SLA Filings

Overview

SLA Filings in Expert Insured streamline Surplus Lines Association filings and stamping office submissions for nonadmitted placements. The feature assembles filing-ready packages, applies state-specific rules, calculates fees and taxes, and tracks every milestone through approval.

Built into Workflow and Task Management, it reduces compliance risk for MGAs, MGUs, wholesalers, and carriers while eliminating rekeying and manual checklists. As part of the Expert Insured agency management system, filings move in lockstep with quoting, binding, issuance, and policy changes.

Why it Matters

• On-time submissions with proactive deadline tracking and escalations to avoid penalties and late fees.
• Accurate stamping fees, taxes, and forms based on configurable rules by state, LOB, and carrier authority.
• End-to-end audit trail tied to the bound policy and transaction, improving regulator and market audits.
• Less rework and faster cycle time by auto-populating affidavits and checklists from quote to bind.

Who it is For

• MGAs, MGUs, and Program Administrators, Wholesalers, and Carriers writing E&S business.
• Lines including Commercial Specialty, Transportation, and eligible Personal Lines placed nonadmitted.
• Operations, Compliance, and Policy Administration teams responsible for timely, accurate filings.

How it Works

• Configurable filing rules by state, line, and binding authority using Custom LOB and Carrier Workflows.
• Auto-generation of affidavits, stamping worksheets, and filing checklists from bound transactions in the Issuance Workflow.
• Pre-fill of filing data from the submission, quote, binder, and policy record, including attachments from New Business and Renewals and quote to bind.
• Role-based review and approval with queues, SLAs, and substitutions via Role-Based Tasks Assignment and Queues.
• Deadline tracking with alerts and automated escalations anchored by SLA Tracking and Escalations.
• Batch packaging and export of filing artifacts and data for e-filing portals, including affidavits, evidence of diligent search, and endorsements.
• Reconciliation of fees and taxes at endorsement, cancellation, and audit with versioned history in Policy Management and the Policy Lifecycle Overview.
• Coordination with the Brokerage Workflow to capture broker attestations and produce conforming documents.

Why Expert Insured is Best for SLA Filings

Expert Insured embeds surplus lines compliance directly into operational workflows, not as an afterthought. Rules are configurable yet governed, tasks route to the right people, and every change is traceable to the policy record. That combination of workflow orchestration, controls, and auditability is difficult to achieve with spreadsheets or point tools. As an agency management system and broader insurance management platform, Expert Insured unifies filings with submission, binding, issuance, and service so teams work faster and with fewer errors.