"With the current market conditions, E&S is more important than ever," Alex Bargmann, CEO and co-founder of Pathpoint, a digital E&S brokerage, said in a recent interview. (Image: Adobe Stock)

The past two years have been among the most uncertain the world has faced in recent history. As a result, the market for wholesale insurance, also known as excess and sur­plus (E&S) insurance, has experienced strong growth and proven its resilience in the face of a global pandemic, outsized property catastrophe losses, increasing cyberattacks and "nuclear" jury verdicts.

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