Liberty Mutual: Ironshore to Become Wholesale-Exclusive Brand September 7, 2022 Liberty Mutual said it has repositioned its distribution strategy for specialty and excess & surplus products, making Ironshore a wholesale-exclusive...
Hamilton Launches U.S. E&S Insurer, Names Rhoades CEO February 11, 2022 Bermuda-based specialty insurer Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. reports it has formed Hamilton Select Insurance Inc., a U.S. excess and surplus...
Lexington’s Levinson on Why E&S Is More Relevant Now Than Ever November 17, 2021 By Andrea Wells When Lou Levinson became president and CEO of Lexington Insurance in late 2018, he knew the company needed a change....
Credit Ratings Assigned to Illinois’ Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance July 14, 2021 AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent)...
Digital E&S Broker Pathpoint Releases Lessor’s Risk Commercial Package April 20, 2021 Pathpoint, a digital excess and surplus lines insurance distributor, has launched its Lessor’s Risk Only (LRO) Commercial Package for agents...
Specialty Insurer Hallmark Financial CEO Anand Resigns; AM Best Maintains ‘A-‘ Rating January 20, 2021 AM Best announced that it would not change the “A-” financial strength ratings of the members of Dallas-based specialty insurer...
Broker Not Liable for Late Notice that Cost Illinois Client $1.34M August 23, 2019 By Jim Sams An Illinois construction company that waited six years to inform its excess insurer that it had been sued cannot expect...
LP Risk Acquires Wholesale Insurance Broker, Houston Surplus Lines July 10, 2019 Texas-based managing general agency and surplus lines broker, LP Risk, has acquired the assets and operations of Houston Surplus Lines,...
Fewer E&S Flood Insurance Policies in Texas Coastal Counties Post-Harvey July 9, 2019 The organization that keeps track of excess and surplus policies sold in Texas says the number of E&S flood insurance...
Hanover Insurance Enhances Specialty Leadership; Mills to Lead E&S February 27, 2019 The Hanover Insurance Group has expanded its specialty leadership team to enhance as part of a series of personnel changes...