Marcia Hultman

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Division of Insurance


How to Pay the Division of Insurance


Premium tax or fee payments payable to the South Dakota Division of Insurance are processed through OPTins.

Paying through OPTins


  1. Log in to OPTins and select Create New Filing.
  2. Select these options in the filing wizard:
    • Year - Select the applicable your for your filing/invoice
    • State - Select "South Dakota"
    • Type of Filing - Select "Premium Tax" or "Fees", as applicable
    • Filing Entity - Select the entity
    • Entity Type:
    1. For fees, select "All"
    2. For premium taxes, select the applicable entity type
    • Filing Period Type:
    1. For fees, select "Invoice"
    2. For premium taxes, select "Quarterly"* or "Annual"
                 *For a quarterly filing, identify the appropriate quarter
    1. Select Next to proceed to the State Instructions and Forms page.
    2. Download either quarterly/annual premium tax voucher or fee payment voucher associated with the selection in "Type of Filing" (see step 2 above) by selecting the link under State Provided Forms. This will be the blank template to be completed for the payment filing.
    3. Fill out the downloaded voucher (Excel file) by providing specific fee or premium tax information.
    4. Upload the completed voucher by selecting Upload My Form.
    5. Select Next to proceed to the payment screen.
    6. Confirm the filing reflects the correct fee amounts in the associated fee type. Once confirmed, select Submit.

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