All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 24 2007 // Court to hear suit on state’s use of Miss. surplus lines fundsThe 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Jackson, Miss., will hear arguments Oct. 1 about whether the Mississippi Legislature unconstitutionally raided an...
Sep 24 2007 // Findings boast stellar results for London market with Lloyd’s leading the wayGuy Carpenter & Co., Marsh’s reinsurance broker and risk management division, has released “The Lloyd’s Market in...
Sep 24 2007 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices has named its officers and directors for the 2007-2008 term. The new NAPSLO president is Mary Ellen Rozzell, who is with Continental/Marmorstein & Malone...
Sep 24 2007 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices selected officers and directors for the trade association’s 2007-2008 term.The new officers are: President – Mary Ellen Rozzell,...
Sep 24 2007 // For an insurer, understanding climate change is a matter of understanding trends in risk and changes in those trends. For Wendy Baker, president of Lloyd’s America Inc., staying on top of those trends in the United...
Sep 24 2007 // California retail agent-brokers not transacting insurance on behalf of surplus line broker organizations are not required to follow a new law affecting surplus lines brokers, the California Department of Insurance...
Sep 20 2007 // Bermuda-based Ariel Holdings Ltd. reports it will acquire Valiant Insurance Co. from Zurich North America Commercial Group. Ariel Holdings Ltd. said it has established a U.S. based insurance holding company, Valiant...
Sep 20 2007 // Ames & Gough, a specialty insurance broker focused on serving architects, engineers, contractors, and law firms, has named Meike Olin as its first national marketing director.In addition to overseeing the publication...
Sep 20 2007 // Even though the U.S. has a team – The Eagles – in the finals of the Rugby World Cup, the event doesn’t exactly get the same press coverage as the Super Bowl or the World Series. Nonetheless for the 20...
Sep 18 2007 // Middleton, Wis.-based Capitol today announced the formation of its new Specialty Markets Division. The focus of the division will be specialty property and casualty insurance programs throughout the U. S. The division will...
Sep 17 2007 // S.A. Meacock and Co. is the most recent Managing General Agent to join Lloyd’s rapidly-growing China platform, bringing the total to 11.Ian Faragher, Managing Director of Lloyd’s China Re, observed that the...
Sep 14 2007 // Lloyd’s announced that it is joining a number of leading insurers, reinsurers and brokers in signing on to the “ClimateWise principles.” Lloyd’s described the initiative as a “major...
Sep 12 2007 // OneBeacon Professional Partners will begin offering medical malpractice coverage tailored for podiatric physicians. The product will be offered on an excess and surplus basis, with limits available up to $1 million/$3...
Sep 11 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC has released “The Lloyd’s Market in 2007,” its fifth annual review of Lloyd’s financial and operational performance. Overall Lloyd’s is probably in the...
Sep 11 2007 // The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices has named its proposed slate of officers and directors for the trade association’s 2007-2008 term. Nominated for officer positions were:* President...
Sep 10 2007 // The Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY) has appointed Gene Nunziata as education and communications director. Nunziata will be responsible for membership communication and will direct education and training...
Sep 7 2007 // Lloyd’s held its fifth “Annual City Dinner” on Wednesday night, Sept. 5. A cross section of business and government leaders in attendance heard from Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Levene and the Secretary...
Sep 7 2007 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, reports that one of its U.S. based holding companies is buying out ARMtech Insurance Services, Inc. and its...
Sep 5 2007 // San Diego, Calif.-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. announced the expansion of their Texas product portfolio to include a specialty contractors program offering monoline general liability coverages. The company...
Sep 4 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the its Syndicate Rating to “A” (Excellent) from “A+” (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a+” from “aa-” of Lloyd’s Syndicate...