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It was business as usual for surplus lines insurers and brokers before AIG's near-bankruptcy came to light on Sept. 15--which meant, among other things, they were placing unusual risks and developing

The continued soft market was a common thread that tied our monthly newsletters together this year. Nearly every issue we delivered in 2008 had an article forecasting when it would end or detailing

This year's relatively tame hurricane season in Florida has not quelled the fears of a small group of people in St. Petersburg. For two years they have been sounding a wake-up call of impending

This year presents a double-edged sword to the insurance industry, with rates well below prior periods and a dangerously sluggish economy. The well-known market cycle curve may be near the bottom. At

Excess and surplus lines insurers are dealing with the challenges of today's market conditions in a variety of ways--with strategies including global expansion, internal reorganization and product

GG-One Software, Inc., has launched iFastrack, the Internet version of the company's Fastrack software for reducing business risk by tracking insurance certificates and documents. The iFastrack

While news headlines scream about the disastrous residential construction market, retail agents and brokers are quietly growing commercial construction business in a changing marketplace by building on strong relationships with their

With standard insurers widening their business models to capture policies residing in the excess and surplus lines market, insurers within the E&S segment continue to distinguish themselves from one