About Us

The Surplus Line Association of California is a non-profit advisory organization with over 900 surplus line brokers in its membership. Surplus line brokers procure insurance coverage from nonadmitted insurers for California consumers only in those instances where the coverage is not available from the admitted market. A nonadmitted insurer is an insurance company, which is licensed in its state or country of domicile but not in California.

The purpose of the Association is to assist the California Department of Insurance with the regulating of the surplus lines market by educating and directing its members, as well as nonadmitted insurers, on how to comply with the surplus line laws of this state.

The Surplus Line Association of California stamping office was the first such association of its kind. Formed in 1937, it is still used as a model for other Surplus Line Associations throughout the United States.

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