Wildfires Making Insurance Harder to Find, California Department of Insurance Says August 21, 2019 By Don Jergler Severe wildfire seasons have made it harder for homeowners to find insurance in high wildfire-risk areas, according to new data...
California Surplus Lines Stamping Fee Goes to 0.25% in 2020 June 11, 2019 The Surplus Line Association of California board has voted to adjust the stamping fee to 0.25%, effective Jan. 1, 2020,...
SLTX Adds Purchasing Group Flag Function to Electronic Filing System May 15, 2019 A new feature allowing agents and brokers to indicate whether or not an insured is a purchasing group is now...
Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire Wholesaler Atlantic Specialty Lines May 8, 2019 Ryan Specialty Group has agreed to acquire the assets and operations of Atlantic Specialty Lines, Inc. (ASL), a privately-owned wholesale...
Human Error May Have Caused Seattle Crane Collapse, Experts Say May 1, 2019 By Gene Johnson Human error may have caused a crane collapse that killed four people and injured four others over the weekend, experts...
California Wildfires Helped Drive Homeowners Premium Volume in Surplus Lines April 23, 2019 By Don Jergler Wildfires have evidently been driving more Californians into the surplus lines market, pushing up homeowners surplus premium volume to more...
Senate Committee Passes Bill Impacting Florida’s Surplus Lines Insurance Industry April 11, 2019 Senate Bill 538 passed from the Florida Senate’s Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government on Tuesday, April 9....
Texas Brokers Have Until Feb. 28 to Correct Late-Filed Surplus Lines Policies February 3, 2019 Brokers who file Texas surplus lines policies with SLTX will have until Feb. 28, 2019, at 5 p.m. central time...
New Ohio Laws Address Insurer Cybersecurity, Surplus Lines, More January 2, 2019 New laws in Ohio will benefit Ohio consumers while further strengthening Ohio’s robust insurance market, according to Ohio Department of...
5 Lessons to Take Away from the California Wildfires December 28, 2018 By Don Jergler The California wildfires of 2018 were devastating, burning hundreds of thousands of acres, costing numerous lives and destroying thousands of...