E&S/Specialty

Brown & Brown, Inc. said its fourth quarter net income increased 36 percent over the prior year despite organic growth in commission and fees dropping 3 percent during the same period.

CSST failures are annually responsible for millions of dollars in property damage across the United States, but most homeowners have little knowledge of the hidden dangers of the combination of this flexible tubing system and indirect lightning strikes.

Concerns about a doomsday scenario for broker-dealers and their agents under a uniform fiduciary standard are premature, according to an underwriter for professional liability insurance.

Do Side A D&O policies add value at a time when terms of standard "ABC" policies are getting broader? Mark Paccione of Everest Specialty Underwriters argues that they do, and explains the benefits.

A company may not retaliate against an employee by firing a third party, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week, giving employees more backing to sue for retaliation.

At a time when conditions within the property and casualty insurance market are relatively stable, leaders of excess and surplus lines organizations remain concerned about unanticipated exterior changes, one E&S executive said recently.