E&S News
AI, Litigation Funding and Market Crosscurrents: What CM Readers Cared About in 2025
As 2025 unfolded, Carrier Management readers gravitated toward features that explored the intersection of technology, economics, and strategy. From artificial intelligence transforming underwriting ...
U.S. E&S Outlook No Longer Positive: AM Best
AM Best has revised its market segment outlook on the U.S. excess and surplus lines segment to stable from positive, the rating agency announced in mid-November. The change comes as rates soften and ...
Bigger Piece of the Pie: Surplus Lines Market Hits New Record
Whatever line of business, the surplus lines industry continues to play a critical and more prominent role in the property/casualty market. "It's pretty incredible to have watched what the E&S ...
7 Years of Double-Digit Growth; New Players on Top 25 E&S Insurers List
2024 marked the 7th straight year of double-digit growth for the U.S. excess and surplus lines market, but the top 25 players no longer command 70 percent of the pie, according to a new report. AM ...
W.R. Berkley Forms Berkley Edge; Tailored to Small, Mid-Sized Biz
W.R. Berkley Corp. announced the formation of Berkley Edge, a new business providing professional liability and casualty insurance for small to mid-sized businesses. Berkley Edge will focus on ...
How a Decentralized Structure Opens Career Paths at C&F
Thankfully, members of the next generation of leaders in the property/casualty insurance industry have had no direct experience with insurance company failures, rehabs and restructurings that ...
U.S. E&S Growth Slowed Again in ’24; Berkshire, AIG Top Premium Rankings
A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market slowed to 13.4 percent in 2024, down from 14.5 percent a year ...
P/C Market Challenges Fuel Surplus Lines Opportunities: AM Best
The U.S. surplus lines market notched double-digit year-over-year (YoY) premium growth from 2018-2023, as wholesale brokers tapped this market with greater frequency to explore coverage solutions for ...