Specialty
Hard Market Pressure: Surplus Lines Lifting Heavy Load in Turbulent Times
As the longest hard market in memory refuses to fade, standard property/casualty carriers are not only continuing to raise prices but also reimagining their books by shedding risks they no longer ...
MGAs and Fronting Companies: Exploring the New ‘Asset-Light’ Frontier
Premiums underwritten by U.S. managing general agencies not affiliated with insurance companies reached $33 billion in 2022, and fronting companies wrote another $13 billion in the same year, a new ...
Global Fears Are Feeding Demand for Lloyd’s of London Insurance, CEO Says
Growing fears about the state of the world are pushing more people to take out insurance even as prices rise, Lloyd's of London Chief Executive Officer John Neal said. Rising inflation, recession ...
Top 15 E&S Writers: Lloyd’s, Berkshire Still Lead as All Major Players Grow
The U.S. excess and surplus lines market reported double-digit growth for the fifth straight year in 2022,with second-ranked Berkshire Hathaway pushing the total growth figure for the E&S market ...
Chubb Loses Bid to Enforce D&O Coverage Exclusions in Opioid-Related Case
A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled against a Chubb subsidiary in its attempt to rid itself of defense-cost obligations in opioid-related litigation by enforcing two policy exclusions. ...
Evacuation Policies and Cat Strips: Wildfire Insurance and Reinsurance Ideas That Failed
Sometimes, it takes a few tries to develop the right insurance or reinsurance product—one that will align well with the needs and wants of customers.
Farmers Insurance announced that Kevin Yoo will join the organization as chief claims officer effective July 12. Yoo has an extensive ...
N.J. High Court to Hear Insurers’ Appeal Over War Exclusion in NotPetya Attack
The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a hostile/warlike action exclusion in an all risks property insurance policy applies in a case involving insurance coverage for a 2017 ...
Conning: Fronting Market Growth Expected to Slow
The U.S. fronting market, where specialized carriers offer their financial strength rating, licensing and other services primarily to managing general agents (MGAs), has seen dramatic growth in ...
Executives on the Move at Farmers, Hiscox, Swiss Re