Excess & Surplus Lines

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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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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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15 September 2025   Initiative underlines commitment to growing P&C subset, says brokerage.
15 September 2025   New entrants may be bringing delegated authorities into the E&S space en masse.
12 September 2025   E&S combined ratio outperforms rest of the US P&C market.
12 September 2025   But capacity gains are tied to the most disciplined players; hot shot newbies have no say.
7 September 2025   Consistency, discipline and human judgment are proving more valuable than any algorithm in today’s reinsurance market, says Shevawn Barder, CEO of AM Specialty Insurance Group.
5 September 2025   Reinsurers could regret over-dependence on MGAs to source US E&S business.
1 September 2025   New capacity is on hand, with follow-form in tow, but towers remain a bit-by-bit build.
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