All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 27 2025 // Alabama has become the seventh state to adopt the “SLIP+ for States” reporting and payment platform for surplus lines data and taxes, starting in 2025.Surplus lines brokers who already have a SLIP+ login do not...
Oct 24 2025 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced it is offering Excess Cyber Insurance policies in Quebec along with a refreshed Excess offering across Canada.The refreshed...
Oct 24 2025 // CRC Group Names New Team Members in Specialty DivisionCRC Group, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, added three new professionals to its CRC Specialty division. Ryan Degale rejoins CRC Specialty as a broker based in...
Oct 16 2025 // A former Crum & Forster executive and a London-based underwriter incubator have teamed up to launch a new specialty insurance company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bartlett 1889 Specialty Insurance plans to offer...
Oct 13 2025 // Insurtech Bold Penguin said it has acquired SquareRisk, a digital, artificial intelligence-enabled wholesale insurance marketplace.Bold Penguin said users of its quoting software will now have additional commercial...
Oct 10 2025 // Boxx Hires Leads for Distribution, Claims and TechBoxx Insurance, headquartered in Miami, Florida, appointed Joe Gates, Ray Moylan and Thomas Beale to new positions. Boxx appointed Gates head of distribution, central,...
Oct 9 2025 // Fortegra Group Inc., a global specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., announced it has secured a box in the underwriting room at Lloyd’s.Effective immediately, Fortegra will operate from Box 388 on the...
Oct 9 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and Westfield Specialty International.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Nelson as...
Oct 6 2025 // Direct written premiums saw double-digit growth for the seventh straight year for U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) insurers, according to Fitch Ratings’ latest annual property/casualty market review.Per a Fitch...
Sep 29 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Specialty MGA and HDI UK & Ireland.A summary of these new hires follows here. Specialty MGA Taps BMS’s Conway as Senior MedMal...
Sep 26 2025 // Specialty Program Group LLC, an operator of specialty insurance distribution, underwriting, and consulting businesses, is consolidating its wholesale businesses under a single division called SPG Wholesale.Monarch E&S,...
Sep 26 2025 // Tom Pratt, head of public policy and government affairs at property insurance MGA Delos Insurance Solutions, has been appointed to the legislative committee of the Surplus Line Association of California.Delos is...
Sep 24 2025 // Ryan Specialty has announced the formation of Clach Casualty Underwriting Managers, a new managing general underwriter focused on providing casualty insurance solutions for complex construction and habitational real estate...
Sep 18 2025 // Radian Group said on Thursday it would buy UK-based Inigo for $1.7 billion as the U.S. mortgage insurer seeks to transform into a global multi-line specialty insurer, sending its shares up nearly 7%.The Pennsylvania-based...
Sep 17 2025 // AmTrust Names Fletcher and Thomas to Lead New E&S Premier GroupAmTrust Financial Services Inc., headquartered in New York City, appointed Curt Fletcher as senior vice president and Matt Thomas as vice president of...
Sep 16 2025 // Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced the launch of Arenite Specialty to write surety and credit risk insurance.Initially focused on...
Sep 16 2025 // AmTrust Financial Services has a busy day on Sept. 15 as it expanded its excess & surplus division to include new lines, appointed leadership, and announced an agreement with Blackstone Credit & Insurance to spin...
Sep 15 2025 // Skyward Specialty Insurance Group recruited Christopher Zitzmann as president of Inland Marine and Transactional Property. With more than two decades of experience in the property and inland marine markets, Zitzmann is...
Sep 15 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM).A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Smyth as Global Chief Underwriting Officer,...
Sep 12 2025 // Direct written premiums saw double-digit growth for the seventh straight year for U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) insurers, according to Fitch Ratings’ latest annual property/casualty market review.Per a Fitch...