"This comes at a time where the inflationary environment continues to make it difficult to properly insure to value in property lines as well as project ultimate losses in longer-tailed casualty lines," Fitch Senior Director Douglas Pawlowski said in a release. Credit: Nuthawut/Adobe Stock

The U.S. excess and surplus market is anticipated to see its second consecutive year of direct underwriting profits, according to Fitch Ratings, which reported nearly all lines are seeing double-digit premium growth due to higher prices.

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