agency subsidiaries

• Picky HIIG Seeks Unadvertised Specials

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 17, 2011

  If you own an underwriting agency with a very specialized, quality book of business—and have no plans to sell it—then Stephen Way, CEO of Houston International Insurance Group, may want to talk about making a deal.

• RLI, HIIG, Enstar, Everest Involved In M&A Deals

  By Staff Writer  |  January 10, 2011

  Merger-and-acquisition activity is heating up in the specialty lines insurance segment, with several carrier deals announced in the last few weeks.

• HIIG Is New Holding Company For M&A Partners

  By Staff Writer  |  December 28, 2010

  Houston International Insurance Group is the new name for two companies following completion of the merger between Southwest Insurance Partners and Lightyear Delos Acquisition Corp.

• E&S Premiums Tumble Again In '09

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 4, 2010

  The latest publicly available statistics for the excess and surplus lines industry indicate that overall E&S premiums probably fell for the third straight year in 2009--and few experts see much change for 2010.

• 2010 Is Test Year For E&S Carrier Execs

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 1, 2010

  It will take guts for executives of excess and surplus lines carriers to get through 2010, especially those who head up publicly traded operations, experts said at an investment analysts' conference recently.

• 2010 Is Test Year For E&S Carrier Execs

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 19, 2010

  It will take guts for executives of excess and surplus lines carriers to get through 2010, especially those who head up publicly traded operations, experts said at an investment analysts' conference recently.