All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 24 2019 // AmTrust E&S Insurance Services is expanding its offerings with the launch of an excess casualty underwriting division.To lead the Los Angeles-based new business unit, AmTrust E&S has hired Jeff Lynn, who brings 15...
Sep 24 2019 // Lloyd’s announced the results of its culture survey, which was commissioned in March in the wake of press reports of rampant sexual harassment in the market. The survey confirms that many women are enduring a toxic...
Sep 24 2019 // Demand for surplus lines insurance rose dramatically in 2018 and is continuing to expand this year, so much so that some in the sector are feeling a bit overwhelmed.The excess and surplus lines sector is enjoying its...
Sep 24 2019 // Monarch E&S Insurance Services, a division of SPG Insurance Solutions, a full-service MGA and wholesale broker, has opened a new branch in Florida. The new branch is part of the company’s plans to expand its...
Sep 23 2019 // Newly-launched specialty insurance broker CAC Specialty announced the appointment of Michael D. Rice II as its chief executive officer.Rice brings years of experience in the brokerage industry. Most recently, he served as...
Sep 23 2019 // There are several things that keep SCOR’s Jean-Paul Conoscente awake at night. Climate change is one of them; cyber risk is another. Only time will tell whether these risks are actually insurable, cautions...
Sep 20 2019 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) board of directors announced that SLTX Executive Director Norma Essary will separate from employment, effective Oct. 17, 2019. The board voted Sept. 17 to relieve Essary of...
Sep 20 2019 // Generali US Branch, the U.S. arm of Generali Group, announced the launch of its Specialty Insurance Division, which will focus on providing warranty services and solutions.The Specialty Insurance Division will provide both...
Sep 19 2019 // Lloyd’s plans to set up an office in Miami to support business development in the Latin American and Caribbean markets.“Latin America is a key market for Lloyd’s, with premium close to US$1.5...
Sep 18 2019 // Lloyd’s of London expects “sobering” results from a survey of the workplace culture at its member firms, the insurance market’s chairman said on Wednesday as a rise in investment income drove a...
Sep 18 2019 // Lloyd’s announced that David Sansom has been confirmed as chief risk officer, subject to regulatory approval.Sansom’s remit includes all areas of risk management within the Corporation of Lloyd’s as well...
Sep 18 2019 // Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest insurance market, returned to profit in the first half after two full-year losses.The more than 300-year-old corporation made a profit before tax of 2.3 billion pounds...
Sep 17 2019 // Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the appointments of Stephanie Pestorich Manson as chief client officer for Management Liability and head of Directors’ & Officers’ (D&O) Product...
Sep 17 2019 // Emerging risks with little or no claims history can be notoriously difficult to underwrite—but many specialty lines companies are finding ways to put their toes in the water to insure these new risks, especially when...
Sep 16 2019 // As co-founder and chief executive officer of the predictive analytics firm Spotted, Janet Comenos knows a lot about famous actors, artists, athletes and celebrity advertising. Her Boston startup matches companies with...
Sep 16 2019 // Demand for surplus lines insurance rose dramatically in 2018 and is continuing to expand this year, so much so that some in the sector are feeling a bit overwhelmed.The excess and surplus lines sector is enjoying its...
Sep 16 2019 // The surplus lines marketplace is often viewed as the insurer of last resort, the marketplace for bad risks with poor loss records. But particularly in a time of great economic growth like now — we’re also the...
Sep 16 2019 // There is a special segment of the insurance industry that can be maligned at times because of how it operates, but it is critically important to a healthy insurance marketplace. That industry segment is the excess and...
Sep 13 2019 // The commercial general liability line will be the next property/casualty line to harden, the chief executive of W.R. Berkley Corp. predicted at an industry conference.Speaking at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance...
Sep 12 2019 // Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) announced the appointment of Alexander Montoya as president of U.S., Bermuda and LatAm, effective immediately. LSM also announced Wilhelm Schaugg has joined Montoya’s team.Wilhelm...