Latest Excess Surplus Headlines
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WSIA’s Diversity, Inclusion Director Sees Industry Progress, Commitment to Change
Jan 24 2022 // In its commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the insurance industry, the Wholesale and Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) recently hired Vanessa Sims as its first director of DE&I. According to...
People Moves: Lloyd’s Names Chubb’s Miller as Commercial Dir.; Chubb Promotes Meyer to Switzerland Country Pres.; WTW Hires Aon’s Weda for Corp. Risk & Broking, Benelux
Jan 20 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s, Chubb and Willis Towers Watson (WTW). A summary of these new hires follows here. Lloyd’s Names Chubb’s Miller as Commercial...
Cyber MGA Resilience Becomes Lloyd’s Coverholder
Jan 20 2022 // Resilience, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent, announced it has earned delegated authority as a coverholder at Lloyd’s. As a Lloyd’s coverholder, Resilience will be positioned to deliver its...
Committee Approves Florida Surplus Lines Bill; Stiffens Penalties for Adjusters
Jan 19 2022 // Florida took a step toward opening its distressed property insurance market to more carriers Tuesday when a Senate committee approved a bill that would let Florida-based surplus lines insurers sell surplus policies in...
Lloyd’s Weighs Future of Headquarters as Market Embraces Flexible Working
Jan 18 2022 // Lloyd’s of London is reviewing its real estate needs as the historic insurance market embraces flexible working. “As we adapt to new structures and flexible ways of working, we are continuing to carefully think...
Lloyd’s Forms New Operational Structure to Deliver Blueprint 2 Modernization Program
Jan 18 2022 // Lloyd’s announced a new operational structure for the delivery of its transformational Blueprint Two program, following the departure of Lloyd’s Chief Operations Officer (COO) Jennifer Rigby. Rigby leaves...
Jamey Schoenhard Promoted to VP, Underwriter of Specialty Property Program Team at Breckenridge Insurance
Jan 14 2022 // IRVING, Texas, January 14, 2022 — Breckenridge Insurance announces the promotion of Jamey Schoenhard to vice president, underwriter of the specialty property program team. Schoenhard has twelve years of experience in...
Lloyd’s, IUA Sign Contract With DXC to Help Build Fully Automated Processing
Jan 12 2022 // Lloyd’s confirmed a contract has been signed with DXC Technology and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) in an agreement that will build the solutions to digitalize, streamline and fully automate...
Lloyd’s Forms ‘Product Launchpad’ to Develop Insurance Solutions for Emerging Risks
Jan 6 2022 // The “Lloyd’s Product Launchpad” is the new home for the development of insurance solutions to tackle emerging risks. The Lloyd’s Product Launchpad has been created to replace the Product Innovation...
Cyber Insurtech Corvus Buys Lloyd’s Coverholder Tarian Underwriting Ltd.
Jan 4 2022 // Corvus Insurance, the Boston-based, cyber-focused managing general agent, announced it has acquired Tarian Underwriting Ltd. from Beat Capital Partners Ltd. Tarian operates a cyber underwriting platform that provides cyber...
2022 Means More Claims Data From Florida Insurers, Notification on Surplus Lines
Jan 3 2022 // New Florida laws and regulations that govern insurance matters took effect Sunday. Some are minor changes to existing laws, but others could affect insurers and agents for years to come. Here’s a look at some of the...
Trean Insurance Group Launches Arkansas E&S Carrier, Benchmark
Dec 29 2021 // Benchmark Insurance Company, subsidiary of Trean Insurance Group Inc. and a writer of program business, has formed a new excess and surplus lines subsidiary, Benchmark Specialty Insurance Company, an Arkansas domestic...
WSIA’s Diversity, Inclusion Director Sees Industry Progress, Commitment to Change
Dec 29 2021 // In an effort to continue its commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the insurance industry, the Wholesale and Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) recently hired Vanessa Sims as its first director of...
Hallmark Financial Cancels Plans for Specialty Insurance Spinoff and IPO
Dec 27 2021 // Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. announced last Thursday that it will no longer actively pursue a previously announced separation of its specialty commercial business segment and will not proceed with an initial public...
Lloyd’s Asia Launches Renewable Energy Consortium
Dec 27 2021 // Lloyd’s has launched a new renewable energy consortium, to respond to the growing needs of the Asia-Pacific region and supporting countries, as they transition to greener energy solutions. Developed by the...
Nephila Capital’s New Syndicate 2358 Funded by Lloyd’s-Sponsored Investment Vehicle
Dec 21 2021 // Nephila, the Bermuda-based insurance-linked securities manager, has funded its newly launched Syndicate 2358, with capital provided through London Bridge Risk PCC (LBR PCC), a Lloyd’s-sponsored protected cell...
Argo Announces Sale of ArgoGlobal SE as Group Focuses on U.S. Specialty Insurance
Dec 20 2021 // Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based underwriter of specialty insurance, announced an agreement to sell its Malta business operations, ArgoGlobal Holdings (Malta) Ltd. and its subsidiaries, to...
Artful Mosaic Insurance Creates Global Agility for Specialty Startup
Dec 16 2021 // Mosaic Insurance, the Bermuda-headquartered startup and Lloyd’s specialty insurer, operates with a unique structural twist. Its hybrid model has the flexibility of a managing general agent (MGA), the stability of a...
Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire Pennsylvania’s Keystone Risk Partners
Dec 13 2021 // Ryan Specialty Group, an international specialty insurance firm, has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of Keystone Risk Partners LLC based in Media, Pennsylvania. Terms of the transaction were not...
Texas Surplus Lines Premiums Hits $685.5 Million in November
Dec 8 2021 // Texas surplus lines premiums amounted to $685.5 million in November, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas. Surplus lines premiums total $8.27 billion year-to-date, a 14.8% increase in year-to-date...
