Ironshore and QBE have shot up the rankings of excess and surplus (E&S) lines carriers in the US, partly at the expense of Berkshire Hathaway and Allianz.
US data provider SNL found that, in the 12 months to the end of Q1, overall E&S premium written in the US excluding Lloyd's fell by 5.5 percent to $23bn, as 25 of the biggest 30 carriers shrunk their top lines.
Despite the overall industry fall, Ironshore increased its own E&S premiums by...
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