Batch
Submission for Producers
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Agents have two options for filing policy data through the MSLA Surplus Lines Information Portal (SLIP): (1)
enter policy and transaction data manually, or (2) submit policy data as a single XML file through HTTP.
Agents reporting a relatively small number of policies are ideal candidates for manual entry in SLIP.
Alternatively, agents reporting numerous policies may prefer to submit data in a batch format.
Please select SLIP from the main menu to enter policy data manually. Assistance with entering policy and transaction data manually is available through the SLIP Help menu.
If you would prefer
to report policy data as a single XML file, please review the documents to the right listed under the XML
Export Format & Schema for Producers. The purpose of this documentation is to prepare architects, designers
and developers with computer programming experience to prepare batch files for submission to MSLA. We assume
the reader has an understanding of the XML and HTTP protocols.
We recommend testing new XML files on the SLIP TEST website to ensure validity prior to official submission
through https://slip.msla.org. Contact MSLA for a link, username, and password to SLIP Test.
Note: The system will not accept Microsoft Excel files saved as XML Data or XML Spreadsheet file types.
Please follow the format described in the documentation to create an XML file from your database.