Lloyd’s to Exit U.S. Admitted Market, Focus on U.S. Surplus Lines, Reinsurance July 10, 2020 Lloyd’s announced it plans to stop accepting admitted market accounts in the U.S. in a year and focus on the...
How COVID-19 Impacts the Surplus Lines Insurance Industry April 22, 2020 By Zachary Lerner COVID-19 has majorly disrupted the global economy, and while many business sectors are subjected to temporary shutdowns or bare minimum...
AmTrust E&S Insurance Services Taps Lynn to Lead New Excess Casualty Division September 24, 2019 AmTrust E&S Insurance Services is expanding its offerings with the launch of an excess casualty underwriting division. To lead the...
Texas Surplus Lines Stamping Office Launching ‘SMART’ Online Filing System in 2019 November 20, 2018 The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) plans to launch “SMART,” its new online filing system in 2019. SLTX...
Texas Stamping Office: Upward Trend Continues for Surplus Lines January 24, 2017 Overall, 2016 ended on a positive note for the U.S. excess and surplus lines insurance industry, according to the Surplus...
Fitch Assesses Slowdown in E&S Market 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...
Surplus Lines Office: Compliance Required after Essex/Evanston Merger September 19, 2016 The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) is alerting surplus lines insurance professionals in the state that due to...
The Hartford Expands E&S Capabilities with Acquisition of Maxum Specialty March 17, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson The Hartford has agreed to purchase Northern Homelands Co., the holding company of excess and surplus lines insurer Maxum Specialty...
Safety National Forms Safety Specialty Insurance Company February 22, 2016 Safety National Casualty Corporation has acquired an excess and surplus company that will begin operations in March 2016 as Safety...
Essary Named Exec. Director of Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas February 13, 2015 Norma Carabajal Essary has been appointed as executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT), effective March...