After a growth sprint of 16.3 percent in 2006, surplus lines insurers may see direct premiums decline for 2007 and 2008, according to rating agency analysts who prepared a state of the market report

A crowded Senate calendar could delay passage of a federal surplus lines reform bill this year, which apparently would be just fine with some brokers, but a big loss in the eyes of others, a debate

"Service is the thing we all do," Mary Ellen Rozzell, the new president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, said during a recent interview. She was responding to a

Michael Miller, president and chief operating officer of the insurer--which today writes about $2 billion in premiums annually--reviewed some of its history for National Underwriter recently, reporting

"It's a stepping stone," Michael Miller will say, after recounting some details of the company's history under founder Rollie Wiegers, and Mr. Miller's predecessor, Max Williamson, and respectfully

Executives of excess and surplus lines insurers, who are accustomed to the rough rides of turbulent underwriting cycles, say they will do more than hang on as the current soft market moves forward.

Directors and officers can be left high and dry if local coverage rules are

During a Web seminar yesterday, professionals from Chicago-based Aon described some coverage pitfalls that unwary consultants, lawyers, lenders and accountants fall into when they're moving companies