Surplus Lines Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/surplus-lines/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:53:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg Surplus Lines Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/surplus-lines/ 32 32 Viewpoint: California’s Surplus Lines HO Market Driven by Access, Not Wildfire Risk /news/west/2026/04/01/863961.htm Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:00:59 +0000 /?p=863961 High-Net-Worth Risk Appetite Drops as Some Regions Show Stabilization /news/national/2026/01/05/852758.htm Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:05:23 +0000 /?p=852758 US E&S Outlook No Longer Positive: AM Best /news/national/2025/12/01/849285.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:53:59 +0000 /?p=849285 AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Golden Bear /news/west/2025/10/03/842227.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:00:12 +0000 /?p=842227 WV Commissioner Wants Input on What Coverages Should Be on Surplus Lines List /news/southeast/2025/08/28/837177.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:02:38 +0000 /?p=837177 Viewpoint: Earthquake Insurance and Surplus Lines: Clarifying a Legal Grey Zone /news/west/2025/08/28/837082.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:18 +0000 /?p=837082 Surplus Lines Sector Shows 13.2% Rise in Premium Mid-Year: WSIA Report /news/national/2025/08/08/834974.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2025 05:11:37 +0000 /?p=834974 California Surplus Lines Take-Up Soars as Brokers Work to Find Coverage for Clients /news/west/2025/07/15/831751.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:37:38 +0000 /?p=831751 Washington Insurance Commissioner Issued $838K in Fines /news/west/2025/07/02/829798.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:00:58 +0000 /?p=829798 Viewpoint: What Tariffs, Steel Prices Mean for E&S Construction Insurance in California /news/west/2025/04/24/820657.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:00:38 +0000 /?p=820657 Viewpoint: The Evolution of Homeowners Insurance in California—From Niche to Necessity /news/west/2025/03/12/814536.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:00:30 +0000 /?p=814536 Oklahoma Supreme Court: Insurer Must Provide Direct Renewal Notice to Named Insured /news/southcentral/2025/02/27/813511.htm Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:16:14 +0000 /?p=813511 How California’s Homeowners Insurance Crisis Is Affecting Brokers /news/west/2024/07/23/785223.htm Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:06:48 +0000 /?p=785223 5th Circuit: Louisiana Law Voids Arbitration Clause in Surplus Lines Policies /news/southcentral/2024/06/07/778478.htm Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:00:20 +0000 /?p=778478 Florida Surplus Lines Saw ‘Monumental’ Growth in February, FSLSO Says /news/southeast/2024/03/06/763755.htm Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:46:05 +0000 /?p=763755 Florida Bills Moving, But Agents Disagree on One That Bars Cancellations After Storms /news/southeast/2024/02/29/762835.htm Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:01:02 +0000 /?p=762835 Oklahoma Insurance Department Adopts Surplus Lines Automation Suite /news/southcentral/2023/12/14/752093.htm Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:01:40 +0000 /?p=752093 Kansas Insurance Companies to See Reduced Surplus Lines Tax Rate in 2024 /news/midwest/2023/12/08/751378.htm Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:07:57 +0000 /?p=751378 AM Best Outlook of US E&S Market Revised to ‘Positive’ /news/national/2023/11/09/747606.htm Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:49:55 +0000 /?p=747606 West Virginia Regulator Wants Input on Surplus Lines Export List /news/southeast/2023/09/25/741549.htm Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:31:38 +0000 /?p=741549 For the Fifth Straight Year, Surplus Lines Sees Double-Digit Growth: AM Best /news/national/2023/09/14/740383.htm Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:18:39 +0000 /?p=740383 Surplus Lines Premium Increases 16% to Nearly $36 Billion Through June /news/national/2023/08/10/734781.htm Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:56:55 +0000 /?p=734781 Center for Insurance and Risk Management Opening in Nevada University /news/west/2023/06/15/725438.htm Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:28:43 +0000 /?p=725438 Record-High Direct Premiums Written for the U.S. Surplus Lines Segment in 2021 /news/national/2022/09/07/684069.htm Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:07:18 +0000 /?p=684069 Actuaries: Climate Change, WUI Building Led to Worsening Wildfires in U.S. and California /news/west/2022/03/17/658598.htm Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:09:55 +0000 /?p=658598 Staying Focused on Surplus Lines: Amwins’ President Drinkwater /news/national/2021/11/19/642894.htm Fri, 19 Nov 2021 06:00:59 +0000 /?p=642894 Lexington’s Levinson on Why E&S Is More Relevant Now Than Ever /news/national/2021/11/17/642555.htm Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:00:59 +0000 /?p=642555 Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis and Surplus Lines /news/west/2021/10/11/636182.htm Mon, 11 Oct 2021 05:00:42 +0000 /?p=636182 Grim California Wildfire Outlook Has Insurers Forking Over Big Bucks for Modeling /news/west/2021/06/18/619392.htm Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:24:30 +0000 /?p=619392 Surplus Lines Broker, Agent or Both? It’s Complicated. /news/national/2021/04/09/609287.htm Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:44:34 +0000 /?p=609287