UK Regulator’s Broker Probe May Make London Market More Competitive: Fitch November 16, 2017 The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s review of the wholesale insurance broker market could help counter the trend of rising expenses...
Brokers Bucking Disruption: How Wholesalers Hang On Through Change September 4, 2017 By Andrea Wells As long as there is an insurance industry, wholesaler brokers believe they will have a role to play. “We will...
California Surplus Lines Are Now A Bigger Chunk of the Commercial Market January 27, 2017 By Don Jergler The phrase “new normal” might be a cliché, but it was too hard for Ben McKay, executive director of the...
Texas Stamping Office Updates Surplus Lines Eligible Insurer List November 4, 2016 The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) reported the following changes to the eligible insurer list. Alien insurers effective...
Insurance Groups AAMGA, NAPSLO in Merger Talks October 21, 2016 By Andrea Wells The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) and the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) are considering...
Lloyd’s America Chief Says E&S Sector ‘Best Kept Secret’ April 7, 2016 By Don Jergler If insurance is the best kept secret in the business world, then the E&S sector is the best kept secret...
The Changing Surplus Lines Landscape in California and Beyond January 11, 2016 By Don Jergler The changing excess and surplus insurance landscape was an oft discussed topic on Monday, with experts describing the challenges and...
NAPSLO Panel: Tech Disruption May be Good for E&S Market September 10, 2015 By Don Jergler “There are no rules. If you can figure out how to quantify a risk and define it, then you can...
ThoughtWorks Provides New Thinking for Insurers’ Software Needs June 24, 2015 By Charles E. Boyle Wardour Street in Central London’s SoHo district has long been known for film and TV productions, but it’s now home...
Coventry Risk Specialty Launches Pay-As-You Build Construction Program August 23, 2013 Coventry Risk Specialty, an MGA focused on the construction industry, has launched a new Builders Reporting Policy (BRP) product for...