Announcements

NC Surplus Lines Insurers, The North Carolina Surplus Lines Stamping Office (NCSLSO), on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI), will begin to reconcile policies written and premiums collected by eligible non-admitted insurers with policies and premiums reported by licensed resident and non-resident surplus lines agents.  The Premium Reconciliation program will help to ensure that […]

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide notification that the stamping fee charged by the North Carolina Surplus Lines Stamping Office (NCSLSO) will be decreased from 0.4% to 0.3% effective January 1, 2023. All new and renewal policies with an effective date on or after January 1, 2023, will incur a stamping fee of […]

NCSLA Annual Convention 2023 – Save the DateMarch 22nd-24th, 2023 – Grandover Resort Thank you! North Carolina Surplus Lines Association

William Paul “Billy” Pinson, Jr., 61, of Burlington, North Carolina, passed away on June 9, 2022. Billy served as President of the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association from 1998-1999 and again from 2003-2004. Billy was a graduate of North Carolina State University and a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He spent the last 35 years […]

Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the members of the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association (the “Association”) will be held at the Grandover Resort & Conference Center, One Thousand Club Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27407 on June 22, 2022, at 10:00 EST, to consider taking action on the following matters: The adoption […]

The NCSLA Board of Directors has made a decision to eliminate the NCSLA membership dues starting with the 2021-2022 membership year. Therefore, any individual surplus lines licensee (resident or non-resident) will automatically become a member of the NCSLA when they receive their NC surplus lines license and membership registration with the NCSLA will no longer […]

The North Carolina Department of Insurance (“NCDOI”), Agent Services Division, has notified the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association (“NCSLA”) that it has begun performing agency reviews of both resident and non-resident North Carolina Surplus lines licensees’ files. These agency reviews are being performed to determine whether these licensees are in compliance with the North Carolina […]

Effective October 1, 2020, payments for the North Carolina surplus lines taxes will only be accepted by electronic payment through SLIP. Currently you can log in SLIP to make electronic ACH payments through SLIP. The ACH payment system allows customers to make all payments instantaneous with a click of a button, reducing human error caused […]

The North Carolina Surplus Lines Association would like to extend our condolences to Bob’s family. Bob served as the second and third president of the NCSLA in 1987-1989 and was considered one of the original founders of the association. Bob’s service to the NCSLA will always be remembered and appreciated.

§ 58-21-35. Duty to file and retain reports. (b) The licensee shall complete and retain a copy of the report in paper or electronic form as required by the Commissioner. The report required by this section and the quarterly report required by G.S. 58-21-80 shall be completed on a standardized form or forms prescribed by […]

The North Carolina Surplus Lines Association invited Appstate R.I.S.E. (Appalachian Risk Initiative for Student Engagement within the Brantley Risk and Insurance Center at Appalachian State University) to conduct a research project to review the flood exposure in North Carolina and to assess the possibility of expanding the private flood insurance market.   AppState R.I.S.E Flood […]

Effective January 1, 2020, payments for the North Carolina surplus lines stamping fee will only be accepted by electronic payment through SLIP. Currently you can log in SLIP to make electronic ACH payments through SLIP. The ACH payment system allows customers to make all payments instantaneous with a click of a button, reducing human error caused […]

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new design for the NCSLA website.

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Website registration for NCSLA membership (2018-2019) is now available.  Click To Register If you hold an NC Surplus Lines license, you must apply for membership in order to retain your license. The corporate entity is no longer required to be registered as a member — only the licensees associated with the agency/corporate entity. An annual […]

The 2018 NCSLA Annual Convention registration is now available. Please click the link below to take you to our online registration form. REGISTRATION FORM

Website registration for NCSLA membership (2017-2018) is now available.  Click To Register If you hold an NC Surplus Lines license, you must apply for membership in order to retain your license. The corporate entity is no longer required to be registered as a member — only the licensees associated with the agency/corporate entity. An annual […]

Please Note: The following procedures do not apply to taxes and fees due on 2016 business. On the first business day following the end of each calendar quarter (March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31), two separate invoices, one for the surplus lines tax and one for the stamping fee, will be available […]

      SLIP REGISTRATION The NCSLA SLIP registration process is currently available at our website https://slip.ncsla.com. Before registering, please watch the tutorials at https://www.ncsla.com/tutorials for instructions on how to register. This process will allow the licensee, or their designated representative, to register for the NCSLA SLIP system.   Please note, this process is different from […]

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The NCSLA at their recent annual Convention announced the naming of their Scholarship program for Dr. Dave Wood of Appalachian State University. Dr. Wood after over 30 years of service in the Risk Management & Insurance Program and the Brantley Risk & Insurance Center at Appalachian State University has accepted the Martin Chair of Insurance […]

Marie Dunn, the Surplus Lines coordinator at the NCDOI will be retiring after over 30 years of service to the department. Marie has been overseeing the surplus lines agents for many of those years and has participated in many of the NCSLA annual meetings. She has always been the “go to person” at the department […]