All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 12 2008 // As more and more of the world’s population moves closer to the sea, the coastal developments being constructed to accommodate the migration raise growing concerns about coastal erosion.That’s the message in an...
Mar 11 2008 // All members of the insurance community are invited to attend the Pennsylvania Surplus Lines Association’s 26th Annual Membership Meeting on April 9-10, 2008 at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center Hotel in Pittsburgh,...
Mar 10 2008 // The members of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) play a vital role in the state’s insurance market. To find out how wholesalers are faring in California’s increasingly soft market,...
Mar 10 2008 // Everyone knows a car guy. Maybe he’s the neighbor who spends entire weekends in his driveway — armed with a toothbrush, cotton swabs and chamois cloths — meticulously polishing the ’69 Camaro he’s...
Mar 5 2008 // Lloyd’s examines the potential liabilities from falling space debris, following the U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD’s) successful destruction of a U.S. spy satellite.The article on...
Mar 5 2008 // Members of the Surplus Line Association of California (SLA) elected Warren Stanley as their chairman during the SLA 2008 Annual Meeting. Stanley is principal of Wholesale Connection Insurance Services in Woodland Hills,...
Mar 4 2008 // Bermuda-based Hiscox Ltd. posted a strong profit gain in 2007. Results, released yesterday, March 3, showed a record setting £237.2 million ($471 million) pretax profit, compared to £201.1 million ($399.5 million) in...
Mar 4 2008 // XL Insurance announced the availability of excess professional liability coverage, with limits up to $25 million, for architectural and engineering (A/E) firms. John Glancy, chief underwriting officer of XL...
Feb 27 2008 // Lloyd’s announced that it has been selected as “one of the UK’s strongest business brands…and the highest rated insurance organization – in the Business Superbrands 2008 list.”Lloyd’s...
Feb 24 2008 // The Texas Supreme Court on Feb. 1 handed down a long-awaited ruling in a case that many believe to be one of Texas’ most significant insurance cases in recent history. The Court reversed its May 2005 decision in...
Feb 24 2008 // The anti-aging and medi-spa revolution is here to stay some experts say. Just look at celebrities such as 70-year-old actress Jane Fonda or 68-year-old singer Tina Turner to see what transformations can be achieved through...
Feb 24 2008 // Lloyd’s of London has published its fourth annual underwriting survey, which reveals that “managing the insurance cycle” remains the most important issue for the industry in 2008 with 93 percent of...
Feb 22 2008 // Lloyd’s has warned that businesses operating in Southeast Asia “need to better understand that the Asian terrorism threat is unique, complex and specific to the region.”Lloyd’s and the International...
Feb 21 2008 // Michigan-based Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. reported it will acquire ProCentury Corp. in a transaction valued at approximately $272.6 million in cash and stock to be paid to ProCentury shareholders.Under the terms of...
Feb 20 2008 // According to a recently conducted survey of 138 underwriters, Lloyd’s found that the instability of global financial markets is the single factor that will have the most impact on the insurance industry during 2008....
Feb 20 2008 // The slipcases at Lloyd’s are slowly going the way of the buggy whip. In a recent announcement the Market Reform Group (MRG) published details of the arrangements which, it said, “will see the end of paper...
Feb 20 2008 // Bruce hayden has joined the online insurer Berkley Net Underwriters in its business development unit. As director of Specialty Markets, Hayden will lead BerkleyNet’s effort to expand its focus on specialty niche...
Feb 19 2008 // Lloyd’s has published its fourth annual underwriting survey, which reveals that “managing the insurance cycle remains the most important issue for the industry in 2008 with 93 percent of underwriters believing...
Feb 19 2008 // Max Specialty Insurance Company, an excess and surplus lines company headquartered in Richmond, Va., announced it is now authorized to write business in Louisiana. With the addition of Louisiana, Max Specialty is now an...
Feb 14 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed its Syndicate Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’ s Syndicate 382, which is managed by Hardy Underwriting Agencies Ltd....