Stalwarts Stick With Program BusinessAs other carriers desert the excess and surplus lines segment, and end relationships with managing general agents, a handful of stalwarts ...

Investment Woes Mar Better Picture For P-C UnderwritingA lower level of underwriting losses was one of several bright spots in the earnings picture for property-casualty ...

D&O Price Hikes May Level OffWhile a 29 percent average premium increase for directors and officers liability insurance in 2001 is likely to be followed ...

MGAs Warned: Dont Lose Your Market!At a time when all participants in the surplus lines segment should logically be counting their money and their blessings, ...

Insurers Reveal Strategies On MGA ProgramsOnly managers of programs that are truly well-defined niches need apply to the E&S insurance market for capacity, according to ...

No ART In Covering Terrorism ExposureSan Diego Alternative risk-transfer mechanisms and securitization will not step in to fill the void created by terrorism exclusions on ...

Customer-Centric Web System Makes Specialty Insurers, Agents More EfficientThe chances that specialty insurers or producers would ask staff members to spend time keying information into ...

Actuaries, Insurers Balk At RegulationIn an industry where the pace of change is generally slow, its unusual to hear anyone accuse insurance regulators of acting ...