All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 9 2023 // Several days after he was found guilty of one of the biggest financial frauds on record, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried dropped an insurance coverage lawsuit against excess insurance company Continental Casualty Co.Shortly...
Nov 9 2023 // Insurance industry rating agency AM Best has upped its view of the excess and surplus market as it continues to absorb business from the admitted market.AM Best on Monday changed its U.S. E&S outlook from...
Nov 8 2023 // Lloyd’s of London will invest 40 million pounds ($49.6 million) in regions affected by the transatlantic slave trade, it said on Wednesday, after a report showed the commercial insurance market had strong links to...
Nov 6 2023 // A cyber attack on a major financial services payments system could result in widespread business disruptions, potentially costing the global economy $3.5 trillion over a five-year period, according to research from...
Nov 3 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aspen Insurance Holdings and CNA Hardy.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aspen Taps SiriusPoint’s Mardon as Global Head of Property...
Oct 31 2023 // Financials Acquisition Corp. said Monday it would ask shareholders to back its planned merger with its newly formed insurance venture, in a test of investor appetite for new stocks.The special purpose acquisition company...
Oct 18 2023 // Ki, the first fully digital and algorithmically driven Lloyd’s syndicate, announced that Travelers and Aspen will offer additional follow capacity through its digital platform from Jan. 1, 2024.As a result of this...
Oct 18 2023 // Chicago-based Green Shield Risk Solutions has announced the introduction of its specialty homeowners insurance platform built with INSTANDA.Brought to market in just over 90 days, the platform enables quoting, binding and...
Oct 18 2023 // A cyber attack on a major financial services payments system could result in widespread business disruptions, potentially costing the global economy $3.5 trillion over a five-year period, according to research from...
Oct 17 2023 // Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and Oka, the Carbon Insurance Company, announced that Lloyd’s has granted “in principle” approval for Oka syndicate-in-a-box (SIAB) 1922.Oka...
Oct 11 2023 // Global economic losses could reach $5 trillion under a “plausible increase” in extreme weather events linked to climate change that cause crop failures and food and water shortages, insurance marketplace...
Oct 6 2023 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “a” (Excellent) of Dover Bay...
Oct 5 2023 // Coalition’s Executive Risks Insurance Now Available On Surplus Lines PaperCoalition announced its executive risks insurance products are now available on surplus lines paper, making comprehensive management liability...
Oct 4 2023 // Just two days before his criminal trial started this week in federal court in New York, FTX Trading founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed suit in federal court in California against his excess insurance company seeking payment...
Oct 2 2023 // Total U.S. surplus lines direct premiums written (DPW) rose by 19.2% to reach a record $98.5 billion in 2022, marking a five-year streak of double-digit growth rate increase, according to a new AM Best report.Best’s...
Sep 28 2023 // RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN), a leading international specialty insurance firm, announced its continued expansion of RT Connector, which provides digital solutions for...
Sep 25 2023 // The West Virginia Office of Insurance Commissioner is accepting comments on potential changes to the state’s surplus lines export list, through Oct. 16. By state law, the office maintains a list of coverages and...
Sep 22 2023 // Trium Cyber, a Lloyd’s cyber specialist, announced that the US-based company has opened a London office to write coverage for clients based outside of the US.“Our advanced technical underwriting, outstanding...
Sep 21 2023 // Lloyd’s of London is teaming up with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to try and improve access to insurance for climate vulnerable countries, with an initial focus on Fiji and Pacific island...
Sep 20 2023 // Nirvana, the London-based media, tech and cyber managing general agent (MGA), has launched its new European SME Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) binder.The team has a total available line size of €20 million ($21.4...