Licensing Information

Obtaining a Resident Illinois Surplus Line Producer License

If you do not hold a surplus line producer license, you may want to first review our Summary of Filing Procedures & Surplus Line Rules in Illinois.

In order to obtain an Illinois surplus line producer license:

1. You must first have an Illinois producer license.  For information on obtaining the producer license, click here, or contact the Illinois Department of Insurance.

2. Please note that surplus line applications and forms are not available for download on the Department's website.

3. If you already hold a producer license, you may contact the Illinois Department of Insurance to obtain a surplus line producer license application packet.  Call Johnel Buter at (217) 782-5223 or Etta Mae Credi at (217) 785-8155.

4. The application packet will include:

• Application Form
• Instructions for downloading the SLA Membership Registration Package
• Biographical Affidavit
• Bond Form ($20,000)
• Certification Form
• Surplus Line Law (215 ILCS 5/445)
• Surplus Line Regulations (50 Ill. Admin. Code, Part 2801).  Note that the regulation has not been updated to reflect certain changes in the law.  For instance, the regulation still cites a surplus line tax rate of 3% when, in fact, the rate was changed to 3.5%.
• List of Ineligible Surplus Line Insurers

5. Return the forms in the packet (except for the SLA Membership Forms) to the Department of Insurance at the address shown along with your license fee of $400 (payable to the Director of Insurance).

6. Return the SLA Membership Forms to the Surplus Line Association of Illinois.  Membership in the Surplus Line Association is free and continues as long as your license is valid.  Surplus line licenses expire one year from date of issue.