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A.M. Best Analysts: U.S. Surplus Lines Sector Weathers a Challenging Year

David Blades, senior industry analyst, and Robert Raber, associate director, both of A.M. Best, said surplus lines writers managed to generate a collective profit in 2017, despite weather-related claims.

Sept. 19, 2018

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