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The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers is the premier association for the leading commercial insurance and employee benefits intermediaries around the world. Our membership annually places 85 percent of U.S. property & casualty insurance premiums and comprises the fastest growing, most innovative firms in the industry, with more than 20 percent headquartered internationally.

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September 30, 2026

State Legal Survey – Surplus Lines Licensing – September 2026

Last updated: September 2026

A state-by-state reference guide outlining surplus lines licensing requirements, definitions, licensure triggers, business entity rules, and governing statutes for insurance producers and surplus lines brokers.

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Bungled Effort

Only state regulators could complicate an effort to simplify the regulation of surplus lines.

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The 2025 Agenda

The Council will continue to strive to ease the many state-level burdens on producers, particularly in licensing.

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Surplus Lines Dominate Cyber Insurance

The hard market pivot drove a lot of business to non-admitted insurers.

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