Latest Excess Surplus Headlines

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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Names 3 Regional Executives for Professional Lines

Feb 18 2021 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has expanded its U.S. Executive & Professional Lines leadership team, naming Shelley Norman as senior vice president, Management Liability, Central region, and promoting...

Internet of Things Devices Increase Risk of Cyber Attacks on Industrial Sector: Lloyd’s

Feb 17 2021 // Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasing the risk of cyber attacks to industrial and manufacturing businesses, according to a report published by Lloyd’s in partnership with cyber analytics specialist...

Lloyd’s Construction Specialists Say They Are Ready For U.S. Infrastructure Boom

Feb 16 2021 // Construction insurance specialists at Lloyd’s of London are hoping to see more U.S. business from increased government investment in infrastructure projects in 2021.That will be welcome after a period of dealing with...

Kotch Joins Core Specialty Insurance in Ohio as Chief Information Officer

Feb 12 2021 // Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. (Core Specialty), based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has appointed Mary Kotch as chief information officer and member of the company’s executive committee.Kotch has more than 20...

Ambac Financial Launches Specialty Insurance Group Everspan

Feb 10 2021 // Financial holding company Ambac Financial Group has launched Everspan Group, capitalized with more than $100 million, to focus on writing specialty program insurance business.Everspan Group’s insurance companies...

California Surplus Lines Weathered Pandemic, Wildfires, Civil Unrest

Feb 9 2021 // In a year marred by a pandemic, massive Western U.S. wildfires, civil unrest, and a contentious election, California’s surplus lines market “didn’t miss a beat.”That was the message from Ben McKay,...

Fischer Appointed President of Core Specialty’s Ag Reinsurance Division

Feb 9 2021 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Core Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (Core Specialty) hired William (Bill) R. Fischer to lead its newly formed Agriculture Reinsurance Division. Fischer is a 25-year veteran of...

ES Risks & FocusPoint International Announce New Solution with Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to Provide World Class Response Under ‘Crisis Bulwark’ Facility

Feb 9 2021 // London, UK, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 – ES Risks and FocusPoint International (FPI) announce a new offering with Lloyd’s of London, that will bring world-class crisis response and technology into the product concept to be...

Lloyd’s Launches Global Platform to Drive Resilience to World’s Systemic Risks

Feb 8 2021 // Lloyd’s, the insurance and reinsurance marketplace, is launching “Futureset,” a new global platform and community dedicated to driving greater societal and economic resilience to the world’s most...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes Blas to Head of Property, Spain

Feb 8 2021 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Tomas Blas has been promoted to head of Property, Spain.Blas, who has 17 years of industry experience, joined BHSI in 2019 as head of Technical Lines in Spain....

McGriff Launches On-Demand Excess Liability Product for Freight Brokers

Feb 8 2021 // McGriff has launched a new product that gives freight brokers the ability to purchase excess auto liability coverage online.TripExcess is a per-shipment excess liability product that will allow shippers, 3PL/brokers and...

The Myth of the ‘Surplus Lines Agent’

Feb 8 2021 // Increasingly, the world of insurance distribution has become highly specialized, utilizing technology and a multitude of parties to reach customers worldwide. The surplus lines industry is no exception. Surplus lines...

Mosaic Launches Bermuda-Based Specialty Insurer, Along with Lloyd’s Syndicate 1609

Feb 4 2021 // Mosaic, a Bermuda-based global specialty insurer, has launched operations in Bermuda, London, the United States and Asia, along with a newly formed Lloyd’s syndicate.Operating with initial capitalization of $185...

Hanes Named President of Ryan Specialty’s Stetson Insurance Funding

Feb 3 2021 // Anthony Hanes has joined Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group’s Stetson Insurance Funding (Stetson) as president.Stetson specializes in financing commercial and personal lines insurance premiums for the excess and...

Deadline for Late-Filed Texas Surplus Line Policy Corrections: Feb. 15

Jan 28 2021 // Corrections or adjustment forms for late-filed Texas surplus line insurance policies included on November or December 2020 monthly late filers reports are due by Feb. 15, 2021. After this date, no additional modifications...

Texas Surplus Line Insurance Premium Neared $8B in 2020

Jan 28 2021 // Texas recorded nearly $8 billion in surplus lines premium in 2020.The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported that surplus line premium in the state increased to $7.92 billion in 2020, up 14% from $6.95...

Houston’s Skyward Specialty Names Burkhart President of Specialty Lines

Jan 26 2021 // Houston-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. (Skyward Specialty) has appointed John Burkhart president of specialty lines with oversight of Executive and Professional Liability, Healthcare Professional Liability,...

Insurer Hallmark Financial Explores Splitting Off Its Specialty Commercial Lines Business

Jan 22 2021 // Hallmark Financial Services, a specialty property/casualty company, announced Thursday that it is exploring the separation of its specialty commercial business to unlock its value and improve access to capital.Currently...

Lloyd’s Appoints Aviva’s Tiernan to New Chief of Markets Position

Jan 22 2021 // Patrick Tiernan will be joining Lloyd’s of London in the newly-created role of chief of Markets, where he will will oversee market performance and distribution. Tiernan will join Lloyd’s from Aviva where he is...

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Acquires Aegis Surety, Sells XPro

Jan 22 2021 // Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. has acquired Aegis Surety and simultaneously sold XPro, which provides solutions for the pest control industry. K2 Insurance Services is both the seller of Aegis Surety and the buyer...