E&S/Specialty

The possibility of a turn in commercial insurance pricing and the certainty of major changes in the way the world's oldest insurance market does business are among the key areas being addressed at NAPSLO's annual conference.

Would you insure someone who feeds tigers as part of their job?

Richmond, Va.-based specialty insurer Markel Corp. announced that it has promoted John Latham to president, wholesale division, and Steve Girard to executive vice president, Southeast regional operations.

Lloyd's of London, known for insuring the body parts of celebrities and athletes, has insured the Samoan locks of Troy Polamalu of the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers for $1 million.

The ultimate extent of damage and insurance industry losses from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is still unknown.

The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has changed sentiment among energy underwriters and will likely lead to new market dynamics.