Welcome to Lexington Insurance

Lexington Insurance Company is a leading U.S.-based surplus lines insurer. For more than 50 years, we have provided innovative property, casualty, healthcare, architects & engineers, and professional liability insurance coverages and services to companies and organizations of all sizes – from Fortune 100 corporations to small and middle market entities. Lexington is renowned for its ability to help brokers find solutions to the most challenging insurance needs of their clients.

Drawing on our entrepreneurial spirit, our employees are encouraged each day to rise to challenges and embrace opportunities to make a difference. Our diverse workforce generates ground-breaking ideas that provide innovative solutions for our clients and help solidify Lexington’s position as a market leader.

What's New

AM Best – Inside Today’s Surplus Lines Market 2023

Watch Cliff Hope, Head of Lexington Property, and a panel of experts as they discuss the state of the surplus lines market.

Panelists include: Cliff Hope (Head of Lexington Property), Brenda (Ballard) Austenfeld (CEO & President, National Property, RT Specialty), David Obenauer (CEO of CRC Group), David Blades (Associate Director, AM Best), Brady Kelley (Executive Director, Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association).


The Insurer - Lex Targets Main Street to Wall Street as Growth Momentum Builds After Turnaround

Lexington’s CEO Lou Levinson recently spoke with The Insurer about the E&S carrier’s transformational underwriting and how it has led to growth and profitability.  “I think the wholesale brokers are right and E&S is going to continue to grow and be an important part of the entire P&C industry,” he said.


Lexington Insurance Launches Middle Market Casualty Group, Expanding Coverage to Small to-Medium Size Commercial Enterprises

Lexington Insurance Company, an American International Group, Inc. (AIG) company, today announced the launch of the Lexington Middle Market Casualty team, a group of dedicated underwriters focused on providing insurance coverage exclusively to small-to-medium-sized commercial enterprises, substantially expanding the company’s market reach beyond upper middle-market and large enterprises.


AM Best – Inside Today’s Surplus Lines Market 2022

Watch Lou Levinson, President and CEO of Lexington Insurance, and a panel of experts as they discuss the state of the surplus lines market.

Panelists include: Lou Levinson (President and CEO, Lexington Insurance Company), Bryan Clark (President of Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association), David Obenauer (CEO of CRC Group),  Wendy Houser (Chief Territory Officer, West, Markel), David Blades (Associate Director, AM Best), Brady Kelley (Executive Director, Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association).


AM Best Standing the Test of Time – 2022 Edition

Lexington Insurance and Western World Insurance have been recognized by AM Best on their Standing the Test of Time list for being Property/Casualty Insurers with an A rating for 50 years.


Lexington's Neil Smallcombe Named by Risk & Insurance on 2022 Executives to Watch List

Smallcombe plans to continue strengthening his team, which is already known for its underwriting expertise in a wide variety of lines. Risks are continuing to evolve at an astonishingly fast pace and Smallcombe is committed to developing fast-paced insurance solutions in tandem with the company’s wholesale broker partners. These solutions allow the company to proactively address new risks by providing specialty casualty products that complement products offered by AIG’s other business groups.