US E&S Outlook No Longer Positive: AM Best December 1, 2025 AM Best revised its market segment outlook on the U.S. excess and surplus lines segment to stable from positive, the...
Korean Insurer DB to Buy Fortegra for $1.65 Billion in US Foray September 26, 2025 South Korea’s DB Insurance Co. agreed to buy US specialty insurer Fortegra Group for $1.65 billion, in what would be...
7 Years of Double-Digit Growth; New Players on Top 25 E&S Insurers List September 12, 2025 By Susanne Sclafane 2024 marked the 7th straight year of double-digit growth for the U.S. excess and surplus lines market, but the top...
Surplus Lines Sector Shows 13.2% Rise in Premium Mid-Year: WSIA Report August 8, 2025 By Andrea Wells Surplus lines sector continues to grow with mid-year premium reaching $46.2 billion from the 3.7 million items filed so far...
Turning Non-Standard Risks Into New Revenue: How Agents Can Capitalize July 21, 2025 By David Wilson Independent agents could be turning away nearly half of their prospective clients. The years of independent agents chasing “standard and...
US E&S Growth Slowed Again in ’24; Berkshire, AIG Top Premium Rankings June 26, 2025 By Susanne Sclafane A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus...
Cincinnati Financial Finishes Q1 in the Red Due to Catastrophes April 29, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Cincinnati Financial Corp. recorded a first quarter 2025 net income loss of $90 million compared to a gain of $755...
How Cincinnati Insurance Does E&S March 26, 2025 By Susanne Sclafane The Cincinnati Insurance Companies have grown business for 75 years through relationships with a carefully selected set of regional independent...
As E&S Market Growth Hits New Heights, Some Risk May Be There to Stay: AM Best September 24, 2024 By Chad Hemenway In 2023 the U.S. surplus lines market for the first time surpassed the $100 billion mark in direct premiums written,...
E&S Vet Miller and Team Launch MGA Pivix September 20, 2024 Former Scottsdale Insurance President Mike Miller will now serve as president and CEO of excess & surplus managing general agency...