Latest Excess Surplus Headlines
All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aon UK CEO Christian Elected to Council of Lloyd’s
Dec 2 2013 // Aon plc. announced that Dominic Christian, CEO of Aon UK Ltd and Executive Chairman of International at Aon Benfield, has been elected to the Council of Lloyd’s for a three-year term beginning February 1, 2014. The...
Lexington’s Johnson on U.S. Surplus Lines
Dec 2 2013 // The surplus lines industry experienced tough times in 2012. But that hasn’t been the story for 2013, says Jeremy Johnson, president of Lexington Insurance Co., a unit of AIG. In this interview with Insurance...
Texas Surplus Lines Association Elects New Officers
Nov 19 2013 // The Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. announced the election of new officers and directors at its annual meeting in Austin on Nov. 11. Lorrie Cheshier, vice president/branch manager at McClelland & Hine Inc. in San...
2013 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed
Nov 18 2013 // State Specialists are often an independent agent’s most reliable and consistent market. These companies are focused on a specific geographic area, understand it and consistently strive to serve it. The Demotech...
New Programs, Flexibility Help Contractor Segment Rebuild
Nov 18 2013 // Those that specialize in the contractors and builders segment say a lot has changed in this class since 2007. The recession forced the insurance industry to be flexible and creative when it came to insuring this class,...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Adds Healthcare Risk Management
Nov 13 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is expanding its healthcare professional liability capabilities to provide customers with customized risk management support. The company will now reimburse qualified healthcare...
Aon Revises London Short Excess Liability Follow Form for Global Clients
Nov 8 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has released its latest London Short Excess Liability Follow form policy (London Short #2) to provide clients with more contract certainty, clarity and...
R-T Specialty Appoints Senior VP for Property Division in New York
Nov 8 2013 // R-T Specialty, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group based in Chicago, announced the appointment of Meredith Dyson as a senior vice president for its property division. She is based in R-T Specialty’s...
Endurance Specialty Names CEO of U.S. Insurance Division
Nov 7 2013 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced Douglas Worman will join the company on Nov. 11 as executive vice president and chief...
Allied Insurance Brokers Hires SVP for Ascinsure Specialty Risk Unit in Penn.
Nov 6 2013 // Ascinsure Specialty Risk recently hired Curtis Kochman as senior vice president. Within this role, Kochman will spearhead Ascinsure’s business development goals and overall operations within its Specialty Wholesale...
Integro Canada Acquires Specialty Film Broker Multimedia Risk
Nov 5 2013 // Integro (Canada) Ltd. announced its acquisition of Winnipeg-based Multimedia Risk Inc., an insurance brokerage, which specializes in serving the national and international film and television production industry from...
Atlas General Announces Tribunalization with Lloyd’s of London
Nov 4 2013 // San Diego, CA, 11/4/13 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, is pleased to announce that it has formally completed the “tribunalization” process with Lloyd’s of London. This authorizes Atlas as a...
E&O Dangers for Agents
Nov 4 2013 // Specializing is one way to get ahead in today’s insurance world. But becoming an expert comes with its own share of risks. Phrases such as “expert” or “specialist” have the potential to raise...
Increasing Retentions: The Hidden Premium Increase
Nov 4 2013 // Is the market hardening? A Google search shows that most experts think it is, and it is nearly impossible to find a professional journal without an article discussing the topic. The premium increases that are being...
R-T Specialty to Buy Wholesale Broker Westrope
Nov 1 2013 // Chicago-based national wholesale insurance broker R-T Specialty said it has agreed to merge with another wholesale broker Westrope, based in Kansas City, Missouri. Westrope has a national presence with concentrations in...
ThinkRisk, Aspen Launch New Private, Non-Profit Management Liability Program
Oct 31 2013 // ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, a division of RSG Underwriting Managers, LLC, and Aspen US Insurance have launched a new national management liability package program. The product is available on an admitted basis in most...
Willis Launches Global 360 to Specialty Clients
Oct 24 2013 // Willis Limited, a subsidiary of Willis Group Holdings Plc, has announced the first set of insurers offering to support Global 360, which it described as “a pioneering suite of capacity facilities for its specialty...
Westrope Named President of Surplus Lines Group, NAPSLO
Oct 23 2013 // Kevin T. Westrope, president of Westrope, an independent wholesale brokerage based in Kansas City, Mo., has been elected to serve as the new president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices...
Aon Launches Excess Liability Facility for Railroad Business
Oct 22 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has launched Aon Rail Excess Liability facility. The insurance facility was created in response to emerging risks arising out of requirements in the Rail...
Aon Benfield 1st Half 2013 Lloyd’s Report: Premiums up; Profits Down
Oct 17 2013 // Aon Benfield’s Analytics’ Market Analysis team has updated its report on Lloyd’s to reflect the latest financial figures for the first half of 2013 and business position going into 2014. Key figures in...
