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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 22, 2012
As a further sign the insurance-pricing cycle is beginning to shift, Moody’s Investors Service says some companies are reporting strong growth in excess and surplus lines business, generally a sign that standard-market carriers are tightening underwriting and shedding business.
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By Staff Writer |
March 6, 2012
SeaPass Solutions, Inc., a provider of Web-based insurance distribution solutions to the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, introduces a pair of insurance portals—the SeaPass E&S Carrier Portal and the Distribution Portal.
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By Christopher Timm |
August 19, 2011
Century Surety President Christopher Timm provides an E&S carrier executive perspective on the property insurance market, revealing that a remarkable period of natural disasters has had less direct impact on the U.S. surplus lines insurance marketplace than on admitted carriers. But pressures from global reinsurers could fuel capacity challenges and...
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 17, 2011
The CEO of Fortegra Financial believes he has a distinct edge as he competes to acquire property and casualty wholesale brokerages and regional specialty agencies to add to his firm’s suite of insurance-service operations: Being a New York Stock Exchange-listed public company.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 11, 2011
After a panel of excess-and-surplus lines industry leaders recently expressed concerns about insurers abandoning the wholesale-distribution channel, two E&S carrier executives reiterated their commitment to both wholesaler brokers and surplus-lines business.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 7, 2011
At a time when conditions within the property and casualty insurance market are relatively stable, leaders of excess and surplus lines organizations remain concerned about unanticipated exterior changes, one E&S executive said recently.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 22, 2010
Executives trying to predicting how the soft market will play out for the excess and surplus lines industry have absolutely no point of reference based on past experience to guide them, an E&S executive said recently.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 12, 2010
The difference between specialty lines and standard lines is standard lines have higher volume and lower contract value with the inverse being true in specialty lines, according to Catherine Stagg-Macey, a senior analyst with Celent.
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By Nick Abraham |
July 1, 2010
E&S has historically been able to move independently from other financial service sectors. A downturn in the economy often has led to strengthened pricing as insurers tightened their underwriting guidelines.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 24, 2010
With Richmond, Va., continually growing as an excess and surplus lines insurance hub, the newest E&S carrier to set up shop there will distinguish itself with a "contrarian underwriting strategy," the company's chief executive says.
