Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) News

Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office Adds DiLoreto

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) has appointed Maegan DiLoreto as communications and training coordinator. DiLoreto previously worked as a copy editor and page designer for newspapers in both Alabama and Texas. She began as a copy editor …

Texas Stamping Office Updates Surplus Lines Eligible Insurer List

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) reported the following changes to the eligible insurer list. Alien insurers effective 10/1/2016 include the following: The Hanover Atlantic Insurance Company LTD. Helvetia Swiss Insurance Company in Liechtenstein LTD. Lloyd’s of London …

Stamping Office General Counsel Named a ‘Super Lawyer’ by Texas Monthly

The general counsel for the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT), Alex Gonzales, has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer for 2016 by Texas Monthly. Gonzales, with Winstead PC, has served as general counsel for SLSOT for 25 …

Former Texas Stamping Office Chair Receives NAPSLO Award

Texas-based The Parks Group’s Lana Parks is this year’s recipient of the Richard M. Bouhan Legislative Advocacy Award from the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO). Parks serves as co-chair of the Legislative Committee for NAPSLO and has …

Surplus Lines Office: Compliance Required after Essex/Evanston Merger

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) is alerting surplus lines insurance professionals in the state that due to the merger of Markel companies Essex Insurance Co. (Essex) into Evanston Insurance Co. (Evanston) on June 30, 2016, Essex has …

SLSOT Using Data to Better Communicate with Surplus Line Market Stakeholders

Surplus lines may not be the most widely understood segment of the property/casualty insurance industry but for risk managers of large organizations it’s often the go-to market for complicated risks for which standard insurance markets have little appetite. That was …

14 States Process $12.7B in Surplus Lines Premium in First Half 2016

Data from the 14 U.S. surplus lines service/stamping offices show they have processed almost $12.7 billion in insurance premium filings in the first half of 2016, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT). The $12.7 billion in …

Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office Adds Orellana as Human Resources Director

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) has appointed Denisse Orellana as director of Human Resources. For the past several years, Orellana has worked in the private sector for a promotional and marketing organization, as well as a manufacturing …

Bolls Joins Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas as Finance Director

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) has appointed Kyle Bolls as director of Finance. Bolls previously worked in financial regulation for the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), recently serving as the registrations auditor for Company Licensing & Registration, …

Texas Stamping Office: Growth in U.S. Surplus Lines Continued in 2015

Collectively, the surplus lines insurance service/stamping offices across the country processed a record-breaking $25 billion in premium in 2015, exhibiting 3.6 percent growth over the $24.2 billion in premium processed during 2014, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) …