Conning: Cycle turn will challenge E&S profitability but more business will stay in sector

By David Bull

Published: Tue 10 Dec 2024

The inevitable soft market will make it more challenging for E&S carriers to maintain profitability, but the trend toward increasing specialisation, customisation and risk segmentation means that the level of premiums in the segment is likely to drop off by less than in past cycles, according to Conning.