News from the Surplus Lines Industry and InsCipher
If you have received an email from the Kansas Department of Insurance with the subject line:
"IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED: Failure to File the 2024 Excess Lines Report and Tax Remittance – response due March 31, 2025"
You are required to respond to their email indicating you did not sell surplus lines policies in 2024.
The state clarified that these emails were sent out to all licensees who did not file their 2024 Annual and advised:
"Even though the regulation removed the requirement for zero filers to file the excess lines report and tax remittance, the statute does require taxes to be paid by March 1. Without the filings, the Department cannot determine who did not sell surplus lines in 2024 and who did. The email sent is to confirm whether the producer sold surplus lines policies in 2024.
Please advise the producers to respond to the email."
If you have filings that need to be addressed, please respond to us upon receipt of their email. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance in this matter.