Fitch E&S report News

Excess and surplus lines underwriters continued to outperform the U.S. property/casualty industry at large in terms of combined ratio in 2015, Fitch Ratings said in a new market review. The report also cautions that premium growth in the E&S sector …

Growing capacity will limit rate hikes and promote persistent competition in the excess and surplus (E&S) lines market, Fitch Ratings said in a recent report. The U.S. E&S market, which reversed a four-year consecutive slide in direct written premiums in …