All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 10 2011 // Richmond, VA, 6/10/2011 – Atlantic Specialty Lines of VA is excited to announce the hiring of Matt Koenig as a commercial lines underwriter. Matt will be working from his location in NY and will be underwriting...
Jun 9 2011 // Clearwater, FL, 6/9/11 – Atlantic Specialty Lines, Inc. Shane joins ASL of FL handling placement of all lines of commercial coverage for the Surplus Lines market. He has a concentrated expertise in construction...
Jun 8 2011 // New Jersey-based Crum & Forster has made a management switch in its specialty lines in connection with the recent acquisitions of First Mercury Financial Corp., Valiant Insurance and American Management Corp.Richard H....
Jun 8 2011 // Lloyd’s insurer Marketform announced that Directors’ and Officers’ liability underwriter Alexis Bowden has joined the company. She spent 11 years underwriting D&O at ACE European Group prior to...
Jun 8 2011 // Richmond, VA, 6/8/11 – Atlantic Specialty Lines, Inc. Sherrie joins the ASL of FL office and corporate personal lines team bringing strong agency connections and relationships throughout the entire state of Florida. She...
Jun 7 2011 // A group of 30 brokers from across the U.S. and Canada are set to visit Lloyd’s this week as part of an annually organized broker program. They will come to London for five days to “learn about the Corporation...
Jun 6 2011 // The Catlin Group Limited announced a “major initiative by the Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd’s and Catlin UK to improve the service provided to brokers.”Catlin explained that as part of the new services its...
Jun 6 2011 // The Surplus Line Association of California Stamping Office announced premiums processed for the first quarter of 2011 of $953.7 million, a decrease of 4.34 percent from the total premiums processed in the same period in...
Jun 6 2011 // It is axiomatic in Florida that when it comes to the legislature and insurance issues, the power brokers play to the last 72 hours. No matter how many committee meetings, no matter how many press conferences, no matter how...
Jun 6 2011 // Loss and loss adjustment expense reserve development has traditionally been the focus of actuaries, auditors and financial analysts. Statutory insurance accounting financial reporting contains several measures that can be...
Jun 1 2011 // Florida is prepared to join other states around the country in bring its surplus lines business in line with the federal Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act.Governor Rick Scott signed SB 1816 into law authorizing the...
Jun 1 2011 // Aon Benfield’s Analytics’ Market Analysis team has launched its latest Lloyd’s Update report, covering the market’s financial performance in 2010 and business position in 2011.Key findings contained...
Jun 1 2011 // Brit Insurance, which is domiciled in the Netherlands and headquartered in London, announced the opening of a new Lloyd’s service company in Sydney, Australia. The bulletin noted that the new facility follows...
May 31 2011 // The reinsurance world has always been a bit arcane, but rarely to the extent it appears to be right now. Henry Keeling, the president and CEO of Guy Carpenter’s international operations, noted at the European...
May 27 2011 // Lake Tahoe, NV, 5/27/11 – The Western States Surplus Lines Conference (WSSLC) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Incline Village, NV on July 24-27, 2011. Book now to participate in educational...
May 26 2011 // The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced the results of its Board election 2011 at its Annual General Meeting.The newly elected board members were listed as follows: Neil Maidment, Chairman of the Group...
May 26 2011 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings announced that Pedro Purm Jr. has been selected to serve as CEO of its commercial property and casualty insurance operations in Brazil. He “will oversee the...
May 24 2011 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC has introduced its LifeScienceRisk, a managing general underwriter specializing in generic pharmaceuticals, medical devices and nutritional supplements. Insurance products include commercial...
May 23 2011 // White Mountains Re Ltd. reports that its Sirius International Insurance Corp. affiliate has received approval in principle from the Lloyd’s Franchise Board to establish Lloyd’s Syndicate 1945.Syndicate 1945...
May 19 2011 // Slowly, but surely the electronic revolution is gaining ground at Lloyd’s and throughout the London market generally. Ark Syndicate Management Limited at Lloyd’s became the latest to make the jump with the...