Palm Desert, Calif.

Surplus lines producers who previously saw technology as a source of disruption to their business model, and retail agents who once had limited access to global specialty markets, are having their needs addressed, executives said here.

Surplus lines industry executives and vendors were out in force at the recent meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents, describing advantages they bring, including global platforms and rate-quote-bind technology.

During the association's 84th annual meeting in May in Palm Desert, Calif., NU's E&S/Specialty Lines Extra met with representatives of two organizations with very different perspectives.

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