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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 Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 7, 2011
In a soft market, excess and surplus-lines executives have managed to identify some growth areas and have found the time ripe for technology investments and recruiting talent. But survival demands innovation.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 3, 2011
The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices recently held their annual Mid-Year Leadership Forum, where top industry executives offered key insights on the surplus lines industry.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 28, 2011
In a changing marketplace, excess and surplus lines executives affirmed the importance of, and their commitment to, the wholesale distribution system but noted that the ability to innovate and develop new products will be critical to the survival of that distribution system.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com, Eric Gilkey, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 26, 2011
What keeps E&S insurance executives up at night? That was the question posed to a three-member panel at the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) Mid-Year Leadership Forum.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 21, 2011
Building on a current strength, Risk Placement Services Inc. (RPS) aims to give agent and broker clients more local access to its broad array of product offerings in 2011, according to the leader of the nationwide specialty brokerage.
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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 |
February 4, 2011
Building on a current strength, Risk Placement Services Inc. (RPS) aims to give agent and broker clients more local access to its broad array of product offerings in 2011, according to the leader of the nationwide specialty brokerage.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 15, 2010
Veteran surplus lines insurance industry executives say they'll know a market turn when they see one, but so far, all the barometers they check to predict the proximity of a turn are stuck in soft market territory.
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By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 8, 2010
Surplus lines brokers know that a fourth year of flat or declining revenues lies before them--unless the market hardens, the economy recovers, or they change their operations in ways that let them capture business despite external trends.
