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...
People Moves: WSIA Elects Officers; RSUI’s McCrorie Becomes Chair March 11, 2025 Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) members elected Phillip McCrorie to serve as 2025-2026 WSIA Chair. McCrorie serves as CEO...
Slower Growth but Surplus Lines Premiums Still Up 12% in 2024 February 6, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The excess and surplus lines market continued to grow in 2024, with premium reaching more than $81 billion, according to...
3rd-Party Litigation Funding, Federal Regs Among Insurance Trades’ Priorities for 2025 December 27, 2024 This story has been corrected to include the correct year in the headline. Insurance trade organizations are always working for...
Aspen’s Orseck Explains the Growing Impact of PFAS [Video] September 27, 2024 As research has evolved on the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), correlations are being made to medical conditions...
A ‘Real Race for Talent’ in E&S Industry, Says WSIA’s Kelley [Video] September 25, 2024 Brady Kelley, president and CEO of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association, said the organization has been doing a lot...
RT Specialty’s Austenfeld Elected WSIA President March 20, 2024 Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld was elected to serve as 2024-2025 Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) president Austenfeld, CEO and president...
Continued Growth for Surplus Lines in 2023 as Premiums Up 14.6% February 14, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The excess and surplus lines market continued to grow in 2023, with premium reaching nearly $73 billion according to data...
Surplus Lines Premium Increases 16% to Nearly $36 Billion Through June August 10, 2023 By Allen Laman Surplus lines premium reached nearly $36 billion through the first six months of 2023, according to the 2023 Midyear Report...
People Moves: Beal Leads Nationwide National Partners; Acrisure New Leadership Team; WSIA New Diversity Board Members December 14, 2022 Beal Named Leader of Nationwide National Partners team Nationwide has named Tony Beal as the new leader of the Nationwide...