NU Online News Service, Oct. 18, 9:46 a.m. EDT

There are “little signs” that the surplus-lines marketplace is turning, says Mario Vitale of Aspen U.S. Insurance.

The creation of a “buffer layer” is one of those signs, says Vitale, president of the specialty unit of Aspen Insurance Holdings in an interview at the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) convention in San Diego last week.

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