2020
Click here to view new minimum qualifying amounts for Exempt Commercial Purchaser categories.
- Tuesday, June 12, 2018FYI: Technical Assistance Advisory 2018-01
The insurance commissioner recently published Technical Assistance Advisory 2018-01, Implementation Credits as Illegal Inducement or Rebate. The advisory applies to all insurance companies and other regulated entities that conduct business in Washington state.
- Wednesday, December 07, 2016Monthly Statements are going paperless . . .
The Surplus Line Association of Washington will be discontinuing the mailing of paper statements in 2017. Electronic statements will be available beginning with the December statement. Click here for more information!
Membership Information
Click here to learn how to register with the Surplus Line Association of Washington.
Surplus Line Association of Washington
The Surplus Line Association of Washington is a not-for-profit corporation created to promote a stable Non-Admitted insurance market in the State of Washington to offer viable options to the insurance buying public, to encourage and facilitate compliance by its members with the laws of the State of Washington and the United States of America relative to surplus lines coverage, to provide means for the examination of surplus line policies, to assist members in filing, to supply educational support to members regarding laws, rules and regulations relevant to surplus lines insurance as well as through sponsorship of training classes and seminars, and to communicate with the Legislature and Office of the Insurance Commissioner in support of our members and the Non-Admitted Marketplace. READ MORE.
