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Welcome to the Surplus Line Association of Illinois The Surplus Line Association of Illinois SLAI is an organization of more than 3900 surplus line insurance producers. Surplus line producers are agents and brokers who hold a special license from the Illinois Department of Insurance allowing them under certain conditions to procure policies for Illinois risks from insurers that are not licensed in this state. Created by statute in 1985 the Association acts as a liaison between the Department and surplus line producers. The SLAI is a selffunded body that is charged with the duty to educate the marketplace in order to facilitate and encourage compliance with the surplus line law accept filings from surplus line producers report data to the Department of Insurance and provide other services to its members that are incidental or related to the purposes of the Association.