(a) The commissioner may delegate one or more of the following duties to a qualified surplus line advisory organization under this chapter: (1) To receive, review, and record all documents required by law, regulation, or order to be filed with the commissioner or his or her designee with respect to foreign and alien nonadmitted insurers and any insurance placed with nonadmitted insurers, except that the advisory organization shall not receive documents submitted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1763. The review under this subdivision shall be for completeness, accuracy, and any other matters the commissioner reasonably may direct the advisory organization to review. The advisory organization shall notify the filing surplus line broker in writing of any filing that the advisory organization determines to be incomplete or inaccurate, and shall request the filing broker to correct the problem. The advisory organization may, or as directed by the commissioner shall, notify the commissioner of incomplete or inaccurate filings. (2) To conduct a security review and analysis as directed by the commissioner, and to provide to the commissioner, and if directed by the commissioner, to the NAIC, a report on any nonadmitted insurer based on that review and analysis. The review and analysis under this subdivision shall take account of any matters the commissioner reasonably may direct the advisory organization to review and any other matters the advisory organization considers necessary or appropriate. (3) To make confidential recommendations to the commissioner and, if directed by the commissioner, to the NAIC, as to the suitability of any foreign or alien nonadmitted insurer to insure property or risks located or persons residing in this state or whether any foreign or alien nonadmitted insurer should be eligible or ineligible or approved pursuant to Section 1765.2. The advisory organizationâs recommendations shall be based on any review and analysis that it performs under this chapter and on any additional information that may come to the advisory organizationâs attention or that the commissioner reasonably may request the advisory organization to consider. (4) To report to the commissioner and other appropriate authorities instances of actual fraudulent or illegal insurance activity in the surplus line market that come to the advisory organizationâs attention and any facts that come to the advisory organizationâs attention that, in the reasonable judgment of the advisory organization, may indicate the presence of fraudulent or illegal insurance activity in the surplus line market or potential risk of harm to consumers of surplus line insurance. (5) To maintain and report information necessary or that reasonably may be requested by the commissioner for the calculation and collection of premium taxes on surplus line insurance premiums. (6) To respond to any request by the commissioner for comments on any proposed legislation or regulation affecting the placement of insurance pursuant to the surplus line law. (7) To receive and disseminate to its members information relating to surplus line insurance, to educate its members about the surplus line law and the regulations pertaining thereto, and to perform any specific educational activities that the commissioner reasonably may request. (8) To communicate with organizations of admitted insurers with respect to the proper use of the surplus line market. (9) To enter into written arrangements with the commissioner whereby the advisory organization will perform any other functions that, in the judgment of the commissioner and the advisory organization, will help the commissioner provide effective and cost-efficient supervision of the surplus line market. (b) If the commissioner delegates to the advisory organization one or more of the duties set forth in subdivision (a), the advisory organization also shall be authorized to assess a stamping fee for each policy, declarations page,
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