Welcome to Compliance Dos & Don’ts, where experts share their licensing and compliance knowledge.  Today, Brian Allen, Surplus Lines Supervisor for ILSA, shares his dos and don’ts for using Surplus Lines Export Lists.  His secret: export lists help surplus lines producers avoid unnecessary diligent effort searches, but check the most current list. 

And if you only learn one thing it's: Know the diligent effort search requirements in each state where you plan to write surplus lines policies.