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).

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 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.

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).

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.

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.