Latest Excess Surplus Headlines

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How COVID-19 Impacts the Surplus Lines Insurance Industry

Apr 22 2020 // COVID-19 has majorly disrupted the global economy, and while many business sectors are subjected to temporary shutdowns or bare minimum operations, the insurance industry is racing forward while confronting unprecedented...

Aon’s Reinsurer Trading Portal, ABConnect, Receives Accreditation from Lloyd’s

Apr 22 2020 // Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has received accreditation from Lloyd’s for its reinsurer trading portal, ABConnect Placements.Following the recent deployment of Aon’s binding function, the Lloyd’s...

SLTX: New Surplus Lines Complaint Notice Required Starting May 1

Apr 21 2020 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reports that a revised complaint notice for surplus lines insurance policies has been adopted by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). The revised notice must be...

AXA XL Forms New Leadership Team, Aims to Restructure with Regional Business Units

Apr 21 2020 // AXA XL announced a new leadership team and proposed changes to the operating model of its Insurance business following a strategic review.Key proposed changes to the operating model include the creation of a single global...

Lloyd’s Gathers Business Interruption Data for UK Regulator

Apr 20 2020 // Lloyd’s of London is collating details of insurers’ business interruption coverage for the Prudential Regulation Authority and is in discussions about a government backstop to cover future pandemics, it said in...

Texas Surplus Lines Premium Increases in Q1 2020

Apr 20 2020 // Premium recorded for the first quarter of 2020 for excess and surplus lines of insurance in Texas is up 14.5% compared with the same period last year, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas...

California Supreme Court Ruling Will Enable Montrose to Tap Excess Policies

Apr 20 2020 // A decision earlier this month by the California Supreme Court gave policyholders with long-tail environmental claims a potentially big win, finding that polices within each policy period can be vertically stacked.The...

Mastos Was a Staple in Nevada’s Insurance Community

Apr 15 2020 // Louis T. Mastos was stepped in myriad sectors of Nevada’s insurance community, and he was someone who early on recognized the value of surplus lines, those who knew him say.Mastos, who served as Nevada’s second...

Sompo Int’l to Exit Lloyd’s, Writing New Business from London Company Market Platform

Apr 15 2020 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that as part of the ongoing transformation of Sompo International, the insurer will be...

Kelley, from AmWINS, Joins Hanover as President of Specialty Industrial Property Team

Apr 15 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group reported that James A. Kelley has been appointed president of Hanover Specialty Industrial Property.Kelley will be responsible for the company’s portfolio of insurance for complex high...

One80 Intermediaries Acquires Ohio’s International Excess Program Managers

Apr 14 2020 // One80 Intermediaries (One80), a national wholesale insurance broker and program manager headquartered in Boston, has acquired Beachwood, Ohio-based International Excess Program Managers (IEPM), a wholesale insurance...

DOXA Acquires Specialty Insurance Agencies in Florida, Missouri

Apr 13 2020 // Specialty insurance agencies Lawrence E. Smith & Associates (LESA) of greater St. Louis, Mo., and Scholastic Insurance of Florida (SIF) of greater Orlando, Fla., have been acquired by DOXA Insurance Holdings LLC...

Texas Surplus Lines Filings Up 14.5% in Q1 2020 Compared with Q1 2019

Apr 9 2020 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reports that excess and surplus lines insurance premium recorded for the first quarter of 2020 is up 14.5% compare with the same period last year. Additionally, the Q1 2020...

Lloyd’s Picks 12 Insurtech Startups for Next Cohort of Its Innovation Lab

Apr 9 2020 // Lloyd’s has selected 12 insurtech startups to participate in its innovation accelerator, Lloyd’s Lab.The 12 teams were chosen out of more than 190 applications, received from across the world, for the fourth...

California Supreme Court Ruling Will Enable Montrose to Tap Excess Policies

Apr 7 2020 // A decision this week by the California Supreme Court gave policyholders with long-tail environmental claims a potentially big win, finding that polices within each policy period can be vertically stacked.The decision was...

Insurance Veteran Kevin Brooks Passes Away Due to COVID-19 Complications

Apr 7 2020 // Insurance industry veteran Kevin P. Brooks passed away on April 3, 2020, due to complications of COVID-19.Brooks had a long and successful career in the insurance industry, focusing on wholesale, specialty and surplus...

Lloyd’s Returns to Profit; ‘Strong Position’ to Respond to COVID-19

Apr 6 2020 // While announcing a return to profit of £2.5 billion (US$3 billion) for 2019, Lloyd’s also affirmed that the market is in a strong position to respond to the impacts of COVID-19.Lloyd’s return to profit was the...

COVID-19 Claims to Hit Lloyd’s on Multiple Lines, Says CEO Neal

Apr 6 2020 // Lloyd’s insurers face COVID-19 related claims from approximately 14 categories of insurance, said Chief Executive Officer John Neal during a media call to discuss the market’s 2019 results.Neal said it is too...

This Insurance Would Have Helped in Coronavirus Crisis But Nobody Bought It

Apr 3 2020 // Like everyone else, Peter Lacovara is coping with COVID-19, working at home to limit contagion to the coronavirus and stay healthy. He’s also plugging away trying to keep businesses healthy, as well.In his role as a...

BMS Signs Preferred Partner Agreement with Portuguese Specialty Broker Tagus

Apr 3 2020 // BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the conclusion of a preferred partner agreement with the new wholesale and specialty broker Tagus Specialty in Portugal.An ambitious production plan has...