The phrase “new normal” might be a cliché, but it was too hard for Ben McKay, executive director of the...
Surplus Lines Association of California News
Ben McKay, executive director of the Surplus Lines Association of California, said his phone has been quite a bit busier...
There’s little question that the drought and the recent wildfire season that it unleashed pushed more California homeowners into the...
So far it’s been an “unusual year” for surplus lines in California. Filed premiums were up 14.1 percent in October...
Premiums for California wholesalers rose considerably in 2014 from a year earlier, showing that segment of the industry outperformed the...

Opportunity was a theme that came up often at the annual California Wholesaler Industry Days convention from Sunday through today...
A pending legal battle that could expose wholesalers in California to more lawsuits was the centerpiece of talk at the...

Andrew G. Simpson, vice president of content for Wells Media Group Inc., recently grilled Surplus Lines Association of California Executive...