There’s plenty happening in the hard-to-place property segment. Just ask John Moran, CPCU, president of North Light Specialty Insurance Co., and vice president of Allstate, who’s leading Allstate’s entry into the Excess & Surplus Lines marketplace. As the person responsible for strategy development and execution as well as all operational aspects for NLSIC, Allstate’s new E&S carrier, he oversees product development, pricing, risk management, distribution, claims, marketing, technology, and profit-and-loss accountability. Here he talks trends and issues in the hard-to-place property market.