All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 6 2005 // Argonaut Group Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, is expanding its commitment to the wholesale insurance market with the creation of a new company, Argonaut Specialty, which will target accounts that are somewhat larger...
Jun 6 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates, a privately held insurance brokerage firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, named commercial property and casualty broker Scott Fitzgerald as vice president to reflect his increased 2004 sales...
Jun 6 2005 // Over 200 years ago Paul Revere rallied the Minutemen with the cry: “The British are coming!” He’d be somewhat surprised to learn of today’s more benign invasion by a number of British insurance...
Jun 1 2005 // OneBeacon Professional Partners has purchased the renewal rights to the hospital professional liability and managed care errors & omissions books of business from Chubb Specialty Insurance (CSI). OneBeacon will renew...
May 25 2005 // Kinnect, the electronic platform develped by Lloyd’s, which securely exchanges risk data and wordings between brokers and underwriters, has won two awards from international standards body ACORD. “The platform...
May 23 2005 // Investors Plan Small, Focused Writer of Homes, Including on Coasts, in Mass., R.I., N.Y.The investors in line to revitalize the 157-year old Pawtucket Mutual Insurance and its subsidiary Narragansett Bay Insurance...
May 23 2005 // Twig BranchSeattle, Wash.-based Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company has announced that Rodney A. Pierson has been named senior vice president, CFO and treasurer. Pierson’s long history in finance includes his...
May 23 2005 // Structural similarities and differences between stamping and service offices in the 15 stamping offices across the U.S. and how their markets differ were discussed by Phil Ballinger, executive director of the Surplus Lines...
May 23 2005 // Structural similarities and differences between stamping and service offices in the 15 stamping offices across the U.S. and how their markets differ were discussed by Phil Ballinger, executive director of the Surplus Lines...
May 19 2005 // The Prime Insurance Syndicate Inc. has received approval to write surplus lines insurance business in Vermont through the INEX Insurance Exchange effective as of April 7, 2005. Prime, which offers solutions for...
May 19 2005 // Argonaut Group Inc. is expanding its commitment to the wholesale insurance market with the creation of a new company, Argonaut Specialty, which will target accounts that are somewhat larger than those currently handled by...
May 17 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates, a privately held insurance brokerage firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, named commercial property and casualty broker Scott Fitzgerald as vice president to reflect his increased 2004 sales...
May 17 2005 // Charles Wardlaw, CEO, and Kevin Crombie, president of Encino, Calif.-based International E&S Brokers Inc., announced that Vince Reardon has joined International E&S in the dual role of underwriting manager for...
May 17 2005 // Chicago-based wholesaler Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc. reported a net loss of $4.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Total revenues were $1.3 million, comprised of earned insurance premiums of...
May 13 2005 // Lloyd’s U.S. office announced the appointment of Thor Valdmanis as vice president, Communications for North America. In the newly created post, he will be responsible for all media activities and promotions in the...
May 12 2005 // Lloyd’s announced that three more of its leading businesses – QBE European Operations (including Lloyd’s largest managing agent Limit and its company market operations); managing agent Cathedral and,...
May 12 2005 // Chicago-based wholesaler Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc. announced a new partner agent contract with Specialty Risk Solutions, which is also based in the Windy City and specializes in the public entity segment...
May 10 2005 // Beazley USA, a subsidiary of the U.K.-based Beazley Group, plc, a leading Lloyd’s underwriter, announced that Jerry Sullivan is joining the company as the E&O Product Leader within Specialty Lines. He will be...
May 9 2005 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley has sent his pricey, special edition pickup truck to the state’s surplus property yard, giving up the luxury perk that provoked sharp criticism of both the state-paid...
May 6 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has placed the financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of “aa-” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 1414 under review with negative...