With increased construction costs, the need for more capacity is pushing the limits on what is available in the market. (slonme/Adobe Stock) With increased construction costs, the need for more capacity is pushing the limits on what is available in the market. (slonme/Adobe Stock)

The market is not getting any easier, from a property insurance perspective.

The volume of business that continues to work its way into the excess and surplus (E&S) arena is staggering. It feels a bit like the insurance community is suffering from the same supply chain issues that other organizations are dealing with as most underwriters and brokers will tell you that keeping pace with the volume of business that comes across their respective desks continues to be a major struggle.

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