Dan Maher is the Executive Director of the Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY). ELANY is a nonprofit industry advisory association that acts as a facilitator between regulators and brokers, conducts financial oversight and reviews of non-admitted markets

In this episode, Dan shares his insights with regards to the state of the surplus lines market in 2017 and 2018. He explains why the surplus lines industry grew a lot in 2017 as well as describes the factors that are attributed to its growth.