All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 19 2005 // Independent insurance agents have outplayed and outscored the Web-based insurance distribution systems that tried to eliminate them and are on the verge of even greater victories, one of the industry’s technology...
Sep 16 2005 // The average auto insurance premium in the country was about $939 in 2003, or about six percent higher than it was in 2002. For that same year, drivers in 15 states paid above $1,000 a year in premium, according to a report...
Sep 15 2005 // Following a review by all of its 44 managing agents, who operate its 62 active syndicates, Lloyd’s issued a bulletin indicating that its preliminary estimate of losses from Hurricane Katrina are approximately 1.4...
Sep 15 2005 // Lloyd’s spokesperson Louise Shield confirmed that Toby Davies, the CEO of its Kinnect IT platform, and Iain Saville, the project’s Executive Chairman, have both stepped down, effective Sept. 14.Shield noted the...
Sep 15 2005 // Due to the evolving effects of Hurricane Katrina, A.M. Best Co. has been aggregating public and private information in order to assess the financial impact it will have on insurers.A.M. Best expects all rated companies...
Sep 12 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has placed its ratings on 10 interactively rated insurance and reinsurance groups on CreditWatch with negative implications due to their possible...
Sep 9 2005 // The Excess Surplus Lines Claims Association has announced that its 36th annual meeting will be held Sept. 21-24, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.“Among our major...
Sep 6 2005 // Lloyd’s has issued the following statement regarding policies and claims related to losses from Hurricane Katrina:“Lloyd’s policyholders affected by Hurricane Katrina with questions about their insurance...
Sep 5 2005 // As a producer, keeping abreast of the surplus lines laws and regulations in your own state is often a difficult task. When one wanders across state borders, the challenge becomes even more daunting, sometimes requiring an...
Sep 5 2005 // As we celebrate our 75th anniversary year, reflections on the past seem to be in order. We have a long and rich history in the insurance industry, particularly in Texas. I believe that Quirk & Company is one oldest...
Sep 5 2005 // Speakers from the Texas Department of Insurance, the state comptroller’s office and the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas will discuss topics of importance to surplus lines professionals during a series of...
Sep 5 2005 // Many people questioned what Hannover Re’s Chief Executive Wilhelm Zeller, meant when he announced a “new strategy” for its U.S. subsidiary, Clarendon Insurance Group. Presiding over the German...
Sep 5 2005 // Gone are the days when the Midwest’s surplus lines market saw all sorts of business, from high-liability risks to garden variety commercial property coverage. For the region’s surplus lines business, the...
Sep 5 2005 // As a producer, keeping abreast of the surplus lines laws and regulations in your own state is often a difficult task. When one wanders across state borders, the challenge becomes even more daunting, sometimes requiring an...
Sep 5 2005 // As we celebrate our 75th anniversary year, reflections on the past seem to be in order. We have a long and rich history in the insurance industry, a particularly in Texas. I believe that Quirk & Company is one oldest...
Sep 5 2005 // As a producer, keeping abreast of the surplus lines laws and regulations in your own state is often a difficult task. When one wanders across state borders, the challenge becomes even more daunting, sometimes requiring an...
Sep 5 2005 // Gone are the days when the Midwest’s surplus lines market saw all sorts of business, from high-liability risks to garden variety commercial property coverage. For the region’s surplus lines business, the...
Sep 5 2005 // As a producer, keeping abreast of the surplus lines laws and regulations in your own state is often a difficult task. When one wanders across state borders, the challenge becomes even more daunting, sometimes requiring an...
Sep 5 2005 // Speakers from the Texas Department of Insurance, the state comptroller’s office and the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas will discuss topics of importance to surplus lines professionals during a series of...
Sep 5 2005 // Independent insurance agents have outplayed and outscored the Web-based insurance distribution systems that tried to eliminate them and are on the verge of even greater victories, one of the industry’s technology...