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Outgoing president cites big growth in lobbying, education, annual

Profit margin compression expected, as falling rates likely to hike combined

A significant amount of business that found a home in the excess and surplus lines market during the last three years is moving back to the standard markets, wholesalers agree. However, during recent

While some business that's rented space in the surplus lines market in recent years is migrating back to standard carriers, wholesalers say they are agile enough to switch gears, seizing a variety of

PROFESSIONAL education and competence are essential to the career of anyone in the insurance industry, but perhaps even more so to general agents, wholesalers and surplus-lines brokers. To provide the specialized training needed to navigate the E&S

IN AN ARTICLE in this month's issue, agents and brokers discuss how they interact with the E&S marketplace. One of those agents, John Tallarida, senior vice president of the Heffernan Group in Palo Alto, Calif., cited one problem retailers can

House subcommittee passes modified version of new regulatory

Federal legislation mandating uniform rules for surplus lines carriers and brokers was heartily endorsed last week by industry witnesses testifying at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on