1. INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO SURPLUS LINE INFORMATION PORTAL 2.0 (SLIP) CALIFORNIA’S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM THE SURPLUS LINE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SLIP WIZARD: Creating New Batch

2.  SLIP Wizard: Create New Batch..…………….........33  Three Batch Options……….……..………………….44  Search Saved Items for Batch………………………55  Select Saved Items for Batch……………………….66  View Selected Items……..…………………..….......77  Assigning Batch Date and ID Number……..……….88  Batch Review Prior to Submission……..………......99  Final Message Before Submission…………….......1010  Successful Batch Submission……………………….1111 2 Table of Contents

3. To create a batch, click Create New Batch. 3 SLIP Wizard: Create New Batch

4. 4 Three Batch Options  SLIP provides three options to submit your batches: 1. You can create a batch from the transactions saved in your SLIP account. 2. You can upload a batch in bulk through the XML format. 3. You can upload the entire batch through SLIP.  To create a batch with your saved transactions, select the first radio button Create Batch.

5. 5 Create New Batch Wizard: Search Saved Items for a Batch  Use the Search tab to look for policies to include in your batch: ◦ Search under the Search Policies tab for policies created by all filers in your brokerage, or ◦ Search under the My Unsubmitted Policies tab for policies you created in SLIP.  Click Next for the results.

6. 6 Create New Batch Wizard: Select Saved Items for Batch  To select the items, click one or more boxes associated with the policy numbers and click Add to Batch. ◦ To select all the items, click on the box on the title section next to the Policy Number column. ◦ Remember that batches cannot include both master and standard policies.  Once you have added the items to the batch, the Selected Items grid will be populated with your selections. ◦ To exclude an item(s) already selected, click one or more boxes associated with the policy numbers and click the Remove from Batch button.  Click the Next button to create the batch.

7. 7 Create New Batch Wizard: View Selected Items  You can view the selected items in your batch: ◦ Continue to add additional items to the batch, or ◦ Remove items from the batch.  When the batch is complete, click Next.

8. 8 Create New Batch Wizard: Assigning Batch Date and ID Number  Complete the Broker Batch Date field and Broker Batch ID number (both optional). ◦ Provide the Late Filing Explanation and Notes that pertain to the entire batch (if applicable).  To upload one file that contains multiple supporting documents: ◦ Select “Multiple” from the Document Type drop- down menu. ◦ Browse and attach the file from your computer. ◦ Click Upload. ◦ Click Save.  To delete an unsubmitted batch, click the Delete Batch button. ◦ Your batch has not yet been submitted to the SLA until you have reviewed it through the View Batch screen and clicked the SLA Submit button.

9. 9 Create new Batch Wizard: Batch Review Prior to Submission  Review the batch for missing documents or alerts prior to final submission.  If SLIP detects crucial documents missing from the policies, the SLA Submit button will be greyed out until the corrections have been made.  Click SLA Submit to transmit the batch to the SLA.

10. 10 Create new Batch Wizard: Final Message before SLA Batch Submission  Once a batch is submitted to the SLA, the transactions are no longer editable.  SLIP issues one final message. ◦ If you click OK, the batch will be sent electronically to the SLA.  Your SLIP batch ID number will be assigned and displayed at the top of the screen.

11. 11 Create new Batch Wizard: Successful Batch Submission Message  The green banner indicates your batch submission was successful.