SURPLUS LINE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: SURPLUS LINE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA (EIN 94-0912095)
Tax period: 2017-12-01 to 2018-11-30
Filed: 2019-10-15
IRS object ID: 201932889349302223
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-10-15T17:12:09-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-11-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	941254756	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HOOD & STRONG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	275 BATTERY ST STE 900	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN FRANCISCO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-12-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	940912095	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE SURPLUS LINE ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	OF CALIFORNIA	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SURP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4154344900	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12667 ALCOSTA BLVD NO 450	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN RAMON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94583	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BENJAMIN MCKAY	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4154344900	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-10-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MAGA E KISRIEV	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01008919	PTIN
Phone	4157810793	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	12.201.129.210	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-10-14	IPDt
IP Tm	17:38:34	IPTm
IP Timezone	PD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	BB12664BE1E3D4BC08488640412F20C0F7A39D48	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C025656BECDDFD3887BB8F0FBE1CE97228DB785C	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BENJAMIN MCKAY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12667 ALCOSTA BLVD NO 450	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN RAMON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94583	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$15,301,542	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.SLACAL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1937	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO HELP MAINTAIN A HEALTHY, FAIR, AND COMPETITIVE SURPLUS LINE MARKETPLACE IN CALIFORNIA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	84	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	17	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$2,934	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$13,150,096	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$15,161,685	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$114,178	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$139,857	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$13,264,274	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$15,301,542	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$51,500	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$71,550	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$8,496,367	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,804,185	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,502,723	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,269,696	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$15,050,590	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$17,145,431	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,786,316	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,843,889	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$17,355,691	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$15,994,419	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,648,541	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$7,005,960	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$11,707,150	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,988,459	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT A RESPONSIVE AND LAWFUL SURPLUS LINE INSURANCE MARKET IS MAINTAINED IN CALIFORNIA. OUR MEASURES OF SUCCESS IN THIS RESPECT ARE THAT THE CONSUMER IS PROTECTED, THE NEEDS OF THE REGULATORS ARE WELL-SERVED, AND UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES ARE CURTAILED. THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL AND COMMITTED ORGANIZATION, UTILIZING STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY AND A CHALLENGING WORK ENVIRONMENT, WE RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER, OUR MEMBERSHIP, AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC AGENCIES. WE PROVIDE EDUCATION, PROCESSING, EVALUATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF SURPLUS LINE DATA AND INFORMATION TO HELP ENSURE THE FINANCIAL INTEGRITY AND STABILITY OF THE SURPLUS LINE MARKET.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE SLA PROVIDES INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION TO ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS CONCERNED BY BROADENING ITS COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES, PRESENTING SEMINARS, EDUCATING THE INDUSTRY AND CONSUMERS IN SURPLUS LINE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, ASSISTING WITH THE REGULATORYCOMPLIANCE QUESTIONS, AND DISSEMINATING, IN A TIMELY MATTER, UPDATED AND CURRENT INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE SURPLUS LINE INDUSTRY. SLA CONSISTS OF 5,589 MEMBERS, ISSUED 1,477 CONTINUING EDUCATION CERTIFICATES, AND CONDUCTED 9 SEMINARS AND 49 BROKER VISITS AND TRAININGS.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	26	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	84	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOY ERVEN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4154344900	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12667 ALCOSTA BLVD NO 450	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN RAMON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94583	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT GILBERT
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM CIARDELLO
PAST CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRI MORAN
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANET BEAVER
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM CHAIX
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICH GOBLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HANK HALDEMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAMERON KELLY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAM QUILICI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LES ROSS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHY SCHROEDER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GERALD SULLIVAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN WASHINGTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUPERT HALL
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 2/8/18)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVIS MOORE
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 2/8/18)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS HOUSKA
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 2/8/18)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENIS BRADY
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 2/8/18)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN MCKAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	37.50		Yes (X)	$520,910	$0	$36,222
JOY ERVEN
COO & DIRECTOR	37.50		Yes (X)	$277,036	$0	$19,400
MICHAEL CATUREGLI
VP, TECH	37.50			$212,641	$0	$34,271	Yes (X)
SUSAN BRYANT
SR. VP, FINANCE	37.50			$204,199	$0	$17,763	Yes (X)
THOMAS LEIBOLD
TEAM LEADER, APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	37.50			$160,548	$0	$16,206	Yes (X)
ROSE TOCCHINI
VP, DATA ANALYST	37.50			$175,101	$0	$15,175	Yes (X)
PAT MCAULEY
VP, EDUCATION & COMPLIANCE	37.50			$159,662	$0	$16,073	Yes (X)
PAMELA BOYES
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	37.50			$147,421	$0	$32,617		Yes (X)
CLISTON BROWN
VP, COMMUNICATION	37.50			$144,961	$0	$15,334		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,002,479	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$203,061	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
KIKODA LLC
1632 CHADWICK WAY	TALLAHASSEE	FL	32312	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	$400,533
RACKSPACE US INC
PO BOX 730759	DALLAS	TX	75373	HOSTING SERVICES	$309,248
JAMES GREEN
7115 N DIVISION STE B241	SPOKANE	WA	99208	MEDIA/VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHY	$305,540
BPM LLP
600 CALIFORNIA STREET STE 600	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94108	ACCOUNTING	$164,644
DENTONS US LLP
DEPT 3078	CAROL STREAM	IL	60132	LEGAL SERVICES	$132,256

