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Excess & Surplus Lines

Surplus lines slow to 7.8% growth in ’25; liability leads, property fades
Surplus lines slow to 7.8% growth in ’25; liability leads, property fades
3 February 2026   Florida property calm, California homeowner stress and non-pro liability woes ring out.
Axa XL powers up with head of energy, E&S
Axa XL powers up with head of energy, E&S
29 January 2026
Wholesale liability rate eases end-year, stable across professional lines
Wholesale liability rate eases end-year, stable across professional lines
16 January 2026
Skyward doubles down on E&S property excess coverage
16 January 2026
ICW Group swoops on Lockton leader to grow ART platform
16 January 2026
The E&S party is a flow show, can roll on regardless of rate trend: Kinsale
9 January 2026
Berkley likes liability: rate trajectory & E&S routing whets appetite
10 December 2025
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Axis Capital sees mounting rate rises for renewals as market hardening continues
‘No COVID-19 impact on Q2 underwriting results’ but pandemic has hit investment income, firm reports.
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A slice of the pie
Softening rates in the mainstream reinsurance market have driven players to seek growth in alternative lines. Focusing on one of those lines—excess and surplus—Intelligent Insurer looks at new entrants seeking a part of the action and asks whether this market has the sustainability for increased capacity.
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Surplus to requirements
A mixture of economic incentives and new regulation has brought change to the US excess and surplus lines market. We ask which companies won and lost in 2010, and who will gain in 2011.
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Commercial lines can hold the profit path, despite casualty drag: AM Best
3 December 2025   Surplus lines flows are protecting admitted carriers, while boosting strong E&S channel.
Rate stability returns to E&S casualty but nuclear verdicts persist
25 November 2025   Capacity improves, yet steep casualty pricing still lingers amid social inflation litigation pressures.
Capacity in E&S casualty climbs, can’t top social inflation challenge
21 November 2025   Tort reforms ‘may not be reflected in the E&S marketplace for years’.
Runaway E&S property capacity as MGAs & auto-follow flood the zone: RPS
20 November 2025   Carriers try a slow-go to rate adequacy; buyers swear off pre-2023 mistakes.
AM Best cools US E&S outlook amid slower growth, softer rates
19 November 2025   Capacity grows selective, raising the bar for renewals despite supportive market.
Delegated segment loses some steam, but drivers stay on track
18 November 2025   Rise in E&S and fronting markets cuts both ways, with constraints looming: AM Best.
Munich Re primary specialty likes E&S, Lloyd’s, select casualty and more
11 November 2025   Property remains fully rate adequate; rough casualty waters are navigable.
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