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Florida Specialty Insurer Fortegra Shelves IPO Plans at the Last Hour

Jacksonville-based specialty insurer Fortegra Group has withdrawn its plans for an initial public offering in the United States, just hours before the IPO and nearly three years after the company scrapped its earlier listing plans. The move by Fortegra, a …

New Sirius U.S. Excess & Surplus Unit Begins Writing Environmental Business

Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. announced its new U.S.-based excess & surplus lines (E&S) platform, called Sirius Specialty Insurance Co. (SSIC), will begin underwriting business produced by the company’s Environmental Division, effective Jan. 1, 2021 Earlier this year, Sirius Group …

Lloyd’s to Exit U.S. Admitted Market, Focus on U.S. Surplus Lines, Reinsurance

Lloyd’s announced it plans to stop accepting admitted market accounts in the U.S. in a year and focus on the U.S. reinsurance and excess and surplus (E&S) insurance market, where it is the market leader. As part of this strategy …

Texas Surplus Lines Filings Up 14.5% in Q1 2020 Compared with Q1 2019

The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reports that excess and surplus lines insurance premium recorded for the first quarter of 2020 is up 14.5% compare with the same period last year. Additionally, the Q1 2020 filings represent a …