February 6, 2025
The excess and surplus lines market continued to grow in 2024, with premium reaching more than $81 billion, according to annual reports from 15 state stamping offices released by the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA). 2024 premiums reflected a …
June 13, 2024
An analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market has slowed since a peak growth rate of 32.3% recorded in 2021. In 2023, growth remained robust—and up in …
September 6, 2023
The U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market had a good year in 2022, growing to account for nearly 9% of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry. E&S direct written premiums (DWP) increased for the twelfth consecutive year and reported …
August 14, 2019
The nation’s excess and surplus lines insurance industry is growing almost 13 percent faster halfway through this year than it did last year at this time. Mid-year premium growth reported by the 15 excess and surplus lines (E&S) stamping/service offices …
September 29, 2016
Excess and surplus lines underwriters continued to outperform the U.S. property/casualty industry at large in terms of combined ratio in 2015, Fitch Ratings said in a new market review. The report also cautions that premium growth in the E&S sector …
September 4, 2015
The surplus lines industry broke records in 2014, growing direct premium written (DPW) in 2014 to $40.2 billion — the highest point in history, reports A.M. Best’s “2014 Special Report U.S. Surplus Lines – Segment Review.” Surplus lines insurers grew …
September 24, 2014
Robert Benmosche, who led American International Group Inc. for half a decade, said an emerging challenge from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. hasn’t amounted to much so far. Buffett’s firm recruited AIG executives beginning last year to expand commercial coverage …
September 23, 2014
Two insurance rating entities see slowing rate increases for the surplus lines segment in the coming months as competition grows. Moody’s Investors Service said that the U.S. excess and surplus lines sector is experiencing growth and strong profitability, thanks to …