Market snapshot

Florida E&S Market Snapshot: January 2026

Surplus lines premium, policy counts, and coverage-line breakdown for Florida, sourced from the FSLSO FL Monthly Premium Report.

Data as of 2026-01 · report_date 2026-01-31 · source: FSLSO FL Monthly Premium Report, January 2026

January 2026 premium
$1.15B
↓ -15.8% YoY
January 2026 policies
122,642
↓ -4.1% YoY
Avg. premium / policy
$9,352
↓ -12.2% YoY

Monthly premium, all coverage lines

2026Prior years
$0$601.98M$1.20B$1.81B$2.41B January 2025: $1,362,673,373 premium, 127,869 policies$1.36BJan '25February 2025: $1,142,751,345 premium, 125,479 policiesFeb '25March 2025: $1,470,912,172 premium, 131,543 policiesMar '25April 2025: $1,961,471,936 premium, 145,044 policiesApr '25May 2025: $1,886,556,336 premium, 151,452 policiesMay '25June 2025: $2,093,849,915 premium, 173,036 policies$2.09BJun '25January 2026: $1,146,936,565 premium, 122,642 policiesJan '26February 2026: $1,138,030,200 premium, 137,486 policiesFeb '26March 2026: $1,719,497,138 premium, 167,775 policiesMar '26April 2026: $1,803,151,424 premium, 172,473 policiesApr '26May 2026: $1,674,439,815 premium, 177,627 policiesMay '26June 2026: $1,877,013,891 premium, 204,624 policies$1.88BJun '26
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FL surplus lines premium and policy count by month
MonthPremiumPolicies
January 2025$1,362,673,373127,869
February 2025$1,142,751,345125,479
March 2025$1,470,912,172131,543
April 2025$1,961,471,936145,044
May 2025$1,886,556,336151,452
June 2025$2,093,849,915173,036
January 2026$1,146,936,565122,642
February 2026$1,138,030,200137,486
March 2026$1,719,497,138167,775
April 2026$1,803,151,424172,473
May 2026$1,674,439,815177,627
June 2026$1,877,013,891204,624

Top coverage lines: January 2026

Top coverage lines by premium
Coverage linePremiumPoliciesAvg. premium / policy
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY$283,700,00017,660$16,065
COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY$221,500,00018,605$11,905
EXCESS COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY$116,100,0003,401$34,137
COMMERCIAL PACKAGE$70,500,0007,245$9,731
HOMEOWNERS-HO-3$55,100,00013,945$3,951
MISCELLANEOUS E&O LIABILITY$39,800,0001,730$23,006
CYBER LIABILITY$26,000,0002,002$12,987
COMMERCIAL UMBRELLA LIABILITY$22,800,000726$31,405
BUILDERS RISK-COMMERCIAL$20,500,000487$42,094
OCEAN MARINE-HULL AND/OR PROTECTION & INDEMNITY$19,100,000336$56,845

Top insurers: January 2026

Top insurers by premium
InsurerPremiumPolicies
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON$179,200,00026,565
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY$42,400,000522
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$34,000,0002,827
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY$28,900,000395
EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY$28,100,0005,174
KINSALE INSURANCE COMPANY$26,900,0001,654
WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY$26,000,0002,137
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY$22,600,0004,306
NATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY$20,400,0001,822
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$20,300,000151

Summary

Florida's surplus lines market wrote $1.15B in premium across 122,642 policies in January 2026, down 15.8% from January 2025.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY led all coverage lines at $283.70M in premium, followed by COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY and EXCESS COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY.

Average premium per policy was $9,352, down 12.2% year over year.

Statistics derived from the FSLSO FL Monthly Premium Report (January 2026). QueryLines is not affiliated with or endorsed by any state stamping office.

Figures reflect the January 2026 publication (report_date 2026-01-31). Stamping offices periodically restate prior figures; QueryLines tracks each restatement by report_date rather than overwriting history; the report_date query parameter on the API exposes prior publications.

$ curl -s "https://api.querylines.com/v1/premium?state=FL&from=2026-01&to=2026-01"
$ claude mcp add --transport http querylines https://api.querylines.com/mcp