Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) News

Texas Strikes ReliaMax From Eligible Surplus Lines List

Following its placement into liquidation by the South Dakota Division of Insurance in late June, the Texas Department of Insurance removed ReliaMax Surety Co. from the list of eligible surplus lines insurers in Texas, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of …

Texas Sees 10.6% Growth in Surplus Lines Premium at Mid-Year

May 2018 was the highest-grossing month for surplus lines premium in Texas, with $681 million recorded, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported. Total premium in Texas has increased to $3.06 billion, as of June 30, 2018. This …

Texas Stamping Office: National E&S Insurance Premium Up 9.4% at Mid-Year

Excess and surplus lines (E&S) insurance premium recorded by the 15 managing service offices in the United States increased 9.4 percent as of the 2018 mid-year point, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reports. Total premium reported reached …

Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office Sees Drop in Late Filings

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported that the number of surplus lines policies filed with SLTX after the filing deadline has decreased since the start of the SLTX late filers outreach program. In 2017, 993 brokers filed …

Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office Adds 3 New Board Members

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) has appointed three new members to its board of directors. Rosemarie Marshall serves as executive vice president for AmWINS Group in Dallas, Texas, where she manages the binding authority division. She is …

Texas Stamping Office Now Accepting Online Payments; Announces Move

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) announced that as of March 1 it is accepting electronic invoice payments. Payments may be made via credit card or Automated Clearing House (ACH) through the SLTX online filing system. There is …

Starr Approved as First Domestic Surplus Lines Insurer in Texas

Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. has become the first domestic surplus lines insurer (DSLI) in Texas, effective Jan. 1, 2018, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported. The company has been approved to redomesticate to Texas and authorized …

2017 Texas Surplus Lines Premium Up 6.5% over Previous Year

Surplus lines premium in Texas increased to $5.46 billion in 2017, up from $5.12 billion in 2016, according to data collected by the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). These numbers represent a 6.5 percent growth over 2016, and …

Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office to Accept ACH Payments in Early 2018

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) announced it will begin supporting Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments, effective early first quarter 2018, as part of the new electronic filing system that will be released by SLTX next year. Invoices …

Texas Surplus Lines Premiums Exceed $5B at November’s End

Surplus lines premium recorded through the end of November rose to $5.04 billion in Texas, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). This total represents a year-to-date increase of 6 percent over the same period in 2016, …