All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 8 2002 // For the past 25 years, our Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets has been published each January and July. Beginning in 1998, we put that directory online at www.insurancejournal.com. Agents and brokers can...
Jul 8 2002 // Swett & Crawford chairman David Hartoch has seen a number of changes in the excess and surplus industry during his decades in the business. As he approaches retirement in December, Hartoch took time out to talk with...
Jul 8 2002 // For the past 25 years, our Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets has been published each January and July. Beginning in 1998, we put that directory online at www.insurancejournal.com. Agents and brokers can...
Jul 5 2002 // A New Swiss Re Sigma report examines the state of the London Market, describing the effects of the sweeping changes that have occurred over the last decade, the ongoing consolidations, the market’s continuing...
Jul 4 2002 // National Indemnity, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has concluded an agreement with Lloyd’s Euclidian Syndicate 1243 to provide £ 50 million ($76 million) in financing on a whole account qualified quota share...
Jul 4 2002 // National Indemnity, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has concluded an agreement with Lloyd’s Euclidian Syndicate 1243 to provide £ 50 million ($76 million) in financing on a whole account qualified quota share...
Jun 26 2002 // The hard market is having a serious effect on information processing according to a panel of experts established to discuss market conditions by Lloyd’s.Lloyd’s announcement indicated that a number of...
Jun 26 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has placed the “A” (Excellent) financial strength rating of PMA Capital Insurance Company and the “A-” (Excellent) rating of PMA Insurance Group under Review with Negative...
Jun 19 2002 // A major study by U.K. think-tank Global Futures, sponsored by Lloyd’s of London and the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC), suggests that following the Sept. 11 attacks a “risk-averse”...
Jun 13 2002 // For the first time in over 300 years Lloyd’s of London will be headed by a Chairman from outside the London Insurance Market, as the Council of Lloyd’s announced the selection of Lord Peter Levene of Portsoken,...
Jun 10 2002 // Julian James, Director of Worldwide Markets at Lloyd’s, in a speech given last week to business leaders in Singapore and Hong Kong, stated that the costs of risk are continuing to rise.James, attributed the rise in...
Jun 10 2002 // Before creating joint underwriting associations to provide difficult-to-obtain insurance, such as for medical malpractice or nursing homes, state regulators should encourage coverage by surplus lines’ insurers. The...
Jun 10 2002 // If you’re placing coverage for contractors, there are three factors that determine what obstacles you will encounter: location, location, location.The real question is whether it will stay that way or whether...
Jun 3 2002 // Aon Corporation says the spin-off of Combined Specialty Group, Inc. (CSG) is now expected to be completed after June 30.Steps necessary to complete the spin-off continue to be taken and the spin-off will be accomplished as...
May 30 2002 // Kevin Tromer received the Earle Dillard Award, which honors the top committee chair, by the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) at the association’s 76th annual meeting at the Bellagio Hotel in...
May 29 2002 // Michael G. Koziol, senior counsel and a director of the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), recently addressed a letter to the Pennsylvania Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee, urging members to...
May 29 2002 // AXIS Specialty Limited, the newly formed Bermuda-based insurer, announced that it has received Irish Government approval to commence business as an insurer and reinsurer from its European headquarters in Dublin,...
May 27 2002 // Saying the move will allow the company to devote all of its financial resources and managerial attention to its best performing businesses, PMA Capital has decided to withdraw from the excess and surplus (E&S) lines...
May 27 2002 // The United States boasts nearly 51 million acres of lakes, 633,000 miles of rivers and 88,600 miles of coastal shoreline. So, it’s little wonder that water recreation is a popular summer pastime. In recent years,...
May 27 2002 // Saying the move will allow the company to devote all of its financial resources and managerial attention to its best performing businesses, PMA Capital has decided to withdraw from the excess and surplus (E&S) lines...