City of Austin

Surplus Lines Agent and Agency Status Detail

Name: Surplus Lines Agent and Agency Status Detail
Creator: City of Austin

Active and inactive surplus lines licenses for individuals and organizations, issued by the Texas Department of Insurance. Each record includes the licensee's business name, full name, and license status.

Example records

Stategeographic	Namelegal entity	Full Nameperson

Use cases

Surplus Lines Broker Verification Before Policy Placement

An insurance operations team vetting a broker before allowing them to place non-admitted coverage checks whether the individual or agency holds a valid Texas surplus lines license, avoiding regulatory exposure from working with unlicensed intermediaries.

NameFull NameState

KYB Screening for Wholesale Insurance Counterparties

A fintech platform onboarding wholesale insurance partners cross-references submitted business names against this registry to confirm the entity is a recognized surplus lines agency in Texas before enabling API access to policy issuance workflows.

NameState

Fraud Detection in Non-Admitted Insurance Claims

A special investigations unit reviewing a suspicious claim involving a surplus lines policy checks whether the named agent and agency appear in the Texas registry, flagging cases where the placing broker cannot be verified as a licensed surplus lines producer.

Full NameNameState