Latest Excess Surplus Headlines
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Surplus Line Market: Speculations for 2006
Jan 23 2006 // AUTHOR: By Susan McKenna Experts agree. The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Who can argue with the success of this niche-based market that has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost 15 percent of...
Surplus Lines Market: Speculation for 2006
Jan 23 2006 // Experts agree. The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Who can argue with the success of this niche-based market that has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost 15 percent of the insurance market in...
Excess Liability Coverage
Jan 23 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: AIG Excess Casualty, a division of American Home Assurance Company, part of American International Group Inc., introduced xsInResponse, a new product that provides excess liability coverage for risks...
A seriously shaken reinsurance industry rebuilds
Jan 23 2006 // Although Katrina is long gone, the clouds of misfortune she and her sisters generated will linger for decades. They radiate well beyond Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and other regions into the heart of...
New entrants join race for surplus lines share
Jan 23 2006 // XL, Rockhill and GMAC RE jockey for market share with established surplus lines writers Katrina-sized catastrophes put added pressure on admitted carriers, which increases the demand for greater capacity in excess and...
Why independent agents like backyard brokers
Jan 23 2006 // In today’s business world, it’s rare to hear a live voice on the other end of a phone call. Most companies, small and large, have succumbed to answering customer calls via electronic means. Customers,...
SURPLUS LINES MARKET
Jan 22 2006 // PRODUCERS’ NEW LIABILITIES PERSONAL LINES LOOK FINE 2006 looks even better
Aging baby boomers will mean more
Jan 22 2006 // rehabilitation centers. E&S market ready for some uncertainty Some price hardening possible due to hurricanes; new opportunities seen in housing and health care markets Experts agree. The surplus lines market remains...
Excess, Surplus & Specialty
Jan 22 2006 // Speculations for surplus lines market in 2006 Experts agree. The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Who can argue with the success of this niche-based market that has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to...
News Currents
Jan 22 2006 // Surplus Line Market: Speculations for 2006 Experts agree. The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Who can argue with the success of this niche-based market that has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to...
How to Write: Lawyers Liability
Jan 22 2006 // With more than a quarter million law firms in the United States, the lawyers’ professional liability market represents a huge opportunity for retail agents and wholesale brokers seeking to grow their business. In any...
SURPLUS LINES TRENDS
Jan 22 2006 // Teflon, nanotechnology and more
Connecticut
Jan 22 2006 // Welcome to Insurance Journal’s 2006 National Directory of Excess, Surplus and Specialty Markets, Volume 1. This exclusive biannual market directory has been designed to assist independent agents and brokers in the...
Reinsurance Outlook
Jan 22 2006 // Although Katrina is long gone, the clouds of misfortune she and her sisters generated will linger for decades. They radiate well beyond Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and other regions into the heart of...
Excess, Surplus & Specialty
Jan 22 2006 // Main Street E&S: Why independent agents like backyard brokers In today’s business world, it’s rare to hear a live voice on the other end of a phone call. Most companies, small and large, have succumbed to...
CLOSER LOOK: Excess, Surplus & Specialty
Jan 22 2006 // XL, Rockhill and GMAC RE jockey for market share with established surplus lines writers Katrina-sized catastrophes put added pressure on admitted carriers, which increases the demand for greater capacity in excess and...
Crump E&S Hires Nicol
Jan 20 2006 // Crump E&S of California Inc. announced that Debra Nicol has joined the Southern California property/casualty brokerage team. Nicol brings more than 25 years experience in the Wholesale surplus lines casualty area. Her...
Lloyd’s Consortium Forms New Facility for Satellite Insurance
Jan 20 2006 // A consortium of Lloyd’s underwriters has formed a new facility for satellite insurance that will “enable the most accurate pricing of risks the sector has ever seen,” said an announcement on the...
Best Downgrades FSR for Louisiana Farm Bureau; Outlook Negative
Jan 18 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Very Good) from A- (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (LFB) (Baton Rouge, La.). The rating has been removed from under review and...
Lloyd’s Launches “Optimal Platform” to Meet Foreign Competition
Jan 17 2006 // Lloyd’s has launched a new three-year plan to keep the London market healthy in the face of growing foreign competition, especially from Bermuda. The plan, called the Optimal Platform, outlines a “package of...
