He's got poker face... as in just-got-jabbed-in-the-butt-with-a-red-hot-poker face. LOL Good one, Independent Guy!

I think it's:

http://napslo.blogspot.com/

... "not very vibrant" ... Well, this IS the insurance industry. (Just kidding!) SILA has a forum which seems relatively active compared to this one. Only catch is you have to be a member of SILA first. Otherwise, this is the only forum of which I'm aware. Blogs, on the other hand... there...

I don't know if finding another surplus lines licensee would help. Florida doesn't accept courtesy filings.

You're correct, the surplus lines licensee has to report the taxes.

Edited to add:

The insured may also report, but that's usually in cases where the insured procures coverage directly from the unauthorized carrier.

Hi there!

I need a WA resident surplus lines licensee to please give me a quote on courtesy filings for surplus lines.

I'd like to know what you charge per filing and per endorsement.

Most appreciated!

Thanks,
Fussy

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Just thought of another resource you might tap... NAPSLO. http://www.napslo.org/ Certainly someone there would have an answer or be able to point you in a more definitive direction. Are you a member of SILA? They have a message forum, too. Like LadyBroker, I've never had problems dealing with the DO...

No one? Really? Too dreadful of an idea to discuss, eh? I don't disagree with ya there.

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