All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 22 2003 // Through its history in Texas jurisprudence, the Stowers doctrine, which creates excess liability for insurers based upon rejection of the settlement demand within limits, has shifted between a restricted concept and a...
Sep 19 2003 // Insurance Journal brings you special video coverage of the NAPSLO Annual Convention that took place Sept. 10-14 in San Diego.Insurance Journal spoke with a number of key leaders in the excess & surplus lines industry....
Sep 16 2003 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that its Bermuda subsidiary, Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd., has promoted two key people within its Excess Casualty and Professional Lines Divisions, Mary Lou Douglas and...
Sep 16 2003 // Speaking at Town Hall Los Angeles recently, Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd’s of London insurance market, said that the compensation culture and increasing barriers to free trade cause serious harm to industries that...
Sep 10 2003 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, a provider of global reinsurance and specialty insurance, is expanding into the U.S. excess and surplus lines business through the acquisition of Dakota Specialty Insurance Company from...
Sep 10 2003 // Wausau Insurance has announced a proprietary excess/umbrella liability Insurance policy to provide coverage over and above the limits of primary insurance policies. “Our excess/umbrella coverage is for proactive...
Sep 8 2003 // Nine college students from around the U.S. recently received scholarships from the Derek Hughes/National Association of Surplus Lines Offices Educational Foundation for the 2003-2004 school year. In addition to the $2,000...
Sep 8 2003 // For four days in early November, experienced surplus lines professionals will have the opportunity to study current trends and issues in their industry at NAPSLO’s Advanced School. Although “RISE TO THE TOP of...
Sep 8 2003 // Premium growth continues unabated for surplus line carriers, the insurance industry’s relief pitchers. They find themselves the beneficiaries of a standard marketplace still skittish about placing risks in lines...
Sep 8 2003 // While strong underwriting results propelled the property/casualty industry to profitability in 2002, insurers have not fully recovered from anemic premium growth of the 1990s and Sept. 11 losses, according to a...
Sep 8 2003 // Premium growth continues unabated for surplus line carriers, the insurance industry’s relief pitchers. They find themselves the beneficiaries of a standard marketplace still skittish about placing risks in lines...
Sep 8 2003 // For four days in early November, experienced surplus lines professionals will have the opportunity to study current trends and issues in their industry at NAPSLO’s Advanced School. Although “RISE TO THE TOP of...
Sep 8 2003 // Nine college students from around the U.S. recently received scholarships from the Derek Hughes/National Association of Surplus Lines Offices Educational Foundation for the 2003-2004 school year. In addition to the $2,000...
Sep 8 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: AIG Private Client Group, a Division of the property and casualty subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), has introduced Excess Flood Coverage to support insureds in the event of...
Aug 28 2003 // The California Insurance Wholesalers’ Association (CIWA) is inviting attendees to a continental breakfast and a briefing on the California Regulatory, Legislative and Political Environment and Issues facing the...
Aug 18 2003 // Fitch Ratings lowered its insurer financial strength ratings on companies participating in the Liberty Mutual inter-company pool to “A-” from “A” and its rating on Liberty Mutual Insurance...
Aug 12 2003 // Rocio L. Orta recently joined Pasadena-based Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc. as a broker. Orta will be responsible for servicing an existing book of business, as well as developing new business with new...
Aug 12 2003 // Hull & Company General Agency Inc. of Dallas announced the addition of two new account executives to its staff. Cindy Brittin Winchcombe joins the firm with 18 years of experience in underwriting and marketing Excess...
Aug 12 2003 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that its Bermuda subsidiary, Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd., has hired two key leaders in excess casualty: Shannon Totten and Cotina Forth-Albuoy. The...
Aug 11 2003 // Sandy, Utah-based Prime Holdings Insurance Services Inc. announced today that it has received approval for its property and casualty subsidiary, The Prime Insurance Syndicate Inc., to write surplus lines insurance business...