CNA Launches Cardinal E&S
CNA is extending its commitment to the excess & surplus market,, bringing specialized solutions and critical capacity to clients.
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Big ‘I’ Releases 2025 Market Share Report
The Big “I” 2025 Market Share Report shows that independent agencies place 61.5% of all U.S. property & casualty insurance, a clear sign of the channel’s continued strength.
Top 5 Most-Read Articles in Independent Agent in June
Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Companies grappled with extended system outages, prompting errors & omissions concerns for independent insurance agents.
Game Plan: Coaching Middle-Market Clients Through a Complex Environment
In today’s tightening market, successful agents go beyond quoting—guiding middle-market clients to understand underwriting, improve their risk profile, and become accounts insurers want to write.
Is There a Coverage Gap When BAP and Umbrella Have Different Renewal Dates?
A pallet manufacturing company has a business auto policy that renews in November and a commercial umbrella policy that renews in April.
3 Tips for Agents to Provide Tailored Coverage Through the E&S Market
As catastrophes, social inflation and other challenges force admitted carriers to become more risk-adverse, the excess & surplus market is anticipated to grow.
License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Ryder Roberts
“It’s on us to understand what opportunities technology provides our industry to be more efficient and grow at a faster rate than generations before us,” says young agent Ryder Roberts.
Why the E&S Market Continues to Grow
The hard market is among the causes of the growth of the excess & surplus market, which had previously been considered a safety valve.
Can a Carrier Extend an Expiration Date to Issue a Nonrenewal?
An admitted carrier in Texas tried to nonrenew a commercial umbrella policy that was due to renew in 30 days. However, the Texas insurance code says insureds must be notified of a nonrenewal 60 days before renewal. When the agent mentioned this, the carrier said it would extend coverage for another 30 days and then…
AN Radio: Controlling the Controllable with Haley Andrews
Andrews shares her journey from an internship with Nationwide to leading her family’s agency through the highs and lows of the California insurance landscape.
