surplus lines brokers News

Surplus Lines Broker, Agent or Both? It’s Complicated.

Increasingly, the world of insurance distribution has become highly specialized, utilizing technology and a multitude of parties to reach customers worldwide. The surplus lines industry is no exception. Surplus lines brokers are not merely intermediaries between insureds and eligible surplus …

Ryan Specialty Group Acquiring Houston’s Oxford Insurance Services LLC

Chicago-based Ryan Specialty Group LLC has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Oxford Insurance Services LLC (Oxford), a wholesale insurance brokerage headquartered in Houston, Texas. Oxford will become part of R-T Specialty LLC (RT Specialty), the wholesale brokerage unit of …

South Dakota Reminds Surplus Lines Insurance Brokers of Policy Filing Changes

The South Dakota Division of Insurance has issued a bulletin to surplus lines insurance brokers of changes in store for the filing of surplus lines policies. The changes are due to the wind down of the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement …

Arthur J. Gallagher Names Cavaness to Replace McGurn as Head of U.S. Wholesale Business

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced a leadership transition in its U.S. wholesale brokerage business, Risk Placement Services (RPS). The international brokerage firm said David E. McGurn Jr., current RPS chairman, who has been with Gallagher since 1978, is stepping …

California DMV Agreement Changes How Motor Vehicle Records Are Handled

California agents and brokers are being notified of a new change to how they can handle motor vehicle records. An agreement between representatives from the insurance industry and the California Department of Motor Vehicles eventually enabled the DMV to revise …