E&S/Specialty

NAPSLO officials are voicing strong support for the enactment of federal legislation that would create a national clearinghouse that would serve as a one-stop licensing system for agents and brokers operating outside of their home state.

Pricing and breadth of coverage continues to favor buyers of D&O policies, but it still takes an informed consumer to secure the right coverage at the right price. Here are tips to keep in mind when obtaining D&O coverage.

Colorado business owners could face unexpected financial repercussions for environmental hazards that settled on their property after the recent flooding in the state, and a Sept. 9 spill of some 233,000 gallons of molasses into Honolulu Harbor brings unique challenges of its own.

Non-admitted underwriters are seeking across-the-board rate hikes for property and casualty risksand are covering more risks as standard lines insurers continue to shed unwanted business. Yet the surplus lines market has not entered the "hard" phase of the market cycle.

Non-admitted underwriters are seeking across-the-board rate hikes for property and casualty risksand are covering more risks as standard lines insurers continue to shed unwanted business. Yet the surplus lines market has not entered the "hard" phase of the market cycle.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group says Nick Metcalf has been named president and group managing director of Liberty Specialty Markets, a new operation.