NAPSLO Incoming President Anticipates Optimistic Future

There are many stories in this industry about people who thought they were on a satisfying career path to one career and found themselves through some quirk of fate in the insurance industry. A similar story holds true for the incoming president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices.

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Outcome On Federal Law Gratifying To NAPSLO Committee, Board

For Maria Berthoud, who has worked as a Washington lobbyist for 20 years, the passage of the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA) has special significance.

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Berkley Maintains Reality Focus, Sticks With Forecast Of Imminent Market Turn

"This is a marathon business, not a sprint." That is how William R. Berkley, chairman and chief executive officer of W.R. Berkley Corporation, explains the patience that he and the rest of the management team have exercised through a period of 15 quarters when the specialty insurance organization reported no growth on the top line of its financial statements.

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D&O Coverage Expands To Address Informal Regulatory Investigation Costs

A buyer's market continues for directors and officers liability insurance, with double-digit price declines now possible for financial institutions and non-financial firms alike, and carriers unveiling new forms and endorsements including long-sought coverage for regulatory investigations.

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Customer Service Foils Interlopers

As retail brokers struggle with the declining revenue of a continuing soft market, they are engaging in some activities that frustrate wholesale brokers, according to E&S broker executives.

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First-Half 2010 E&S Premiums Decline

Premiums written by the U.S. excess and surplus lines market fell nearly 5 percent to $11.5 billion in the first-half of 2010, according to a report prepared by Highline Data for NAPSLO Daily News.

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