All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 24 2006 // Specialty Global Insurance is launching a nationwide Travel Agents E&O program. The new program is designed for travel agents and tour operators with gross written receipts of $5,000,000 or more. Specialty Global...
Jan 23 2006 // AUTHOR: By Susan McKennaExperts agree. The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Who can argue with the success of this niche-based market that has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost 15 percent of the...
Jan 23 2006 // Experts agree. The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Who can argue with the success of this niche-based market that has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost 15 percent of the insurance market in...
Jan 23 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: AIG Excess Casualty, a division of American Home Assurance Company, part of American International Group Inc., introduced xsInResponse, a new product that provides excess liability coverage for risks...
Jan 23 2006 // Although Katrina is long gone, the clouds of misfortune she and her sisters generated will linger for decades. They radiate well beyond Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and other regions into the heart of...
Jan 23 2006 // XL, Rockhill and GMAC RE jockey for market share with established surplus lines writersKatrina-sized catastrophes put added pressure on admitted carriers, which increases the demand for greater capacity in excess and...
Jan 23 2006 // In today’s business world, it’s rare to hear a live voice on the other end of a phone call. Most companies, small and large, have succumbed to answering customer calls via electronic means. Customers,...
Jan 22 2006 // PRODUCERS’ NEW LIABILITIES PERSONAL LINES LOOK FINE 2006 looks even better
Jan 22 2006 // rehabilitation centers.E&S market ready for some uncertainty Some price hardening possible due to hurricanes; new opportunities seen in housing and health care marketsExperts agree. The surplus lines market remains...
Jan 22 2006 // Speculations for surplus lines market in 2006Experts agree. The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Who can argue with the success of this niche-based market that has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to...
Jan 22 2006 // Surplus Line Market: Speculations for 2006Experts agree. The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Who can argue with the success of this niche-based market that has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost...
Jan 22 2006 // With more than a quarter million law firms in the United States, the lawyers’ professional liability market represents a huge opportunity for retail agents and wholesale brokers seeking to grow their business.In any...
Jan 22 2006 // Teflon, nanotechnology and more
Jan 22 2006 // Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 2006 National Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets, Volume 1. This exclusive biannual market directory has been designed to assist independent agents and brokers in the...
Jan 22 2006 // Although Katrina is long gone, the clouds of misfortune she and her sisters generated will linger for decades. They radiate well beyond Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and other regions into the heart of...
Jan 22 2006 // Main Street E&S:Why independent agents like backyard brokers In today’s business world, it’s rare to hear a live voice on the other end of a phone call. Most companies, small and large, have succumbed to...
Jan 22 2006 // XL, Rockhill and GMAC RE jockey for market share with established surplus lines writersKatrina-sized catastrophes put added pressure on admitted carriers, which increases the demand for greater capacity in excess and...
Jan 20 2006 // Crump E&S of California Inc. announced that Debra Nicol has joined the Southern California property/casualty brokerage team. Nicol brings more than 25 years experience in the Wholesale surplus lines casualty area. Her...
Jan 20 2006 // A consortium of Lloyd’s underwriters has formed a new facility for satellite insurance that will “enable the most accurate pricing of risks the sector has ever seen,” said an announcement on the...
Jan 18 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Very Good) from A- (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (LFB) (Baton Rouge, La.). The rating has been removed from under review and...