All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 14 2021 // NFP and Vault have launched the NFP/Vault Group Excess Program to provide select, qualifying employers and wealth management organizations an opportunity to expand their scope of benefits and offerings and extend to their...
Jun 9 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda and Hiscox UK.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda (LSM Bermuda), part of Liberty...
Jun 7 2021 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) recorded a record-breaking $884.75 million in surplus lines insurance premium for May, with a total of $3.63 billion year-to-date.This results in a 14.5% increase in...
Jun 3 2021 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) to Westfield Specialty Insurance Co. (Westfield Specialty), a...
Jun 3 2021 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it is providing qualifying private and nonprofit fidelity and crime insurance customers with complimentary access to the BHSI Social Engineering Prevention...
Jun 2 2021 // Climate change protesters continued their focus on Lloyd’s as a major insurer of the fossil fuel industry by setting off a stink bomb in front of the market’s London headquarters.The activist group, Insurance...
May 28 2021 // AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb” (Good) of First American Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and First American Specialty...
May 27 2021 // Lloyd’s and insurers in the London company market have formed a joint venture with DXC Technology, aiming to transform digital capabilities and reduce processing costs for the London insurance markets.The joint...
May 24 2021 // Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused managing general agent, announced the launch of its parametric division, alongside the appointment of Dr. Raveem Ismail as head of Parametric Underwriting and Ian...
May 21 2021 // Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a reinsurance managing general agent focused on the African corporate and specialty market, announced it has launched a fully capitalized and licensed reinsurer based in Mauritius.Alongside...
May 20 2021 // Anderson Benson, a Nashville-based independent insurance and risk management broker, has been appointed as a coverholder by Lloyd’s of London for a worldwide media liability errors and omissions (E&O) program...
May 20 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Acrisure Re; International General Insurance; Liberty Specialty Markets and Sedgwick.A summary of these new hires follows here. Acrisure Re, the...
May 20 2021 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. has launched a new excess and surplus lines program and named Bill Murray as its president.The new E&S program operates as part of the National Programs division of Brown &...
May 18 2021 // Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced it has received “in principle” approval from the Lloyd’s Council for the transition of the Medical Protection Society’s (MPS) Special...
May 14 2021 // This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Oneglobal Broking, Africa Specialty Risks, AXA XL and SiriusPoint.A summary of these new hires follows here. Oneglobal Broking, the London based...
May 13 2021 // NJM Insurance Group is now writing businessowners policies and corresponding excess and umbrella policies in New Jersey.The ProEdge Businessowners Policy provides protection for property and liability risks associated with...
May 12 2021 // First Indemnity Insurance Group, a specialty insurance agency providing professional liability products for lawyers and law firms, has launched Excess Protect insurance coverage for law firms of one to 750 attorneys.Excess...
May 11 2021 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) says recorded $747.99 million in surplus lines premium in April, an amount representing a 0.8% increase over April 2020.Cumulatively, this represents a total of $2.75...
May 5 2021 // AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to Southlake Specialty Insurance Co. (SSIC) and its subsidiary, Westlake Specialty Insurance Co.,...
May 4 2021 // LONDON – Beat Capital Partners Ltd. and industry veteran Paul Shore have opened a new underwriting vehicle Tegron Specialty that will focus on directors and officers insurance for publicly traded companies, specializing...