Big growth areas include construction, energy, health care, environmental and professional liability. These might seem to focus on larger businesses. But main street small businesses are candidates for E&S covers as  well.

The looming talent gap of pre-pandemic lore, coupled with the Great Resignation as of late only makes recruitment and retainment of employees that much more difficult.

CPCU Society’s annual Reinsurance & Excess Surplus Lines Symposium was a virtual two-days experience of education, networking and fun.

Social inflation and nuclear verdicts are changing the perception of money. As jury awards climb, insurers and their clients must be abreast of the growing issues plaguing court outcomes.

Valuing a wholesaler as nothing more than an aggregator is a mistake with long-term negative implications.

Risk Placement Services released their mid-year casualty market outlook, highlighting which segments are meeting challenges and embracing opportunities.

With the excess and surplus market set to undergo transformative growth over the next decade, brokers and insurers are faced with a host of new challenges and opportunities.

The Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) Annual Marketplace is back in person this November 16-19.

Companies looking to find sufficient and affordable coverage in uncertain times are turning to E&S for solutions.

Doing the right thing has guided Julia Keenan, head of LexPro, throughout her career. As an insurance executive, there are decisions to be made everyday. Taking the moral path will typically yield solid results.

This group of E&S professionals shared their thoughts on how to be most successful and impactful as organizational leaders.

Growth in the surplus market will continue as companies facing new exposures look for coverage flexibility and rate relief.

The need for a more diverse and inclusive workforce has been thrust to the fore as Americans urge for equality and social justice.

Experts in the wholesale and specialty space share the challenges and opportunities they face during the current hard market and COVID-19’s impact.

Already grappling with a shaky run due to several years of massive Nat CATs, the E&S market is facing even larger hurdles thanks to COVID-19.

With markets hardening, more companies are turning to risk retention strategies, such as alternative risk transfer and captives, to keep their coverage more affordable.

A shifting market landscape will be at the center of discussion at the 2019 WSIA Annual Marketplace, but the industry focus remains on building relationships.

Catastrophe losses dented some wholesale and specialty businesses in 2018, but the focus of WSIA’s Underwriting Summit was on how this steadily growing market can continue to thrive.

Corvel appoints new CEO; Liberty Mutual brings on innovation leader; Risk Strategies adds new wholesale lead; and more.

The need for E&S coverage is growing thanks to a healthy economy and growing complexity of risk, but E&S underwriters face competitive pressure.