Latest Excess Surplus Headlines
All the headlines from our Excess Surplus Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lloyd’s Syndicate Rated ‘A’
Aug 5 2002 // A.M. Best has given Lloyd’s syndicates 1003 and 2003—known as syndicate 1003/2003 (the syndicate)—a syndicate rating of “A.” The ratings of syndicate 1003/2003 are based on excellent operating...
Capital Push Triggers Mid-Year Growth for Lloyd’s
Aug 1 2002 // Demand to put new capital into Lloyd’s of London is triggering one of the London- based insurance market’s most significant periods of mid-year growth. Speaking in Canada last weekend, Lloyd’s Director of...
No Fraud Found in Lloyd’s Recruitment of Investors
Jul 31 2002 // A London appeals court reportedly dismissed allegations of fraud against Lloyd’s insurance market, which had been charged by dissatisfied members, or Names, with deceiving them into investing in Lloyd’s...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Jul 22 2002 // The ability to transfer risk is one of the cornerstones of our economy and helps create our extremely high standard of living. Without that ability, lenders won’t lend; builders won’t build. The current hard...
Surveying the E&S Market with Swett & Crawford’s Hartoch
Jul 22 2002 // Swett & Crawford chairman David Hartoch has seen a number of changes in the excess and surplus industry during his decades in the business. As he approaches retirement in December, Hartoch took time out to talk with...
A Short Walk Through Surplus Lines
Jul 22 2002 // To many insurance professionals, surplus lines policies are a mystery. Many think of it as a coverage for strange risks with odd provisions. But getting a grasp on surplus lines coverage is not difficult. Let’s take...
Surplus Lines, The Industry’s Safety Valve
Jul 22 2002 // It is a rare occurrence today, but not so long ago tying down the safety valve was viewed as an acceptable way to improve a steam boiler’s performance when demand peaked. The objective was to increase the...
Excess Flood Insurance
Jul 22 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: American Bankers and American Reliable are offering a new Excess Flood Insurance Program. It provides coverage in excess of NFIP building and contents limits. Written in all zones and both commercial and...
PMA Capital Corp. Under Review
Jul 22 2002 // A.M. Best Co. placed the “A” (Excellent) financial strength rating of PMA Capital Insurance Company and the “A-” (Excellent) rating of PMA Insurance Group under review with negative implications....
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Jul 22 2002 // The ability to transfer risk is one of the cornerstones of our economy and helps create our extremely high standard of living. Without that ability, lenders won’t lend; builders won’t build. The current hard...
How Retail Agents Can Best Use the Surplus Lines Industry
Jul 22 2002 // Do your homework. Check it over, twice. And an apple for the teacher wouldn’t hurt, either. Once we get past the risk assessments, debt ratios and premium margins, insurance is still about relationships. For it is...
A Short Walk Through Surplus Lines
Jul 22 2002 // To many insurance professionals, surplus lines policies are a mystery. Many think of it as a coverage for strange risks with odd provisions. But getting a grasp on surplus lines coverage is not difficult. Let’s take...
E&S Professionals Meet Challenges with Innovative Solutions
Jul 22 2002 // I was invited to speak to the San Antonio Independent Agents in January of 2000. At that moment I knew the property casualty insurance market was going to harden. They wanted to know what an excess and surplus lines broker...
Excess Surplus & Specialty
Jul 22 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Ajalon Specialty Insurance Brokers has E&S and Specialty Markets available for auto-commercial (commercial auto liabiltyÑmisc./special purpose), contractors & related, artisian contractors,...
Surplus Lines Industry Continues to Play its Role
Jul 22 2002 // Since it’s inception in the early 19th century, the surplus lines industry has played a significant role in the insurance world: providing the buyer with insurance not available in the standard, admitted markets. As...
A Short Walk Through Surplus Lines
Jul 22 2002 // To many insurance professionals, surplus lines policies are a mystery. Many think of it as a coverage for strange risks with odd provisions. But getting a grasp on surplus lines coverage is not difficult. Let’s take...
Surveying the E&S Market with Swett & Crawford’s Hartoch
Jul 22 2002 // Swett & Crawford chairman David Hartoch has seen a number of changes in the excess and surplus industry during his decades in the business. As he approaches retirement in December, Hartoch took time out to talk with...
A Safety Valve
Jul 22 2002 // The surplus lines industry is traditionally thought of as a safety, or relief valve for the insurance industry as a whole. But what does that mean? To find out, read on, because what we have here is everything you ever...
The Surplus Lines Market-From Deep in the Heart of Texas
Jul 22 2002 // In the teeth of the first true hard market in nearly two decades, evidence accumulated by the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas confirms the surplus lines insurance market is successfully fulfilling its primary...
PMA Capital Corp. Under Review
Jul 22 2002 // A.M. Best Co. placed the “A” (Excellent) financial strength rating of PMA Capital Insurance Company and the “A-” (Excellent) rating of PMA Insurance Group under review with negative implications....
