All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 13 2015 // Specialty insurance underwriter HCC Specialty has formed a strategic alliance with Maryland-based Weather Analytics, a provider of precision climate, and weather data and analytics. Through this strategic alliance, HCC...
Mar 13 2015 // Scottsdale, AZ, March 13, 2015 – Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”) and Great Divide Insurance Company (“Great Divide”), member companies of W. R....
Mar 12 2015 // Trinity Underwriting Managers, Inc. (TUMI), a Georgia-based program administrator, is now an approved Lloyd’s Coverholder and recently began underwriting business on behalf of certain underwriters at Lloyd’s....
Mar 12 2015 // Rocklin, CA, March 12, 2015- Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the launch of it’s new Excess Rater, now available in 49 states. The new rater has a fast, single...
Mar 11 2015 // Lloyd’s has opened a new specialist underwriting platform in Dubai to provide tailored risk solutions across the Middle East.This brings the number of Lloyd’s businesses trading in the Dubai International...
Mar 9 2015 // The directors and officers liability insurance marketplace continues to be a buyer’s market – with new entrants contributing to the plentiful capacity, competitive pricing and expanded terms, according to industry...
Mar 6 2015 // XL Group’s Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance team is expanding, adding Andrew Miller as underwriting manager for its newest product line, primary auto.Miller joins XL Group’s Chicago office with more...
Mar 6 2015 // Argo Insurance, the Bermuda-based platform for Argo Group International Holdings’ worldwide professional and casualty lines, has launched a new excess casualty facility. Effective immediately, the new offering...
Mar 5 2015 // XL Group’s excess & surplus (E&S) insurance is adding primary auto capabilities to its product line and has added Andrew Miller as underwriting manager to lead this business.According to John Goodloe,...
Mar 4 2015 // Specialty Insurance Group (SIG) has increased its excess/umbrella coverage underwriting capacity to $25 million, an increase of $15 million. SIG provides specialty insurance programs in the sports, leisure and...
Mar 4 2015 // The members of the Surplus Line Association of California have named Denis Brady, president of Burns & Wilcox Brokerage in San Francisco, chair of the SLA Board of Directors.Brady’s election was finalized after...
Mar 3 2015 // MSIG at Lloyd’s has moved into the bloodstock market with the appointment of specialist underwriters Rebecca Attridge and Phil Needham.Attridge and Needham both report to Caroline Koczerzat, underwriting manager,...
Mar 2 2015 // The federal crop insurance program would be extended to growers of specialty crops, fruits and vegetables as well as other farmers who have not had access to policies under new rules proposed by the U.S. Department of...
Mar 2 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of two New Jersey-based wholesale brokers: Excel Insurance Services Inc., located in Hamilton; and McCloskey Surplus & Excess Inc. (d/b/a Metcom Excess),...
Mar 2 2015 // Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc announced that JLT PARK will be rebranded as JLT Specialty Bermuda. This change became effective on March 1, 2015, subject to regulatory approval.JLT also is announcing a number of senior...
Feb 27 2015 // Ariel Specialty will commence underwriting E&S property business on March 1st, 2015, with business being written through wholesale brokers only on a limited appointment basis and on behalf of Ariel’s...
Feb 27 2015 // The proposed acquisition of Brit plc by Fairfax Financial Holdings is “credit positive” for Fairfax, according to Moody’s, which noted that the deal will significantly boost Fairfax’s underwriting...
Feb 24 2015 // Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Aegis Specialty Insurance Services has named Brian Weaver vice president of sales. Weaver has more than 34 years of insurance sales experience. Most recently, Weaver was vice president of sales for...
Feb 24 2015 // Lloyd’s has appointed Jin-Yung Sun as its first general representative in South Korea. Sun has worked in the (re)insurance industry for 35 years as both an underwriter and a Lloyd’s broker. He spent the first...
Feb 23 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced two appointments to its leadership and underwriting team in Asia, naming Malin Fredriksson as Asia regional head of first party lines, and Kiran Prakash as Asia...