California Surplus Lines Take-up Soars as Property Owners Eye Coverage Alternatives July 15, 2025 By Don Jergler The best way to tell that the California homeowners insurance market has been a bear is to see where buyers...
The Evolution of Homeowners Insurance in California—From Niche to Necessity March 18, 2025 By Mikhail Gorshunov For many years, the homeowners insurance market operated as a relatively stable and predictable sector in California. Changes were incremental,...
Builders Say Exclusions Make Contractor Coverage Elusive. Appeals Court Disagrees March 12, 2025 By William Rabb A federal appeals court decision handed down last week is a victory for a Liberty Mutual surplus carrier, but it...
5th Circuit: Louisiana Law Voids Arbitration Clause in Surplus Lines Policies June 7, 2024 By Ezra Amacher A panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a Louisiana statute voids the formation of...
Sotheby’s, Russians, Theft: Insurer Must Defend in High-End Miami Realty Suit February 26, 2024 By William Rabb In the glittering world of high-end south Florida real estate, One Sotheby’s International Realty is known as one of the...
Demystifying Specialty, Wholesale, Surplus Lines and Specialty-Admitted Insurance March 6, 2019 By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Subrogation professionals are often required to deal with a variety of insurance companies, including those admitted or licensed to transact...
Surplus Lines Premium on the Rise in Texas December 3, 2012 By Stephanie K. Jones The amount of surplus lines insurance premium written in Texas rose by 25 percent as of the end of October...
Kenneth Russo Joins ASI as Vice President – Excess Casualty June 30, 2011 Ken Russo has joined American Safety Insurance as vice president – Excess Casualty Underwriting and will be responsible for the...
Chaney: Insurance Pact Should Bring $16M to Mississippi June 21, 2011 A new agreement on surplus lines insurance means Mississippi should get about $16 million in tax revenue of which about...
Atlantic Specialty Lines of Florida hires Shane Fowler, AAI, CLCS June 9, 2011 By Newswire Clearwater, FL, 6/9/11 – Atlantic Specialty Lines, Inc. Shane joins ASL of FL handling placement of all lines of commercial...