Latest Excess Surplus Headlines
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Closing Quote: Health and Optimism in Surplus Lines
Sep 19 2016 // The surplus lines industry continues to outperform the overall property/casualty market, but that doesn’t mean it’s not without its own challenges. The annual U.S. Surplus Lines – Segment Review, produced...
How Competition Brings Out E&S Market’s Creativity
Sep 19 2016 // Emerging risks or traditional lines, innovation makes the difference The surplus lines market is eyeing another year of solid results for 2015. At press time, the final figures for 2015 surplus lines had yet to be released...
14 States Process $13.1B in Surplus Lines Premium in First Half 2016
Sep 19 2016 // Data from the 14 U.S. surplus lines service/stamping offices show they have processed almost $13.1 billion in insurance premium filings in the first half of 2016, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas...
AIG Selling Stake in Ascot Lloyd’s Syndicate; Will Keep Bermuda, Reinsurance Ties
Sep 16 2016 // American International Group Inc. has agreed to sell its interest in Ascot Underwriting Holdings Ltd. (AUHL) and related syndicate-funding subsidiary Ascot Corporate Name Ltd. to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board...
Lloyd’s Enjoys ‘Healthy Pipeline’ of Entrants Despite Brexit, Chairman Says
Sep 15 2016 // The Lloyd’s of London insurance market has a queue of companies wanting to join, Chairman John Nelson said on Monday, even as Britain’s vote to leave the European Union casts doubt over its European...
To Cut Costs, Reinsurers Should Lower Brokers’ Fees, Says Lloyd’s Chairman
Sep 15 2016 // Reinsurers, forced to cut prices for four years in a row, should target brokers’ fees as the industry seeks to reduce costs, according to Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson. The brokers need to cut profit...
Prospect General in California Tribunalized by Lloyd’s
Sep 13 2016 // La Jolla, Calif.-based program administrator Prospect General Insurance Agency announced its tribunalization by Lloyd’s of London. Being named a coverholder allows Prospect General access to the Lloyd’s...
Hancock Exits RSA for Role at Lloyd’s
Sep 12 2016 // General insurer RSA said that Jon Hancock, managing director of UK commercial lines and global broker relationship director, is leaving RSA to take up the role of director of Performance Management at Lloyd’s of...
Lloyd’s Wins Right to Keep Oklahoma Quake Damage Lawsuit in New York
Sep 8 2016 // Lloyd’s of London has kept its lawsuit against New Dominion LLC over fracking out of the state where the ground is shaking. A federal judge in New York agreed Wednesday to decide the lawsuit by Lloyd’s seeking...
Hudson Insurance Launches Commercial Excess & Umbrella Unit, Taps Farrell to Lead
Sep 6 2016 // Hudson Insurance Group has launched its new commercial excess and umbrella business unit that will provide coverage on a non-admitted basis in all 50 states. Led by Thomas Farrell, the unit will operate on a limited...
UK Risks Losing Lloyd’s & London Market Insurers on Brexit: Lloyd’s Chairman
Sep 6 2016 // Lloyd’s of London and other insurers will be forced to move part of their businesses to the European Union if they fail to access the single market following Britain’s decision in June to leave the bloc,...
Missouri Again Non-Renews License of Northern Illinois Agency Owner
Sep 6 2016 // Missouri insurance regulators have once again refused to renew the non-resident producer license of the owner of an Illinois managing general agency that has been able to continue operations despite having his license...
EU Passporting Essential for Lloyd’s Market Position in Post-Brexit World: Fitch
Sep 1 2016 // The UK’s exit from the European Union, or “Brexit,” could lead to a loss of business for Lloyd’s of London unless the UK government is able to negotiate passporting arrangements to maintain access...
AIG’s Sparro Joins Endurance Specialty as CEO of U.S. Insurance
Sep 1 2016 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, said Christopher Sparro is joining the company as executive vice president and chief executive officer...
M.J. Kelly Co.-Texas Adds Fonseca as Marketing Representative
Aug 25 2016 // Wholesale broker and managing general agent, M. J. Kelly Company-Texas, has added Vicky Fonseca as marketing representative in Fort Worth. The company also announced the retirement of Robert Grace. Fonseca is an insurance...
Missouri Non-Renews Insurance License of Northern Illinois Agency Owner, Again
Aug 24 2016 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has once again refused to renew the non-resident producer license of the owner of an Illinois managing general agency that has been able to continue operations despite having his...
Endurance Global Risk Solutions Adds Workers’ Comp Product
Aug 24 2016 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has launched a new workers’ compensation insurance product for its Global Risk Solutions...
Low Prices Ultimately Could Bite London Market Insurers: A.M. Best, PwC Reports
Aug 24 2016 // The business outlook for the London insurance market is a familiar one across other global markets: underwriting profits are under pressure as ongoing soft market prices begin to take a toll. In separate reports on the...
WSJ: AIG May Sell Shares in Lloyd’s Unit Ascot to Canadian Pension Board
Aug 23 2016 // American International Group Inc. is in early talks to sell its minority stake in the Lloyd’s of London syndicate manager Ascot Underwriting Holdings Ltd. to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the Wall...
Beazley Doubles Environmental Risk Capacity to $50M with Lloyd’s Consortium
Aug 23 2016 // Beazley, the London-based provider of specialist environmental liability insurance, has doubled its capacity for operational and fixed site environmental risks to $50 million. Covering the environmental liabilities of...