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	STAMPING FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$15,161,685	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,161,685	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$15,161,685	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$139,857	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$139,857	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,301,542	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,161,685	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$139,857	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,550	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,865,209	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,820,876	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,574	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,495,272	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$543,254	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199,780	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$203,244	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,059	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,267	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,546,292	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$944,504	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$337,855	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$974,242	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$621,735	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,106	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,382	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,528,874	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,062	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
CONFERENCE HOSTING	$264,596
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS	$104,494
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$76,940
RETIREE INSURANCE COST	$51,277

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,987	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,145,431	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$334,119	BOYAmt
EOY	$816,649	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,274,201	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,254,894	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,197,933	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,235,201	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$227,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$314,981	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$16,659,950	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$9,748,262	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,944,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,911,688	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,014,771	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,242,724	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$362,777	BOYAmt
EOY	$218,282	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,355,691	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,994,419	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$345,503	BOYAmt
EOY	$605,574	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,300,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,300,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,003,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,100,386	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,648,541	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,005,960	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,707,150	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,988,459	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,707,150	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,988,459	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,355,691	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,994,419	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,843,889	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$874,802	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,771,674	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$839,416	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$932,258	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,888,276	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,908,846	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,979,430	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,911,688	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES	$1,202,953
ACCRUED PENSION LIABILITY	$1,573,009
ACCRUED POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT LIABILITY	$2,001,453
DEFERRED RENT	$322,971

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,100,386	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$14,426,740	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$87,695	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$787,107	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$874,802	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$15,301,542	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$15,301,542	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$17,145,431	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$17,145,431	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$17,145,431	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART X, LINE 2:

THE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN GRANTED A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND UNDER SECTION 23701E OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. THE ASSOCIATION ADOPTED GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) WHICH ESTABLISHED A SINGLE MODEL TO ADDRESS ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND CLARIFIED THE ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES BY PRESCRIBING A MINIMUM THRESHOLD A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION REPRESENTS A TAX POSITION MANAGEMENT DETERMINES MAY HAVE A LESS THAN 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON AN EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. WHILE THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDE AN INCOME TAX PROVISION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, MANAGEMENT MONITORS THE REPORTING OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USED IN PREPARATION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX RETURN, INCLUDING APPLICABLE INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN RECORDING OF AN INCOME TAX PROVISION IN THE FUTURE. THE ASSOCIATION EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITION FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE TAX YEARS OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION ARE THE 2015 THROUGH 2018 TAX YEARS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE 2014 THROUGH 2018 TAX YEARS BY THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD.

PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

UNREALIZED LOSSES ON PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS -787,107.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
INSURANCE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS STE 1100	LOS ANGELES	CA	90067	201240972	501(C)(3)	$26,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CAL STATE FULLERTON PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INC
2600 NUTWOOD AVENUE STE 850	FULLERTON	CA	92831	330567945	501(C)(3)	$20,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA INSURANCE WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION
610 FREEDOM BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE	KING OF PRUSSIA	PA	19406	954369749	501(C)(6)	$12,050	GENERAL SUPPORT	SUITE 110
USC MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
1150 SOUTH OLIVE STREET SUITE 2900	LOS ANGELES	CA	90015	951642394	501(C)(3)	$10,000	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SLA GRANTS MONEY TO PROGRAMS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES AS RELATED TO THE SURPLUS LINES INDUSTRY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BENJAMIN MCKAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$370,121	$0	$76,291	$0	$74,498	$0	$8,100	$0	$28,122	$0	$557,132	$0	$0	$0
JOY ERVEN
COO & DIRECTOR	$215,635	$0	$35,000	$0	$26,401	$0	$7,712	$0	$11,688	$0	$296,436	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL CATUREGLI
VP, TECH	$183,198	$0	$20,000	$0	$9,443	$0	$6,149	$0	$28,122	$0	$246,912	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN BRYANT
SR. VP, FINANCE	$204,199	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,075	$0	$11,688	$0	$221,962	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS LEIBOLD
TEAM LEADER, APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT	$145,008	$0	$5,000	$0	$10,540	$0	$4,518	$0	$11,688	$0	$176,754	$0	$0	$0
ROSE TOCCHINI
VP, DATA ANALYST	$131,713	$0	$26,750	$0	$16,638	$0	$3,487	$0	$11,688	$0	$190,276	$0	$0	$0
PAT MCAULEY
VP, EDUCATION & COMPLIANCE	$141,625	$0	$0	$0	$18,037	$0	$4,385	$0	$11,688	$0	$175,735	$0	$0	$0
PAMELA BOYES
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES	$147,421	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,495	$0	$28,122	$0	$180,038	$0	$0	$0
CLISTON BROWN
VP, COMMUNICATION	$134,961	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$3,646	$0	$11,688	$0	$160,295	$0	$0	$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CAROLINE GILBERT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	FAMILY MEMBER OF ROBERT GILBERT, DIRECTOR	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$17,583	TransactionAmt
Transaction	CAROLINE GILBERT IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ASSOCIATION	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARED THE FORM 990 BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR AND STAMPING OFFICER. THE COO, HR AND OUTSIDE CONTROLLER REVIEWED AND SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWED AND SENT TO THE CHAIRMAN BEFORE AUTHORIZING ACCOUNTING FIRM TO OFFICIALLY FILE THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	AT EACH BOARD MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE HR VP CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION REVIEW OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AND INDUSTRY DATA, AS WELL AS CONTRACTED WITH AN INDEPENDENT SALARY CONSULTANT. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES ARE DISCUSSED IN AN ONE ON ONE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHAIRMAN IN THEIR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN SEC. 6104(D).