The most viewed headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page over the last 30 days.
Nov 21 2025 // American International Group Inc.’s announcement last week that it was parting ways with incoming President John Neal stunned insurance industry observers and raised questions about what caused the veteran executive...
Nov 14 2025 // John Neal’s tenure at American International Group (AIG) is over before it began.The former CEO of Lloyd’s of London and AIG reached a “mutual agreement” that he would not join the company due to...
Nov 19 2025 // Lloyd’s of London is investigating its former chief executive officer, John Neal, who was set to start at American International Group Inc. next month before the company disclosed he’s no longer joining due to...
Dec 1 2025 // AM Best revised its market segment outlook on the U.S. excess and surplus lines segment to stable from positive, the rating agency announced.The change comes as rates soften and premium growth moderates. “Although...
Nov 24 2025 // Well respected insurance veteran Tom Bolt has died, one of his former employers announced on Friday.“Tom was a highly accomplished insurance executive, who was deeply respected and widely admired in the global...
Nov 21 2025 // Chris Ornce XPT Specialty, headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, appointed Chris Ornce as a senior vice president in its workers’ compensation division. With over 15 years in the industry, Ornce has a reputation...
Nov 26 2025 // Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group that focuses on developing markets, announced the launch of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa.Based in Sandton, ASR’s syndicate underwriters will...
Nov 17 2025 // Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Ltd.’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, and K2 Insurance Services, an independent MGA platform, have received “in principle” approval...
Nov 19 2025 // OAK Global, the Lloyd’s reinsurance business, announced it has received permission from Lloyd’s to underwrite via Syndicate 1440.The new syndicate will operate as the strategic business unit OAK Enterprise,...
Dec 5 2025 // Specialty MGA Nirvana Acquires Arena From Ryan SpecialtySpecialty managing general agent (MGA) Nirvana announced the acquisition of Arena NV from Ryan Specialty. Financial terms of the deal, which was announced today, were...
Dec 8 2025 // Allianz SE and Oaktree Capital Management agreed to set up a reinsurance syndicate on the Lloyd’s of London market, the latest example of a private capital firm pushing into the non-life sector.The vehicle, named...