Personal Lines & Other Opportunities in a Tough Market
The tough economy and foreclosure crisis presents both challenges and opportunities for the excess and surplus lines insurance market. In this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrea Wells at the recent NAPSLO Annual Convention in San Diego, Alan Kaufman, chairman, president and CEO of Burns & Wilcox Ltd., discusses opportunities for the E&S industry in today’s tough market and why personal lines remains a growing segment despite soft market conditions.
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September 23, 2008 at 7:27 am