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AM Best: Market Dislocation Drives Growth for US Surplus Lines

Some excess and surplus lines insurers experienced a 15-year high in premium gains during 2019, said David Blades and Robert Raber, both associate directors, AM Best (Sept. 3, 2020).

Sept. 10, 2020

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